Secretary for Innovation & Technology Alfred Sit today elaborated on the innovation and technology (I&T) initiatives outlined in the 2021 Policy Address.

Mr Sit met representatives of the Election Committee Technology & Innovation Subsector, the Greater Bay Area Association of Academicians, the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences and the Hong Kong Young Academy of Sciences.

He noted that the central government supports Hong Kong's development as an international I&T hub.

The Policy Address has earmarked several sites for I&T uses.

It has also put forward a number of I&T initiatives that are forward-looking and groundbreaking, including forming a spatial framework of "Twin Cities, Three Circles" to expedite Hong Kong's I&T development and seize the opportunities arising from the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the integration into the overall development of the country, and develop Hong Kong into an international I&T hub as promulgated in the 14th Five-Year Plan.

The Government proposed the setting up of an InnoLife Healthtech Hub in the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation & Technology Park in the Lok Ma Chau Loop, with the 16 life and health-related laboratories in the InnoHK research clusters and the eight State Key Laboratories in life and health disciplines as the basis, to focus on related research work.

Mr Sit highlighted that Hong Kong has a solid foundation in scientific research and a good number of world‑renowned experts, with clinical data and clinical trials being well recognised.

Hong Kong has the capabilities to give full play to its unique strengths and contribute to building a pool of talent for the bay area, he added.