On April 28, the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Science Fiction Integration Forum was successfully held in Shijingshan Shougang Park. As an important part of the 2024 China Science Fiction Convention, this forum aims to deepen the cooperation and common progress of Beijing, Hong Kong and Macao in the field of scientific and technological innovation and popular science education through cross-regional and multi-dimensional exchanges.
Bai Gengsheng, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Writers Association and President of the China Documentary Literature Research Association, Zhang Bin, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Office of the China Association for Science and Technology, Meng Fanxing, Member of the Party Group and Vice Chairman of the Beijing Association for Science and Technology, Qian Xing, Member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Shijingshan District Committee and Director of the United Front Work Department, Jiang Haoshu, Deputy Director of the External Relations Department (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office) of the Chinese Writers Association, Wang Jinkang and Liu Cixin, famous science fiction writers, Xia Haiming, a Spanish sinologist, and a number of guests from Hong Kong and Macao in the fields of scientific and technological innovation and popular science education attended the forum.
Leader's speech
Bai Gengsheng, vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association and president of the Chinese Documentary Literature Research Association
Bai Gengsheng, vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association and president of the Chinese Documentary Literature Research Association, said that the combination of literature and science and technology will make our literature full of hard power, and only when science and technology are better integrated with literature and culture will our literature be more prosperous and achieve breakthroughs; we are encouraged to plug in the wings of fantasy, fantasy is the first element of literature, without fantasy, the progress of science and technology will be very slow; without science fiction, our fantasy will always be just a fantasy. The combination of science and technology and literature is a strong alliance and a pioneer in China's cultural construction of a strong country.
Meng Fanxing, member of the party group and vice chairman of Beijing Association for Science and Technology
Meng Fanxing, member of the party group and vice chairman of the Beijing Association for Science and Technology, said that scientific and technological innovation, popular science and science fiction education are the two-wheel drive to promote social progress and human civilization. In this era of increasingly developed information dissemination, scientific and technological innovation is emerging, popular science education is advancing with the times, and science fiction education is an important channel to stimulate the curiosity and imagination of young people, and an important means to cultivate young people's scientific literacy.
Qian Xing, member of the Standing Committee of the Shijingshan District Party Committee and head of the United Front Work Department of Beijing
Qian Xing, member of the Standing Committee of Shijingshan District Party Committee and head of the United Front Work Department, delivered a speech and extended a warm welcome to the guests. He said that Shijingshan District, as the birthplace of modern industry in the capital, has vigorously implemented the "two strategies" of urban renewal and industrial transformation in recent years, with the help of the platform of the China Science Fiction Convention, and adhered to the principle of "promoting production and developing industry by exhibition", and has realized the gorgeous transformation from "the venue of the conference" to "the place where the industry is gathered", and the development pattern of the science fiction industry has been initially formed, and the "Science Fiction City of Western Beijing" is accelerating its rise. Comrade Qian Xing emphasized that Beijing, Hong Kong and Macao, as the core region of China, not only has a profound heritage and unique charm in terms of economy and culture, but also shows strong vitality and potential in the field of scientific and technological innovation and science fiction culture, and the close cooperation and exchanges between the three places will surely inject new impetus into the prosperity and development of the science fiction industry and make positive contributions to promoting the integrated development of the regional economy.
Shang Hailong, a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council and an advisor to SenseTime
Keynote speeches
Hong Kong Legislative Council member, SenseTime technology consultant Shang Hailong to "connect the two centers, gather talent effect, promote the rapid development of artificial intelligence" as the theme of speech, he opened with Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", talking about the core of science fiction is science and imagination, "science fiction come true" to promote the brewing of each round of human productivity revolution, to develop artificial intelligence as the representative of the new quality of productivity, and said that only under the "one country, two systems" system, can we experience the different thinking brought by different advantage systems.
Xu Xiao, investment director of Shougang Winter Olympic Plaza
Xu Xiao, investment director of Shougang Winter Olympic Plaza, delivered a keynote speech on the topic of "Shougang Park - Innovative Space Carrier of China Science Fiction Conference, Helping the Science Fiction Industry to Flourish". He pointed out that Shougang Park, as the innovative space carrier of the China Science Fiction Convention, has provided strong support for the vigorous development of the science fiction industry, and as a comprehensive park with the theme of scientific and technological innovation and cultural creativity, it is a gathering place for all kinds of science and technology, cultural enterprises and organizations, and provides rich resources and platforms for the science fiction industry.
Summit forum
Liu Cixin, a famous science fiction writer, member of the presidium of the China Writers Association, and president of Beijing Yuanyu Science Fiction Future Technology Research Institute, Wang Jinkang, a famous science fiction writer, director of the Science Fiction Creation Research Base of the China Science Popularization Writers Association, and honorary president of Beijing Yuanyu Science Fiction Future Technology Research Institute, Shun Haozhang, director of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Alliance, associate vice-president (research and innovation) of the University of Hong Kong, and president of the Hong Kong Youth Science College, Wang Liwei, assistant professor of the University of Chinese Hong Kong and founder of Weitu AI, vice chairman of the China Cyberspace Security Association, Ma Jie, co-founder of 010000 things, executive deputy director of the Science Fiction Committee of the China Science and Education, Film and Television Association, and Chaoxia, a think tank expert of the Industrial Science and Technology Innovation Professional Committee of the China Industrial Cooperation Association, discussed the topic of "Science Fiction Illuminates the Future, and Scientific and Technological Innovation Drives Development". Xu Haishan, President of the Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Center and Director and Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Alliance, served as the moderator of the summit.
