HK Research Institutions Granted 22 Million Yuan

Beijing's Liaison Office in Hong Kong said on Tuesday that the central government has already granted the first batch of 22 million yuan to more than a dozen so-called Key State Laboratories in the SAR - which are local partners of state-funded research centres on the mainland.

The Deputy Director of the office, Tan Tieniu, made the announcement at the Forum on Mainland-Hong Kong Cooperation in Innovation and Technology.

The forum, held by the Hong Kong government, discussed new opportunities brought about by the provision of the funding for research institutions in the SAR. The initiative was announced by the central government on Monday.

Huang Wei, Vice Minister at the Ministry of Science and Technology, said that in order to support the development of Hong Kong as an international innovation and technology hub, the Ministry of Science and Technology will press ahead with the cooperation between the mainland and the SAR in the area of scientific research. (Xinhua)