China News Agency, Hong Kong, October 2 (Reporter Han Xingtong) The China Manned Space Engineering Office said on the 2nd that the selection of China's fourth batch of reserve astronauts has been launched recently, and payload experts will be selected for the first time in Hong Kong and Macau.
In an interview with a reporter from China News Agency on the same day, experts in the aerospace field of Hong Kong said that this not only gives Hong Kong researchers opportunities, but also a good opportunity for the SAR government to develop aerospace technology and realize "rejuvenating Hong Kong with science and technology".
Yu Hongyu, associate professor of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, said that this will be an opportunity for Hong Kong to give Hong Kong students more opportunities to participate in national aerospace projects, and to the development of aerospace technology by the SAR government and the development of Hong Kong's re-industrialization. It's also a great incentive.
He believes that if the SAR government can seize the opportunity, develop in the direction of aerospace technology and invest appropriate resources, it will contribute to "rejuvenating Hong Kong with science and technology".
Ng Kam-hung, Assistant Professor of the Department of Aeronautical and Civil Aviation Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, also believes that this recruitment is a good opportunity for Hong Kong students to gain a deeper understanding of the country's aerospace development, and this recruitment will also become a major part of Hong Kong Aerospace Engineering. Development is a milestone.
As for the application requirements of the load expert, Huang Weilun, Deputy Secretary of the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong SAR Government, announced at the meeting with the media on the same day, including the need to hold a doctoral degree and have no less than 3 years of professional experience.
Yu Hongyu agrees with the above application conditions. He believes that conducting experiments in space will inevitably encounter many unpredictable problems and challenges, and only doctoral talents with a lot of experimental experience can be competent.
Many universities in Hong Kong have a high level of scientific research, and have internationally leading research results in the fields of robotics and AI.
Therefore, Hong Kong has a certain reserve of talents, which can reflect the advantages of high-tech talents in the selection.
Yu Hongyu predicts that the load experts selected this time will need to involve biomedicine, machinery, energy and materials and other related fields. At present, most of the doctoral students in the engineering schools of Hong Kong universities are involved in these fields. It is believed that recruiting relevant talents will not be enough. Disaster.
However, Yu Hongyu mentioned that in addition to professional quality, the physical quality of load-bearing experts is also very important. Therefore, he believes that scientific researchers who want to participate in the selection must strengthen their physical fitness to adapt to work under weightless conditions.
Wu Ganhong also believes that although the background requirements for this selection are quite high, Hong Kong has always been conducting aerospace-related research, and he believes that there is no shortage of doctoral talents with research backgrounds.
In June last year, Qi Fazhen, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the first chief designer of the Shenzhou spacecraft, gave a lecture entitled "China's Aerospace and Space Spirit" in Hong Kong.
Zhang Sicong, a young Hong Kong youth who participated in this lecture, told reporters that he was excited to hear the news. "This is a rare opportunity for Hong Kong youth, which highlights the importance the central government attaches to young people in Hong Kong." He recalled that he participated in the lecture at that time. All the young people in Hong Kong have a strong interest in aerospace development.
Zhang Sicong believes that this recruitment will not only provide new aerospace employment opportunities for Hong Kong young people, but more importantly, it will stimulate Hong Kong people's enthusiasm and interest in the national aerospace industry, and help cultivate the young generation's national feelings, aerospace dreams, and positive values.
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