Research Grants Council to present public lecture on "The Greater Bay Area Matters: Medical Services and Technology Entrepreneurship"
In line with the Government's initiative to further strengthen the promotion of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) education in primary and secondary schools, and to take further steps to identify and nurture local STEAM elites, the Research Grants Council (RGC) will organise a series of public lectures from October to November, covering topics including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the economy, health, technology and innovation. Admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis. All are welcome.
The final lecture titled "The Greater Bay Area Matters: Medical Services and Technology Entrepreneurship" will be held on November 9 (Saturday). The lecture will be conducted in Cantonese. Details are as follows:
Time: 10.30am to 12.30pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library
Members of the public may also watch a live broadcast of the lecture through the YouTube channel of the Hong Kong Public Libraries (www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUipdvSACZjO1ldoO3YQBA).
In the first session, "Cross-border Healthcare Utilization and Cross-border Mobility in the Greater Bay Area: Barriers and Opportunities", Lady Edith Kotewall Professor in the Built Environment, the Head of the Department of Urban Planning and Design, and the Executive Deputy Director of the Urban Systems Institute of the University of Hong Kong, Professor He Shenjing, will present a detailed analysis of the major barriers and opportunities of cross-border healthcare utilisation.
In the second session, "Deep-Tech Venturing and 'Learning-by-Building' in Greater Bay Area", Associate Professor of the Department of Management of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Professor Kevin Au will introduce deep-tech ventures, and discuss how "learning-by-building" influences these ventures on their growth path and future innovativeness of the Greater Bay Area.
The RGC has been regularly organising public lectures since 2009, featuring various distinguished scholars as speakers. These lectures aim to promote research knowledge of Hong Kong's tertiary institutions and raise public awareness of the significance and values of local research work.
For enquiries, please call 2524 3987 or visit the University Grants Committee webpage (www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/about/events/lectures/lectures.html). In addition, members of the public can register for the RGC's email subscription service at www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/about/subscribe to receive regular updates.