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The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development visited ASTRI to get insights on the latest development of Smart City technologiesBack
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development visited ASTRI to get insights on the latest development of Smart City technologies
The Honourable Mr Edward Yau Tang-wah, GBS, JP, The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (SCED) of the Hong Kong SAR Government, and officials from the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau visited ASTRI on Thursday, 9 May 2019. Mr Wong Ming-yam, Chairman and Mr Hugh Chow, CEO, welcomed them along with other senior executives and R&D experts.
Mr Yau was briefed on ASTRI’s research endeavours in various areas including Financial Technologies and Smart City development. He also got an overview of ASTRI’s cybersecurity R&D efforts – including industry-wide cyber-intelligence sharing and training cybersecurity professionals –at the Cyber Range facility.
Mr Wong Ming-yam, thanked the SCED for the strong support and encouragement to ASTRI.“As the largest Government-funded R&D institution in Hong Kong, ASTRI remains committed to exploring and applying new technological solutions to the advantage of Hong Kong’s economy and its people,” he said.
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Mr Edward Yau, visited ASTRI, to get insights on the latest development of Smart City technologiesMr Edward Yau was impressed with ASTRI’s achievement of over 800 registered patents.
