2 Nov 2022
HKSTP Joins Hand with Government and HKCSS at Gerontech and Innovation Expo cum Summit 2022 to Address Critical Aging Population Challenge
Photo 1: HKSTP co-organised the Gerontech and Innovation Expo cum Summit (GIES) 2022 with the HKSAR Government and The Hong Kong Council of Social Service. Officiating guests at the opening ceremony included:
- Mr Chris Sun, Secretary for Labour and Welfare, HKSAR Government (second from left)
- Mr Kennedy Liu, Vice-Chairperson, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (second from right)
- Dr Sunny Chai, Chairman of HKSTP (first from left)
- Mr Feng Boming, Executive Vice President, China Merchants Group Limited Director, China Merchants Foundation (first from right)
Photo 2: Dr Sunny Chai, Chairman of HKSTP delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the Gerontech and Innovation Expo cum Summit (GIES) 2022, calling on collaborative effort of the community to improve quality of life for the elderly.
Photo 3: Dr Sunny Chai, Chairman of HKSTP, together with Ambassador Okada Kenichi, Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong, Mr Kennedy Liu, Vice-Chairperson, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service, Dr Lam Ching-choi, Non-official Member of Executive Council of HKSAR Government and Member of Advisory Committee for Innovation and Technology for Ageing (ITA) of HKCSS, and other guests joined the VIP guided tour to visit different special pavilions at the Gerontech and Innovation Expo cum Summit (GIES) 2022.
Photo 4: HKSTP’s pavilion at the Gerontech and Innovation Expo cum Summit (GIES) 2022 is themed “Hub of Gerontech”, showcasing a range of gerontech innovations from 45 park companies and incubates to enhance institutional care and aging-in-place.
Photo 5:Dr Sunny Chai, Chairman of HKSTP, joined a panel themed “Tech-enhanced Social Care – the Way Ahead after the Pandemic” to share how HKSTP empowers gerontech companies in its I&T ecosystem across their translational journey.