The Hong Kong government has established a new Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau, with Professor Sun Dong as the director.
Professor Sun Dong can be said to be the first scholar and expert with relevant scientific and technological capabilities, international experience and experience in connecting with the country to enter the government and become the director since his return.
This time, he has a long way to go and needs to rectify the entire technology ecology of Hong Kong.
Could Sun Dong be Grandma Liu?
Entering the Grand View Garden, the program of the Hong Kong government, he will find that the concept of the Hong Kong government is still stuck in the 1990s, and he may also have to deal with many government officials' political interactions between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Of course, judging from his experience and past performance, he is capable of handling it, but there are procedures to deal with. Science Park and Cyberport may be the first projects he needs to deal with, because these two are fully implemented by the government. Responsible for funding.
The Science Park officially opened in 2002.
As of March 2021, there are 23 well-equipped buildings in the park with a total floor area of 400,000 square meters.
The Science Park is being expanded in stages to increase R&D space.
(Photo by Liang Pengwei)
President Xi Jinping visited the Hong Kong Science Park. Except for Prof. Ye Yuru, the new president of HKUST, who introduced her research team on promoting neurodegenerative disease research and the transformation of scientific research results, what the Science Park displayed all exposed backward concepts.
The introduction of the Science Park that day was like a demonstration of backward technology, with several features but no focus. Everything had some topics, but there was nothing advanced to speak of.
The stage is full of robots from DJI, and some robots developed by the Science Park themselves, but they look like robots from the Stone Age.
The Shenzhen-Hong Kong model is even more amazing, only a little bigger than a sparrow table.
Such a pattern is a very typical Hong Kong style: there is only more, not more;
There are many problems in the entire Science Park itself, not to mention other things, such as the road signs entering the Science Park, it is really easy to get lost.
Of course, there is no problem for dignitaries to go to the Science Park, because someone leads the way, but ordinary citizens have no idea where they are after entering, and it is very difficult to find a place.
They also adopted the government's bidding system. The whole ecology is like a real estate development project, and it costs hundreds of thousands of extra to hang a sign.
The Science Park has existed for so many years, what can really stand up to Hong Kong companies?
Is it a scientific activity center in a government self-subsidized model, or is it a real science park?
So how can we get the Hong Kong Science Park right?
First, the Academy of Applied Sciences (http://www.astri.org) established in Hong Kong should be upgraded to one of the main scientific research institutions in the Science Park. It should promote research on different types of projects and connect with enterprises.
The research institute inside is also long-term, not a single project, especially AI, logistics technology, etc., should have a system.
In addition, on the issue of accommodation, we should cooperate with CUHK.
The vicinity of CUHK and Hong Kong Science Park are surrounded by luxury houses. Is it necessary to discuss with the nearby real estate developers to build some dormitories to create a truly inhabited community?
There are also many dormitories near Tencent in Nanshan District, Shenzhen, allowing Tencent employees to live and live nearby to form a community.
There is no life in the Science Park now. Although it is not a dead city after nightfall, it is really not very popular.
In fact, Cyberport is also in a similar situation. They do digital entertainment, and many of them have the right topics, but who they are looking for to do and lead, they lack direction and only hold large-scale events.
Professor Sun Dong can consider suspending some activities or forums, do more practical things, and have a stronger connection with the mainland, or have a stronger connection with the Asian region. In fact, there are many innovation and technology projects in Japan and South Korea that can be used for reference.
Of course, the most important thing is talent.
At present, Hong Kong lacks innovation and technology talents. Professor Sun Dong may consider cooperating with relevant colleges such as the Vocational Training Council (VTC) to cultivate technical talents in information technology and innovation and technology.
At the tertiary level, it should have close ties with CUHK, HKU, and CityU, which are doing innovation and technology, to strengthen the application, and should separate applied research and academic research.
Applied research requires long immersion and constant failure.
Professor Sun Dong must have knowledge in this regard.
Sun Dong believes that Hong Kong should continue to strengthen the advantages of upstream basic scientific research, and develop the transformation of mid-stream and downstream achievements and industrial development as soon as possible.
(Photo by Yu Junliang)
The next question is, what characteristics can Hong Kong's innovation and technology have?
One of its strengths is related to traditional Chinese medicine.
Baptist University has a very large scientific research system related to Chinese medicine and health, and it also has great economic potential. There will also be great demand in the Mainland, and it is cross-disciplinary, cross-disciplinary, and cross-generational, and can promote medicine and other fields. development of.
In addition, the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation manages not only industrial villages such as Tai Po and Yuen Long, but also the innovation center of Kowloon Tong Dazhi Road, which requires a good division of labor.
In addition, art technology and creative industries are also worth exploring.
Therefore, one is related to physical health, and the other is related to spiritual entertainment. These are things that Hong Kong’s innovation and technology development can do.
After Prof. Sun Dong joins the government, he must first rectify the two institutions, the Science and Technology Park and the Cyberport, and strengthen the role of the Innovation and Technology Commission. The government's current activity-based model also needs to be changed and improved.
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Hu Enwei
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