PolyU participates in SEAM@InnoHK, the third InnoHK research cluster, contributing grid technology and space manufacturing expertise

1 Sep 2026

Research & Innovation Research and Innovation Office

The launch ceremony of SEAM@InnoHK was officiated by Prof. Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government (centre, front row); Ms Cordelia Chung, Chairman of HKSTP (4th from right, front row); Mr Kelvin Choi, Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry (4th from left, front row); Mr Lyu Feng, Deputy Director-General of the Economic and Financial Department II of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR (3rd from right, front row), Mr Ivan Lee, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology (3rd from left, front row), Mr Terry Wong, Chief Executive Officer of HKSTP (1st from right, front row) and Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, President of PolyU (2nd from left, front row) together with other senior representatives from universities and research centres.

Prof. Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government (centre, front row); Ms Cordelia Chung, Chairman of HKSTP (4th from right, front row); Mr Kelvin Choi, Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry (4th from left, front row); Mr Lyu Feng, Deputy Director-General of the Economic and Financial Department II of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR (3rd from right, front row), Mr Ivan Lee, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology (3rd from left, front row), Mr Terry Wong, Chief Executive Officer of HKSTP (2nd from right, front row), Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, President of PolyU (1sr from right, front row); Prof. Chi-yung Chung, Director of InnoHK I-GET, Head of PolyU Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2nd from left, front row); Prof. Sir Bashir M. Al-Hashimi, Co-Director of InnoHK I-GET, Senior Vice President (Research & Special Initiatives) of King’s College London (1st from left, front row), Prof. Christopher Chao, PolyU Senior Vice President (Research and Innovation) (4th from right, back row); Prof. Zijian Zheng, PolyU Vice President (Knowledge Transfer) (3rd from right, back row); Prof. H.C. Man, PolyU Dean of Faculty of Engineering (1st from left, back row); Prof. Christina Wong, Director of Research and Innovation of PolyU (2nd from right, back row); Ms Amylia Chan, Interim Director of Knowledge Transfer and Entrepreneurship of PolyU (1st from right, back row); Mr Wei Wang, General Manager of the Science and Technology Innovation Department of China Southern Power Grid Company Limited (4th from left, back row); Mr Tung Keung Chiang, Chief Executive Officer of CLP Holdings Limited (centre, back row); Mr Francis C.Y. Cheng, Chief Executive Officer of The Hong Kong Electric Company Limited (3rd from left, back row); Mr Benjamin Yue, Principal Advisor to the Executive Committee of Companhia de Electricidade de Macau – CEM, S.A. (2nd from left, back row) attended the SEAM@InnoHK launch ceremony, marking the official establishment of InnoHK I-GET.

Prof. Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government (5th from left, front row); Ms Cordelia Chung, Chairman of HKSTP (5th from right, front row); Mr Kelvin Choi, Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry (4th from left, front row); Mr Lyu Feng, Deputy Director-General of the Economic and Financial Department II of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR (4th from right, front row); Mr Ivan Lee, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology (3rd from left, front row); Mr Terry Wong, Chief Executive Officer of HKSTP (3rd from right, front row); Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, PolyU President (2nd from left, front row); Prof Wang Qiang, Executive Director-General of Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2nd from right, front row); Prof. Wang Gong, Head of InnoHK CSMT and Director of Space Manufacturing Technology Department of Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences (1st from left, front row); Prof. Christopher Chao, PolyU Senior Vice President (Research and Innovation) (centre, back row); and Prof. Xiewen Wen, Associate Professor of PolyU Industrial & Systems Engineering and Associate Director of University Research Facility in 3D Printing(3rd from right, back row) attended the SEAM@InnoHK launch ceremony together with representatives of InnoHK CSMT.

(1 September 2026) Representatives of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today attended the launch ceremony of SEAM@InnoHK, the third InnoHK research cluster established by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. PolyU’s InnoHK Research Centre for Intelligent GRID and Energy Technologies (InnoHK I-GET) is the only research centre on the SEAM@InnoHK cluster dedicated to grid technology, with a mission to support carbon neutrality through smart grid research. In addition, in partnership with the Hong Kong Institute of Science & Innovation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PolyU is a major local partner in the InnoHK Centre for Space Manufacturing Technology (InnoHK CSMT), contributing the University’s expertise in advanced manufacturing and materials technologies. By participating in the research of both centres, PolyU harnesses its research excellence and robust global network to inject new momentum into Hong Kong’s development as an international innovation and technology hub.

The launch ceremony was officiated by Prof. SUN Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government; Ms Cordelia CHUNG, Chairman of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP); Mr Kelvin CHOI, Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry; Mr LYU Feng, Deputy Director-General of the Economic and Financial Department II of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR; Mr Ivan LEE, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology; Mr Terry WONG, Chief Executive Officer of HKSTP and Prof. Jin-Guang TENG, President of PolyU; and senior representatives from universities and research centres.