Prof. Dennis Lo: In Dialogue with Mr. Zhang Dejiang on Hong Kong’s Innovation and Technology Work
18 May 2016
National People’s Congress Standing Committee Chairman Zhang Dejiang visited the Science Park on May 18 to learn about Hong Kong’s innovation and technology work. Accompanied by Chief Executive CY Leung, he was briefed by Secretary for Innovation & Technology Nicholas Yang on the city’s entrepreneurship and innovation development, the Government’s inno-tech policy, the work of major support institutions, cross-boundary co-operation and Hong Kong’s role as a super-connector.
Founders of five local start-up companies which have excelled in different technology areas presented and demonstrated their products, including Rex Sham, who developed wildfire detection robots; Xu Li, who is dedicated to developing original technologies in computer vision and deep learning; Prof Dennis Lo, a pioneer in genomics technology and inventor of non-invasive prenatal test technologies, and a fellow of S.H. Ho College, CUHK; Alan Lee, who developed a multi-functional electronic wheelchair; and, Prof Ronald Li, who developed bio-artificial human hearts for use in drug discovery and testing.
Media Coverage
18 May 2016
張德江視察科學院 與五家初創企業創辦人交流 (大公報)
訪科學園晤創科業者 (頭條日報)
