Author | Liu Yu
Photography | Yang Pudong
In order to further serve the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and promote the scientific and technological innovation, industrial cooperation and economic common prosperity of Shanghai and Hong Kong, on October 21, the 2021 Shanghai-Hong Kong Science and Technology Cooperation Seminar with the theme of "New Technologies, New Formats and New Development" was held simultaneously in Qingpu, Shanghai and Hong Kong in the form of online and offline. The conference was guided by the China Association for Science and Technology and co-sponsored by the Shanghai Association for Science and Technology, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and the Qingpu District People's Government. About 300 experts, scholars and enterprise elites from Shanghai, Hong Kong, Macao, Wujiang, Jiangsu, Jiashan related learning (association), universities, research institutes, enterprises and other institutions attended the meeting.
Wang Jinjin, member of the Party Group and secretary of the Secretariat of the China Association for Science and Technology, delivered a speech by video. Ma Xingfa, Secretary of the Party Group and Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Association for Science and Technology, Zhong Guohui, President of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Zhang Quanquan, Deputy Secretary of the Qingpu District Party Committee, and Zhang Yan, Deputy Governor of Qingpu District, attended the meeting. The opening ceremony was presided over by Chen Li, a member of the party group of the Shanghai Association for Science and Technology.
In his speech, Wang Jinjin proposed that Hong Kong and Shanghai are both central cities with special status and radiation functions, deeply integrated into major national strategies such as the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta and the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and in-depth scientific and technological cooperation, which can make indispensable contributions to China's realization of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance and self-reliance, and the construction of a world science and technology power. The China Association for Science and Technology will continue to smooth and expand the channels of exchange and cooperation between Hong Kong and mainland science and technology workers, continue to support the Hong Kong Institute of Engineers to cultivate the intellectual advantages of talents, expand the influence of engineering and technology, further enhance the level and effect of scientific and technological cooperation between the mainland and Hong Kong, and make greater contributions to promoting high-level scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance.
In his speech, Ma Xingfa said that Shanghai and Hong Kong, as metropolises in Asia and even the world, are facing common challenges such as industrial change, digital transformation, resources and environment while their economies are developing rapidly, and they need to work together to deal with them. He looked forward to the participating experts making full use of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Science and Technology Cooperation Seminar as a communication platform to inspire each other and provide suggestions and suggestions for helping scientific and technological innovation and transformation and development, and enhancing the city's energy level and core competitiveness. The Municipal Association for Science and Technology will further organize and mobilize the vast number of scientific and technological workers to promote exchanges and cooperation between the scientific and technological circles and engineering circles of Shanghai and Hong Kong around the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the construction of the five new cities in Shanghai, and write a new chapter in the friendly cooperation between Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Zhong Guohui said in his speech that science and technology and innovation are very important for the sustainable development of cities and engineering professions, and promoting the development of innovation and technology, in addition to injecting new impetus into the economy, is more important to improve the effectiveness of urban management and improve the quality of life of the people. He believed that the speakers could share the latest development trends in relevant fields, provide insightful insights and analysis, and hoped that the participants of the two places would discuss in depth the application and development of innovative technologies in different industries and life levels. It is also hoped that Shanghai and Hong Kong will strengthen cooperation, give full play to their respective advantages, and jointly contribute to the country's scientific and technological innovation and development.
Entrusted by Yang Xiaojing, deputy secretary of the Qingpu District Party Committee and acting mayor of the district, Zhang Yan said in his speech that Qingpu, as the permanent host of the China International Import Expo, an important part of the Yangtze River Delta Ecological Green Integrated Development Demonstration Zone and the Hongqiao International Open Hub, is an important plate in Shanghai's strategic spatial pattern. At present, Qingpu is adhering to digital leadership, focusing on the strategic goal of building a digital trunk line in the Yangtze River Delta, accelerating the formation of a trillion-level digital economic belt, and making every effort to build a new engine for innovation and development. He looks forward to more experts, scholars and industry insiders to understand and fall in love with Qingpu through this platform, and looks forward to more scientific and technological innovation enterprises settling in Qingpu and taking root in Qingpu. He said that Qingpu will be empty and dedicated to providing you with the best service, the best environment and the best resources!