Summit Forum: Science fiction shines on the future, and scientific and technological innovation drives development
When talking about artificial intelligence AI, Liu Cixin said that if human beings really want to continue for a long time, they must maintain the spirit of continuous exploration of the most fundamental life, open up new worlds, open up the unknown, the pursuit of the unknown, and the enterprising spirit of opening up new worlds. Wang Jinkang said that in the long-term linear development of human beings, there will definitely be a steep leap. In the face of the rupture of artificial intelligence, human beings should conform to reality and objective laws. When talking about the topic of artificial intelligence surpassing human beings, Shum Haozhang said that in order to give full play to the positive role of artificial intelligence, we must maintain a neutral attitude towards artificial intelligence, and how to use artificial intelligence is the most important thing in artificial intelligence. From the perspective of research, Wang Liwei said that it is necessary to explore in a relatively controllable and more efficient way. Ma Jie believes that the ability of large models has made great progress, but it is still in the early stage, and with the increase in the number of layers and the width of the model, there will be a lot of room for improvement in the future. Taking his solo work "City of Giants" as a starting point, Superman said that science fiction works are full of imagination, and the technology set in the work is likely to happen in the future.
In the second half of the keynote speeches, Prof. Wang Zuankai, Associate Vice-President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Tam Kam-wing, Director of the Centre for Science and Science Promotion of the University of Macau, delivered speeches on the themes of "Making Full Use of Hardware, Software and Firmware to Nurture Future I&T Talents" and "2000 Voyage to Macao for Science Popularization" respectively.
Associate Vice President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Mr. Wang Zuankai
Wang Zuankai took the small droplets in "The Three-Body Problem" as an example, and scientifically answered the two most important questions for the guests, how to shorten the time of solid-liquid and convert the kinetic energy of water into electrical energy, and realize high-temperature pan-heat of the latent heat of water.
Director of the Centre for Science and Science Promotion at the University of Macau, Alexis Tam
Tam Kam Wing reported on the series of work done by the University of Macau and the Science Center, and introduced the exchange and cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries. The University of Macau and the Science Centre join hands to promote popular science education and promote the spirit of science.
Roundtable Dialogue
Cao Jie, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Commission of Beijing Shijingshan District and the Management Committee of Zhongguancun Shijingshan Park, Yuan Yuebao, Director of the Hong Kong Science Museum, Mu Xinxin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Macao Science Center, Fung Kam-wing, Director of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum, Ko Kam-fai, Principal of Pui Ching Secondary School of Macau, Lu Jianwei, Principal of the Experimental School Affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Wu Huanjie, Principal of Hong Kong Pui Kiu Secondary School, had an in-depth discussion on the theme of "Science Fiction + Popular Science: Igniting the Fire of Scientific and Technological Innovation in Primary and Secondary Schools in the Three Places". Mr Lee Ka-hin, Member of Yau Tsim Mong District Council, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Director of the Hong Kong Science Fiction Education Centre, served as the moderator.
Roundtable Dialogue: Science Fiction + Popular Science: Igniting the Fire of Scientific and Technological Innovation in Primary and Secondary Schools in the Three Places
Cao Jie introduced the development of the science fiction industry in Shijingshan District to the guests from three points, she said that Shijingshan District promotes the agglomeration of the science fiction industry in Shijingshan District through the process of promoting production and developing the industry, builds an ecosystem around the science fiction industry, accelerates the agglomeration of enterprises through a series of carriers, and drives the development of future industries and emerging industries from science fiction. Then, taking the Shijingshan District Science and Technology Museum as an example, the way of combining the science and technology museum and the school was discussed. Yuan Yuebao introduced the specific situation of the Hong Kong Science Museum, while talking about the science fiction exhibition, she pointed out that science fiction and science are mutually promoted, science fiction imagination is advanced, and scientists are inspired by science fiction to constantly explore new scientific and technological fields and promote the progress and development of science and technology. Mu Xinxin introduced the Macao Science Center and the two education bases, and their important contributions to enhancing the public's scientific literacy and promoting the dissemination of science culture. Fung Kam-wing's introduction will fully demonstrate the unique charm and value of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum in maritime history, culture, education and international exchange, so that more people can understand and pay attention to this dynamic and influential cultural institution. Gao Jinhui said that in basic education, especially in schools, which is the main position of education, it is important to impart scientific and technological knowledge, but it is more important to cultivate students' scientific and technological literacy. Pei Ching Middle School has made positive efforts in cultivating scientific and technological literacy and promoting Chinese culture, and has provided students with comprehensive and systematic scientific and technological education. Lu Jianwei said that it is of great significance to promote the integration of curriculum and research activities in museums and schools in various places. It can not only enrich students' learning experience and improve their overall quality, but also promote the connection between the school and society, and promote the all-round development of education. Wu Huanjie took the development process of science and technology education in Pui Kiu Middle School as an example, and introduced that while developing science and technology education, more attention should be paid to humanistic care, so that children can learn independently and develop freely.
The forum ended successfully in a warm atmosphere, and the guests took a group photo together, leaving an unforgettable moment.
The successful holding of the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Science Fiction Integration Forum, organized by Beijing Yuanyu Science Fiction Future Technology Research Institute, Hong Kong Science Fiction Education Center and Beijing Shijingshan District Future Science Fiction Industry Development Center, not only built an important platform for scientific and technological cultural exchanges and cooperation among the three places, but also injected new impetus into the development of future science and technology and popular science education. It is believed that in the near future, Beijing, Hong Kong and Macao will achieve more fruitful results in the field of scientific and technological innovation and popular science education, and jointly write a new brilliant chapter.