Hong Kong scientists targeted in S&T drive

By Yang Jingjie Source:Global Times Published: 2014-1-21 0:38:01

China will encourage more talents from Hong Kong to join the country's science and technological programs and lend their expertise to the innovation drive, an official said on Monday.

Cao Guoying, a deputy director-general of the Department of Basic Research at the Ministry of Science and Technology, told a press conference that since 2011, 242 research fellows from Hong Kong have participated in the country's key research programs. Among them, four are serving as chief scientists in projects under the National Basic Research Program, or the 973 Program.

Meanwhile, Hong Kong's scientific research institutions have received 138 million yuan ($22.8 million) in funds from the central government.

Wang Yan, deputy head of China Science and Technology Exchange Center, said that the mainland hopes Hong Kong talents could play complementary roles in cooperation with their mainland counterparts using their diverse background.

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