Forum on Integrating I&T into GBA and the National System cum Launch Ceremony of Policy Research Centre for Innovation and Technology (PReCIT)

PolyU hosted the “Forum on Integrating I&T into GBA and the National System cum Launch Ceremony of Policy Research Centre for Innovation and Technology (PReCIT)” on campus on 24 November 2022 as one of the PolyU’s 85th Anniversary celebratory events. About 300 staff, students, alumni, leaders from I&T, finance, academia and guests attended this grand occasion and exchanged views on how Hong Kong can proactively integrate into the Nation’s development plan.

The launch ceremony was officiated by Dr Lam Tai-fai, PolyU Council Chairman; Ms Lillian Cheong, Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government; Mr Charles Li, Co-Founder and Chairman of Micro Connect and Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited; Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, President; Dr Lawrence Li Kwok-chang, PolyU Deputy Council Chairman; Prof. Wing-tak Wong, Deputy President and Provost; Dr Miranda Lou, Executive Vice President; Prof. Christopher Chao, Vice President (Research and Innovation) and Director of PReCIT; and Prof. Eric Chui, Head of Department of Applied Social Sciences and Co-Director of PReCIT.

PReCIT is a University-level interdisciplinary policy research centre with the aspiration to be the leading I&T thinktank in Hong Kong and the region. At the launch ceremony, Prof. Christopher Chao introduced PReCIT’s background and three major research foci – carbon neutral cities, the Greater Bay Area I&T development, and the Belt and Road Initiative development in Southeast Asia, with a view to dovetailing with the National 14th Five Year Plan in supporting Hong Kong to develop into an international I&T hub.