Chief Executive John Lee and China Association for Science & Technology (CAST) President Wan Gang today witnessed the signing of the Co-operation Framework Agreement on Supporting Hong Kong in Becoming an International Hub for High-calibre Talents & Jointly Serving High-level Self-reliance in Science & Technology. 

Secretary for Innovation, Technology & Industry Prof Sun Dong and Director of the Hong Kong, Macao & Taiwan Exchange Office of CAST Luo Hui represented the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and CAST respectively to sign the agreement.

Mr Lee expressed gratitude to the association for its efforts in promoting people-to-people exchanges in science and technology between the Mainland and Hong Kong over the years.

“The agreement signed today helps strengthen the co-operation between the two places in various areas, such as strengthening exchanges between scientific research and academic organisations, nurturing scientific and technological talent, promoting popular science, and facilitating technological integration and development in the Greater Bay Area.”

He added that the Hong Kong SAR Government would play well Hong Kong's important role as a super connector and super value-adder, and deepen co-operation with CAST to build the city into an international innovation and technology (I&T) centre and an international hub for high-calibre talent, thereby serving the country's realisation of high-level self-reliance in science and technology.

Accompanied by Prof Sun, the Chief Executive met Mr Wan before the ceremony. The tech chief also met Mr Wan and CAST representatives to discuss the latest developments for I&T co-operation between the two places.

Mr Wan and the CAST delegation visited the Hong Kong Science Park this morning, then toured two InnoHK laboratories in the park where they were briefed on the research work.