HK reaches for the moon

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     Led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), the Government's Hong Kong Space Robotics and Energy Centre under the InnoHK Research Clusters is playing a major role in the country's Chang'E-8 mission by developing a multifunctional lunar surface robot as part of an international collaboration project.

     News.gov.hk spoke to the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, about how the centre will help enhance Hong Kong's global competitiveness in the aerospace industry, while the HKUST's Director of the Space Science and Technology Institute, Professor Yu Hongyu, explained the key features of the lunar surface robot.

     The story is available at www.news.gov.hk/eng/feature/ from today (March 16) in text and video format.

Ends/Sunday, March 16, 2025
Issued at HKT 10:00

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