Senior Beijing official calls on Hong Kong universities to make tech advances
Xia Baolong says tertiary institutions should also strive to make city hub for high-calibre talent as he meets HKUST leaders in Beijing
Hong Kong tertiary institutions should ramp up efforts to advance technology and nurture talent to further contribute to the country’s modernisation, Beijing’s point man on the city’s affairs has said as he met leaders of a public university.
The meeting took place in Beijing as the university finalised a proposal to establish the city’s third medical school, as part of its efforts to strengthen the transformation of biomedical research into clinical applications and the cultivation of talent in the healthcare field. The deadline for submissions for the new school is this Monday.
According to the university, Xia underscored the importance of higher education as a “golden signboard” for Hong Kong and said tertiary institutions should serve national development and rejuvenation interests.
“[Xia] called for leveraging the advantages of the ‘one country, two systems’ framework to actively align with national development strategies, integrate into the Greater Bay Area and strengthen the role of education in advancing technology and grooming talent,” the university said.
“They should strive to make [Hong Kong] a hub for high-calibre talent and further contribute to the city’s governance and China’s modernisation.”
Xia praised the university’s achievements in cultivating talent, promoting innovation and enhancing exchanges between Hong Kong and mainland China.