1. Dong Sun is a Chinese scientist who is currently the Chair Professor and Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Centre for Robotics and Automation at the City University of Hong Kong.
13 Facts About Dong Sun
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Dong Sun is the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government.
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Dong Sun was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 2015 for contributions to robot-aided manipulation of biological cells.
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Dong Sun is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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Dong Sun founded a high-tech company at the Hong Kong Science Park, involved in technology transfers and conducting extensive applied researches in advanced robotics and motion controls with impactful contributions to industry and society.
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Dong Sun is an elected member of the Committee for the Technology and Innovation Constituency.
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Dong Sun has advocated for Hong Kong's development as an international science and technology centre, creating synergistic development with the Greater Bay Area.
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In January 2022, Dong Sun was one of three people, out of 90 legislative council members, who took his oath using Mandarin rather than the local language, Cantonese.
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In June 2022, Dong Sun was appointed Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government, assuming office on 1 July 2022, making him the first bureau secretary of Hong Kong from mainland China.
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On 23 October 2022, Dong Sun warned that Hong Kong was lagging behind other cities and said the next few years will be Hong Kong's last chance to become a global innovation and tech hub.
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In November 2022, Dong Sun met with employees of Google and "mounted solemn negotiations" about the search engine's ranking of Glory to Hong Kong.
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In May 2024, after the government set up an HK$2.8 billion fund for a semiconductor center in Hong Kong, Dong Sun said that the government hoped Hong Kong would turn into a regional leader in semiconductors.
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In 2023, a declaration of interests showed that Dong Sun owned an apartment in Beijing.