On 10 November, PolyU and the Boeing Company has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which paved the way for the establishment of Hong Kong’s first Aviation Services Research Centre (ASRC).

Witnessed by Mr John Tsang, the Financial Secretary of the HKSAR Government; Miss Janet Wong, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology of the HKSAR Government, Ms Marjorie Yang, Chairman of PolyU Council, and key industry players, the MoU was signed by Dr Dong Yang Wu, Vice President, Boeing Research and Technology, China, Boeing (China) Co. Ltd; and Prof. Timothy W. Tong, PolyU President.

Through its partnership with Boeing, PolyU will seek to raise the standard of MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) industry. The process is expected to bring huge economic benefits to Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland as MRO supply chain is a huge, long growing and high profit generating business.

The ASRC will also bridge the gap between academic research findings and industrial exploitation in advanced MRO technologies and applications. It will also ensure a steady supply of well-trained and highly-skilled manpower to meet the increasingly complicated demand of the MRO industry. Details>>