​The Working Group on Patriotic Education (WGPE) under the Constitution and Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee organised a three-day study tour on aerospace technology to Wenchang and Haikou in Hainan from August 23 to 25. Led by the Convenor of the WGPE, Dr Eliza Chan, the delegation comprised members of the Media Publicity Sub-group of the WGPE Ms Cally Kwong, Mr Lee Luen-fai and Dr James Li, the Director of Information Services, Mr John Tse, more than 20 representatives from various local media organisations, and post-secondary journalism students. The delegation visited various aerospace sites to learn about the country's robust aerospace development, and toured a patriotic education base in Haikou to deepen their understanding of the country's revolutionary history.

     The delegation visited the Hainan Chang Guang Satellite Information Technology Company Limited on August 23 to learn about developments in the satellite industry, and to enhance their awareness of the key strategies to develop a modernised industrial system and expedite the development of the country into an aerospace power.

     The delegation yesterday (August 24) visited the Hainan Aerospace Shenzhou Science and Technology Museum. Through interactive exhibits and aerospace models at the museum, they further strengthened their understanding of the national aerospace technology's latest development.

     The delegation then visited the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site to learn more about the advancement of the commercial space industry. In the afternoon, they proceeded to the Wenchang Aerospace Supercomputing Center to explore space computing and meteorite science.

     As this year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the delegation this morning (August 25) specifically visited a patriotic education base in Hainan Province - the former site of the First Qiongya Congress of the CPC. The visit enabled the delegation to gain a better understanding of the historical background and the profound significance of the Qiongya Revolution.

     Dr Chan remarked that the study tour visited various aerospace enterprises and sites, provided valuable opportunities to the delegates to learn deeply about the country's strategic planning for advanced aerospace science from multiple perspectives, and aimed to boost the society's national pride and patriotic sentiment through reports from media. The WGPE will continue to collaborate closely with frontline media sectors and organise various activities to jointly promote patriotic education, facilitating the dissemination of information on the country's development from different perspectives. The WGPE also hopes that media practitioners will continue to uphold professionalism and produce in-depth and impactful reports to tell the public the good stories of the country and Hong Kong.

Ends/Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Issued at HKT 16:36

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