Making headlines with science
A comprehensive national science center in the Bay Area, with science towns, is spearheading a major push to stimulate original innovation, incubate new industries and provide platforms for the country to participate in global technology competition. Chai Hua reports from Shenzhen.
Hong Kong's part
Hong Kong is also an active participant at the comprehensive national science center. The Chinese University of Hong Kong is building its second Shenzhen campus at Guangming science town, while the City University of Hong Kong aims to open a new mainland branch near Songshan Lake.
CUHK has teamed up with CSNS to set up a multi-physics spectrometer, which is due to begin operations in the second half of this year.
What's more, both science towns have incubators for Hong Kong and Macao startups with rental-free offices and capital support. Song Hongping, general manager of SmartMind Technology, said they're working with a dozen budding startups at a Guangming incubator that opened last year.
Song founded the startup engaged in artificial intelligence-based 5G filter testing technology with a doctor who graduated from CUHK. He said his business partner had tried to set up his own firm, but found his research results often failed to keep up with market demand.
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