Prof. Jin-Guang TENG, President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), welcomes the initiatives on boosting the development of innovation and technology (I&T) and fostering collaboration among the Government, industry, academia and the research sector as announced in the Government's 2023-24 Budget. The relevant measures will help Hong Kong achieve high-quality development, support the city to develop into an international I&T hub, and contribute to the Nation’s technological advancement.
Prof. Teng mentioned that through PolyU’s State Key Laboratories, Chinese National Engineering Research Centres (Hong Kong Branches), and interdisciplinary research institutes and centres under the PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research (PAIR), the University will strengthen collaboration with industry to conduct impactful research and accelerate commercialisation in various domains including health technology, AI, advanced manufacturing and smart cities. These efforts will leverage Hong Kong’s unique advantages as a hub for international scientific research collaboration and make contributions to Hong Kong and the Nation.
As the largest interdisciplinary research platform in the GBA, PAIR will continue to make unremitting efforts in promoting interdisciplinary research and innovation, including the areas of, but not limited to, advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence of things, carbon neutrality, land and space supply, smart cities, sustainable urban development, traditional Chinese medicine innovations, etc., for the betterment of Hong Kong, the GBA and the world.
Further reading: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/en/media/media-releases/2023/0222_polyu-welcomes-the-2023-24-budget/
