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CUHK Unveils an Ambitious Blueprint for Innovation and Technology in the Greater Bay Area
In a major celebration of its 15-year presence in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA), at a special forum The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) today unveiled seven new strategic partnerships that are set to strengthen Hong Kong’s presence in the region’s emerging innovation and technology ecosystem.
A hybrid event with physical locations in Hong Kong as well as CUHK’s Shenzhen Research Institute, the Forum was attended by senior government leaders on both sides of the border, as well as representatives from industry and academia with an interest in developments in the GBA.
CUHK Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Rocky S. Tuan said “The 14th Five-Year Plan calls for the development of the GBA into an international centre of innovation and technology and a comprehensive national science hub, that promotes innovation as a key element of cross border flows to strengthen the nexus between industry, academia and research as an enabler of development.
Long before the release of the Central Government’s GBA Outline Development Plan in 2019, CUHK was a trailblazer with the establishment of its Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology in partnership with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2006. Today we have a blossoming ecosystem in the GBA which includes our CUHK Shenzhen Campus, the CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute, and we host close to 60 startups,” Professor Tuan said.
The Forum saw the execution of new agreements with both the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation and the Hong Kong Cyberport which will see CUHK sharing its GBA expertise to help both innovation precincts land startups and incubate technology across the border.
Additional agreements were signed with the Greater Bay Area University in climate change and green energy, as well partnerships with the Qianhai, Nanshan, Futian and Luohu authorities which will see a strengthened CUHK presence across the GBA spanning innovation, entrepreneurship, business education and applied research.
Officiating at the opening ceremony of the forum are Dr. Jiang Jianxiang (6th from left, front row), Director-General of the Department of Educational, Scientific and Technological Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Dr. CHUNG Wai Keung, David (5th from left, front row), Under Secretary for Innovation & Technology; Professor Rocky S. Tuan (6th from right, front row), Vice-Chancellor and President of CUHK, joined by leaders and officials from the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government, CUHK Shenzhen and CUHK SZRI attending the event at SZRI.
Professor Rocky S. Tuan delivers the welcoming speech.
Mrs. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor delivers a speech through pre-recorded video.
Dr. Jiang Jian-xiang speaks at the event.
Mr. Yang Shengjun, Member of the Party Leadership Group of the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government, delivers a speech.
Witnessed by the officiating guests, Professor Chan Wai-yee (front left), Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President of CUHK and Mr. Albert Wong Hak-keung (front right), Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation sign the MoU on the Collaboration on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Professor Chan Wai-yee (front left) and Mr. Peter Yan King-shun (front right), Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited sign the MoU regarding the strategic alliance in the context of the Guangdong-Hong Kong Greater Bay Area.
Professor Rocky S. Tuan and Professor Tian Gang (on the screen) sign the MoU regarding the framework agreement on strategic cooperation on Advanced Materials Development and Green Energy Research Institute.
Professor Alan K.L. Chan (front row), Provost of CUHK and Mr. Wang Jinxia (on the screen), Deputy Director General of the Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone sign the MoU regarding the framework agreement on strategic cooperation.
Professor Chan Wai-yee and Shenzhen People’s Government Offices in Nanshan District sign the MoU regarding the framework agreement on strategic cooperation in innovation and technology.
Professor Chan Wai-yee and Shenzhen People’s Government Offices in Futian District sign the MoU on strategic alliance agreement on promoting the development of CUHK—Shenzhen Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Research Institute (Futian).
Dr. Lin Huangquan (left, front row on the screen), Director of the Office for Greater Bay Area Developments of CUHK and representative from Shenzhen People’s Government Offices in Luohu District present the proposed promotion of Hong Kong higher education projects in Luohu District.
Professor Lawrence Lau Juen-Yee (left), Ralph and Claire Landau Professor of Economics, CUHK gives a talk on “Retrospect and Prospect of CUHK Development in the Greater Bay Area”.
Dr. Xu Wei (on the screen), Deputy Director-General, Department of Macroeconomic Research, Development Research Center of the State Council gives a talk on “China’s Economy and Greater Bay Area Development in Medium and Long Term”.
Professor Fan Jianping (left on the right screen), President of the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science; Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming (right, on the site), Director of the Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Li Ka Shing Professor of Medicine and Professor of Chemical Pathology, the Faculty of Medicine, CUHK; Professor Lin Dahua (on the left screen), Interim Director of CUHK Interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence Research Institute and Co-founder of SenseTime; and Dr. Li Ruiyu (right, on the right screen), Co-founder and Head of Product of SmartMore, attend the “Forum on Development of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Innovation and Technology in the Greater Bay Area”.
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