CUHK celebrated the grand opening of the Shenzhen Research Institute officially on 17 November. Over 200 government officials and academics from Hong Kong and Shenzhen attended the ceremony. Officiating the ceremony were Prof. Cheng Siwei, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress; Prof. Xu Guanhua, former Minister of Science and Technology of the PRC; Mr. Zhang Wen, vice mayor of the Shenzhen Municipal Government; Miss Janet Wong, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, HKSAR Government; Dr. Vincent H.C. Cheng, CUHK Council Chairman; Prof. Joseph J.Y. Sung, Vice-Chancellor, CUHK; and Prof. Liu Yingli, president of Shenzhen Entrepreneur Association.


Speaking at the ceremony, Professor Sung said, ‘CUHK can advance its collaboration with Shenzhen in education, research, and industrialization through the Institute. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation will bring both cities’ strengths into full play.’