Remarks by SITI at media session

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The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, met the media together with the Vice-Chancellor and President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Professor Dennis Lo; the President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Nervous System Disorders, Professor Nancy Ip; and the President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Optical Quantum Materials, Professor Zhang Xiang, after attending the Plaque Presentation Ceremony for State Key Laboratories in Hong Kong today (August 25). Following are the remarks by Professor Sun:

Reporter: I want to first ask about under the restructured State Key Laboratories (SKLs). How are Hong Kong's universities taking part in the overall technological development with the Mainland, and also with the assistance of the SKLs, what are some of the current projects that we expect to see in the near future?

Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry: The Ministry of Science and Technology of our country initiated the optimisation and restructuring exercise for the SKLs in 2022. In Hong Kong, we initiated such an exercise in late 2023, and eventually we have a total of 15 SKLs approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology. Among these 15 new SKLs, 12 are established based on the original ones, and three are completely new. All these 15 SKLs have come into operation on July 1 this year. We do wish that these new SKLs can better align with our national development plan, and better serve our national needs. And more importantly, we hope all of them can fully leverage on the advantage of internationalisation of Hong Kong, strengthen global research collaboration, and nurture and attract international talent, making contributions to develop a strong nation in science and technology, as well as building Hong Kong into an international I&T (innovation and technology) centre. Thank you.

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the remarks.)

Ends/Monday, August 25, 2025
Issued at HKT 16:05

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