[Explanation] With the advancement of the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in recent years and the implementation of policies such as the "river-crossing" of scientific research funds, how Hong Kong and the Mainland conduct in-depth cooperation in the fields of science and technology innovation and education have attracted attention and discussion from all walks of life.
In a recent interview with China News Agency, Vice President Chen Weiyi of the Chinese University of Hong Kong said that he hoped that the regulatory barriers that hindered scientific research cooperation between the two places could be further broken.
[Explanation] As a Hong Kong higher education institution that has entered the mainland since 2006, the Chinese University of Hong Kong has been cooperating with relevant mainland institutions all the way, and has achieved many results in industry, education, and scientific research.
In order to cope with the development of the Lok Ma Chau Loop, the Chinese University of Hong Kong established the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation Research Institute (Futian) this year. Together with the "Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute Crowd Creation Center", which was put into use in 2018, it will build scientific research and development for young people. Entrepreneurship platform.
However, Chen Weiyi said frankly that in fact, there are still many barriers between the two places in terms of personnel, capital, and patent ownership.
[Concurrent] Chen Weiyi, Vice President of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
We established the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation Research Institute in Futian. When the office was first established, there was no money, because the research funds in the Mainland cannot be used for the purpose of establishing an office.
So we had no choice at the time, because if the research team were to go, it would be impossible to have no management personnel. What should we do?
Hong Kong also does not let us put the funds here in the mainland, because according to regulations, funds cannot "cross the river."
So we can only look at the money of the Shenzhen Research Institute of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, how to flow, or we can take the donation.
[Explanation] Chen Weiyi mentioned that, because of the differences in patent law between Hong Kong and the Mainland, whether the academics of the Chinese University of Hong Kong have patented achievements in the Mainland and whether the school enjoys patent rights is still in the discussion stage.
He said that in order to break these rules and barriers step by step, the Hong Kong University set up the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Office" this year, hoping to further study the policy development of other cities in the Greater Bay Area.
[Concurrent] Chen Weiyi, Vice President of The Chinese University of Hong Kong
No matter what, because we don’t go back every day in Hong Kong (the Mainland), we often don’t know about the changes (in the Mainland), and we don’t have a lot of communication with the governments of the provinces and cities in the Mainland. This makes us hope that we have an office that understands the Mainland better. Policy.
[Explanation] Chen Weiyi said with a smile that the mainland is rich in resources and talents, and the market is relatively large. The cooperation between the two places has provided a lot of help for the development of Hong Kong's innovation and technology. He also said that the Hong Kong University is now in cooperation with Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, etc. Universities or related institutions in the city have cooperation. He described the cooperation as not blind, but a decision made after careful study of the characteristics and development direction of each city.
Reporter Li Waner and Chen Haonan from Hong Kong
Editor in charge: [Zhou Zhaojun]