Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group visits PolyU

A delegation from Farizon New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group (Farizon Auto), a subsidiary of Geely Holding Group specialising, visited The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) on 25 August to explore collaboration opportunities in the field of new energy vehicles and to strengthen industry-academia collaboration.

Prof. Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and Innovation) of PolyU, welcomed the delegation and chaired the meeting. Mr FAN Xianjun, CEO of Farizon Auto, and Mr SUN Guohui, Secretary of Party Committee, shared the company’s strategic plans and introduced its green methanol-hydrogen electric vehicle solutions.

During the meeting, PolyU representatives also presented the University’s research strengths. Prof. SHI W.Z., John, Director of Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute of PolyU, introduced research initiatives in smart cities, while Prof. ZHUGE Cheng-xiang, Assistant Professor of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics of PolyU, highlighted big data analytics applications for new energy vehicles.

In addition, the Research and Innovation Office showcased PolyU’s outstanding achievements in academic research, technological innovation, and industry-academia partnerships.

This visit has established a valuable communication channel between Farizon Auto and PolyU, laying a solid foundation for future collaboration.