Xue Meigen, president of the Shanghai Urban and Rural Construction and Transportation Development Research Institute and head of the Yangtze River Delta Transportation Integration Research Center, introduced Shanghai's "14th Five-Year Plan" comprehensive transportation plan under the background of transformation. He said that Shanghai should continue to improve the construction of a comprehensive transportation system in a megacity characterized by "hub," functional, networked, intelligent, and green," adhere to the development strategy of "strong hub, network weaving, quality improvement, excellent governance, and transformation", create a high-quality modern comprehensive transportation system of "three-dimensional integration, humanistic ecology, wisdom and efficiency", and achieve a world-class international shipping center, a national leader in regional integration and interconnection, a first-class comprehensive transportation service quality, and a comprehensive modernization of traffic governance capabilities.
Wong Chi Kwong, Deputy Government Information Officer of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, delivered a presentation entitled "Hong Kong Smart City Blueprint 2.0". He introduced that smart cities are an important area to promote the development of I&T, and Hong Kong launched the "Hong Kong Smart City Blueprint" and "Hong Kong Smart City Blueprint 2.0" in 2017 and March this year respectively, hoping to build Hong Kong into a more advanced and livable smart city through the effective application of innovative technology. The Blueprint proposes 76 measures, of which more than 40 have been completed in phases, including: the launch of the "Hong Kong Easy Travel" app to help citizens travel smartly; the launch of the "WIFI Connecting Cities Plan", which has an average of 38 free public WIFI hotspots per kilometer; in order to promote the government's widespread adoption of innovative technologies, the SAR Government has also launched procurement policies to support innovative technologies... In addition, in terms of talent training, Hong Kong has also launched science and technology innovation talent training programs such as the "Secondary School IT Innovation Lab Program" and the "Innovation and Technology Internship Program", and established organizations such as the "Greater Bay Area Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base Alliance" and "Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth Dream Factory" to encourage Hong Kong and Macao youth to come to the mainland to start businesses and find employment.
Yu Chengbin, President of the Macao Industry-University-Research Institute Cooperation Promotion Association, co-founder and co-CEO of Xin Yaohui Technology, introduced the in-depth cooperation between Hengqin, Guangdong and Macao to promote the development of science and technology in Macao. He said that the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone focuses on the development of four new industries, of which scientific and technological research and development and high-end manufacturing industries are the most focused, including emerging industries such as integrated circuits, big data, and artificial intelligence. In addition, Chinese medicine is also one of the key industries in Macao. In recent years, Macao is actively promoting the development of scientific and technological innovation, in 2010, two state key laboratories of microelectronic integrated circuits and traditional Chinese medicine were established in Macao, of which clinical medicine, pharmacology, toxicology and other disciplines in the field of traditional Chinese medicine have been included in the global ranking of top 1% of basic scientific indicators. Macao has also been committed to scientific research and transformation, established a series of key research and development projects, and established a Macao Youth Incubation Center to encourage youth innovation and entrepreneurship.
21 speakers from Shanghai, Hong Kong, Wujiang, Jiangsu and Jiashan, Zhejiang, respectively, focused on "green ecology, creating a comfortable life" and "digital innovation, empowering convenient life" to make exchange reports, covering digital city construction, transportation innovation technology, artificial intelligence education, life and health technology, energy and environmental protection technology.
In order to provide more targeted suggestions for the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, the main organizer of Shanghai also organized some mainland representatives to visit the West Hongqiao Base of China's Beidou Industrial Technology Innovation on the 22nd, and held a roundtable discussion on the yangtze river delta integrated scientific and technological innovation and development - Shanghai young scientific and technological talents, inviting young talents to brainstorm and provide insights on "deepening the regional linkage of the Yangtze River Delta, working together to create green innovation and development" and "innovation-driven digital transformation and boosting industrial upgrading".
It is reported that the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers is a professional body covering all engineering sectors in Hong Kong, which is committed to promoting the exchange and talent cultivation of innovation and technology in the engineering industry. In May 1997, in order to welcome the return of Hong Kong and promote the sustainable development of science and technology and economy in Shanghai and Hong Kong, the Shanghai Association for Science and Technology and the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers established the Shanghai-Hong Kong Science and Technology Cooperation Seminar in Shanghai, which was co-sponsored in Shanghai and Hong Kong the following year, and has been successfully held for 13 sessions so far. The conference has become an important platform for exchanges and cooperation between the shanghai and Hong Kong science and technology circles and the engineering community.