China News Service, Hong Kong, November 25 (Reporter Zhang Xiaoxi) The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam pointed out in the Chief Executive’s 2020 Policy Address in the Legislative Council of the Special Administrative Region on the 25th that talents are the key to the success of innovation and technology. Hong Kong should seize the opportunity to Innovation and technology gather more talents.

She proposed to launch a five-year "Outstanding Creative Scientist Program", which is estimated to cost 2 billion yuan (HK$, the same below).

　　Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that Hong Kong's universities have strong scientific research capabilities, a gathering of talents at home and abroad, a enthusiastic R&D atmosphere, and a vigorous entrepreneurial environment. Over the past three years, through the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology, high-level supervision of the SAR government, cross-departmental collaboration, and 100 billion yuan investment , And the implementation of the eight major policy directions she put forward in the "2017 Policy Address", Hong Kong's innovation and technology development can be said to be vibrant, and some even describe it as the start of a golden age of innovation and technology.

　　She pointed out that in the past few years, Hong Kong has greatly increased the funding of local graduate students and the cultivation of scientific and technological professionals.

Many university presidents recently told her that due to the rapid development of innovation and technology in Hong Kong in recent years, many outstanding scientific talents working overseas are interested in developing in Asia. Hong Kong should seize the opportunity to gather more talents for innovation and technology.

　　At the same time, she also pointed out that Shenzhen has many large-scale technology companies, and it needs a lot of manpower to develop and transform applications.

Recently, some companies took the initiative to contact her to express their willingness to provide employment opportunities in the Greater Bay Area for Hong Kong young people who are interested in science and technology.

The "Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Program" promoted by the SAR government will set up hundreds of places in science and technology industries.

　　Carrie Lam also said that the relationship between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, the two adjacent cities, is unique and will last forever.

The central government strongly supports Hong Kong-Shenzhen cooperation in the construction of an international science and technology innovation center in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and agrees that the Hong Kong-Shenzhen government can jointly build the Shenzhen Park in the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone and the Hong Kong Park in the Lok Ma Chau Loop to achieve "One Country, Two Systems". "One district, two parks" with "one river and two banks".

Before the completion of the first batch of buildings in the Hong Kong Park, the two governments are studying the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park Company to lease and manage parts of the Shenzhen Futian Science and Technology Park, so that institutions and companies interested in developing business in the Greater Bay Area can settle in the Shenzhen Science and Technology Park first.

　　Carrie Lam said that when she met with the leaders of Guangdong and Shenzhen in early November, the two sides agreed to vigorously promote cross-border infrastructure construction and customs clearance facilitation, and jointly build an international science and technology innovation center. Specific cooperation projects include the improvement of Hong Kong-Shenzhen land routes. The port, supports and assists many Hong Kong universities’ school-running plans in the Greater Bay Area, and supports the “Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Program” and the “Greater Bay Area Youth Entrepreneurship Funding Program” implemented by the SAR government.

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