EMSD and Wan Chai District Office co-organise GBA innovation and technology study tour
Participants of an innovation and technology (I&T) study tour to the Greater Bay Area (GBA), organised under the Engineering Opportunities for Wan Chai - Youth Community Facilities Enhancement Programme, visited I&T facilities in Dongguan, Guangdong Province today (October 19) to explore the latest I&T development of the country.
Led by the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, Mr Poon Kwok-ying, and the District Officer (Wan Chai), Ms Fanny Cheung, the tour group comprising around 40 students and teachers first visited the XbotPark to understand the latest technologies and applications of robotics and 3D printing, as well as the country's initiatives to nurture innovative talents.
The tour group then proceeded to the China Spallation Neutron Source to learn about the operation of the first pulsed neutron source facility in the country. The facility, which is for exploring the microscopic structures of physical materials, is widely used in research fields such as physics, materials science and resource environment. The visit to popular science projects at the base enabled the students to gain insights into the country's development in new energy and life sciences.
The tour was concluded with a visit to the Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory where members learnt about the development and daily applications of materials sciences as well as the process of transforming basic research into applied technology, so as to gain a better understanding of how to foster community development with innovative ideas.
Mr Poon said that the diversified visit programme enabled students to see for themselves the I&T developments in GBA, not only helping them to further understand the latest developments of the country, as well as Hong Kong's opportunities and contribution, but also motivating students to explore the feasibility of applying relevant technologies to enhance the quality of life of local communities.
With a total of 170 participating students from 12 schools, the Engineering Opportunities for Wan Chai - Youth Community Facilities Enhancement Programme is jointly organised by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and the Wan Chai District Office. It aims to enhance students' understanding of electrical and mechanical safety, energy saving, decarbonisation and I&T through interesting and diversified learning activities, and to encourage their participation in community building and enhancing people's daily lives with technology. In addition to the study tour, programme activities include STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) design thinking workshops, community visits, makerspace activities and practicums, inter-school learning outcomes sharing exhibitions, and community facilities enhancement design competitions.
EMSD and Wan Chai District Office co-organise GBA innovation and technology study tour Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
EMSD and Wan Chai District Office co-organise GBA innovation and technology study tour Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
EMSD and Wan Chai District Office co-organise GBA innovation and technology study tour Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
EMSD and Wan Chai District Office co-organise GBA innovation and technology study tour Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Appointments to Museum Advisory Committee
The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau announced today (October 20) appointments to the Museum Advisory Committee (MAC) and its three standing sub-committees, namely the Art Sub-committee (ASC), the History Sub-committee (HSC) and the Science Sub-committee (SSC), with the appointment of Professor Douglas So Cheung-tak as Chairperson of the MAC, Professor Desmond Hui Cheuk-kuen as Chairperson of the ASC, Professor Joshua Mok Ka-ho as Chairperson of the HSC and Professor Alexander Wai Ping-kong as the Chairperson of the SSC.
All appointments are for a two-year term up to October 19, 2026.
The MAC and its three standing sub-committees, established on October 20, 2016, comprise members of different backgrounds with a great wealth of professional expertise and experience relevant to the work of the museums, including professionals, academics, museum experts, collectors, art promoters, entrepreneurs, marketing and public relations experts, and community leaders. The MAC and its three standing sub-committees advise the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) on strategies for development, promotion and management of the public museums.
A spokesman for the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau thanked all the Chairperson and members of the MAC and its standing sub-committees for their ardent support and invaluable contributions in the past years, including Professor Ching Pak-chung, the outgoing SSC Chairperson; nine outgoing MAC members (Mr Aaron Raj Chandrasakaran, Ms Liza Cheung Lai-sang, Dr Allen Fung Yuk-lun, Ms Elaine Kwok, Dr Kwong Chi-man, Mr Lau Hang-on, Mr Alan Lau Ka-ming, Ms Helen So Hiu-ming and Mr Eliott Hancock Suen), and six outgoing co-opted members (Ir Thomas Chan Kwok-cheung, Mr Chan Sing, Ms Fanny Iu Kai-fan, Mr Freeman Lau Siu-hong, Ms Lo Ning and Mr James Mok Hon-fai), and looked forward to receiving the valuable advice of the new MAC and its standing sub-committees on the development of the public museums.
The membership list and terms of reference of the MAC are as follows:
Chairperson
Professor Douglas So Cheung-tak
Members
Professor Karen Chan Ka-yin*
Mr Michael Chan Sze-wah
Ms Rowena Cheung Po-man
Ms Amanda Cheung Zee-yin*
Mr Chiu Tsang-hei
Mr Stanley Choi Tak-shing*
Dr Crystal Fok Lo-ming
Ms Elizabeth Fung Hoi-yung*
Mr Andy Hei Kao-chiang
Professor Desmond Hui Cheuk-kuen
Mr Christopher Kwok Kai-wang*
Mr Edmund Lai Man-kit
Ms Tendy Lam Pui-tung*
Mr Lam Shu-kam*
Ms Josephine Lee Yuk-chi
Mr James Li Tsz-shu*
Mr Warren Luk Hua
Ms Erica Ma Yun
Professor Joshua Mok Ka-ho
Ms Joyce Ng Sheung-ching*
Ms Provides Ng Tsing-yin*
Dr Ng Tsz-yan
Dr Chloe Suen Yin-wah
Mr James Tong Wai-pong
Professor Alexander Wai Ping-kong*
Dr Jimmy Wong Kam-yiu
Ms Anna Yau Wai-yu
Official Members
Representative of Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau*
Representative of Tourism Commission*
Representative of Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency*
Representative of Education Bureau*
Representative of Leisure and Cultural Services Department*
*Newly appointed Members
Terms of Reference
To advise the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services on a wide range of subject matters concerning the public museums and related offices managed by the LCSD:
positioning, image-building and branding;
business development strategies including but not limited to acquisition and use of museum collections, organisation of exhibitions and education programmes, identification of research projects, sponsorship and partnership initiatives;
marketing and publicity strategies on the promotion of the museums both locally, in the Mainland and overseas;
development of community engagement strategies to reach out to a wider community and stakeholders (e.g. local artists, collectors, local and overseas museums, cultural organisations, and educational institutions);
measures to strengthen the operational efficiency and accountability of public museums; and
any other matters as proposed by the LCSD.
The membership lists and terms of reference of the three standing sub-committees are attached in Annexes 1 to 3.
