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HK reaches for the moon
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Led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), the Government’s Hong Kong Space Robotics and Energy Centre under the InnoHK Research Clusters is playing a major role in the country’s Chang’E-8 mission by developing a multifunctional lunar surface robot as part of an international collaboration project. News.gov.hk interviewed Professor Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, about the centre’s role in enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness globally in the aerospace industry. Professor Yu Hongyu, Director of the Space Science and Technology Institute at HKUST, then explained the main features of the lunar-surface robot.
The story is available at www.news.gov.hk/eng/feature/ from today (March 16) in text and video format.
Ends/Sunday March 16, 2025.
Published at HKT 10:00.
