The domestic icebreaker "Snow Dragon 2" arrives in Hong Kong and begins its visit. It is also the first time that China's polar scientific research icebreaker has visited Hong Kong in nearly 20 years.

During this visit, in addition to Zhang Beichen, leader and chief scientist of China's 40th Antarctic Expedition, many of the country's top polar scientists and university professors also participated in the visit. The "Xuelong 2" polarResearch icebreaker is China's fourth polar research ship after the "Xiangyanghong 10", "Jiji" and "Xelong"