Dr. CHAN Pak Wai, JP, Director of the Hong Kong Observatory, and Mr. Xu Chen, Executive Vice President of APT Satellite Company Limited Visited the CKSRI
(From left) Prof Fumin Zhang, Director of HKUST Cheng Kar-Shun Robotics Institute, Chair Professor, Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, HKUST; Dr. CHAN Pak Wai, JP, Director of the Hong Kong Observatory, Permanent Representative of Hong Kong, China with WMO; Prof. Hui Su, Global STEM Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST; Mr. Xu Chen, Executive Vice President of APT Satellite Company Limited; and other representatives from HKUST.
Dr. Chan and Mr. Chen were accompanied by Prof. Zhang and Prof. Su to visit the CKSRI to learn about the CKSRI’s developments in interdisciplinary research and industry-academia-research collaboration. Both parties also discussed potential future collaboration for the youth. This will strengthen the exchange of knowledge regarding innovation and technology, and utilise Hong Kong and HKUST’s resources in talent nurturing, knowledge transfer, and more.
The Hong Kong Observatory is a government department responsible for monitoring and forecasting weather, as well as issuing warnings on weather-related hazards. The Observatory also monitors and assesses radiation levels in Hong Kong, and provides other meteorological and geophysical services to meet the needs of the public and the shipping, aviation, industrial and engineering sectors.
APT Satellite Company Limited (“APT Satellite” or “APSTAR”) is a leading satellite operator in Asia Pacific region. APSTAR commenced its operation in 1992. We currently operate five in-orbit satellites: APSTAR-7, APSTAR-9, APSTAR-5C, APSTAR-6C and APSTAR-6D satellite (“APSTAR Satellite Fleet”), covering regions in Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and Pacific island which contain approximately 75% of the World’s population.