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Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute

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Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI)
Native name
香港應用科技研究院
Company typepublic research institute
Industryinformation and communication technology
Founded2000
FounderGovernment of Hong Kong
Headquarters
Hong Kong
Area served
  • Hong Kong
  • South China
Websitewww.astri.org

The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited (ASTRI) was founded by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in 2000 with the mission of enhancing Hong Kong’s competitiveness through applied research. ASTRI’s core R&D competence in various areas is grouped under five Technology Divisions: Advanced Electronic Components and Systems; Artificial Intelligence and Trust Technologies; Communications Technologies; Innovative Mind, and IoT Sensing and AI Technologies. It is applied across six core areas which are Smart City, Financial Technologies, New-Industrialisation and Intelligent Manufacturing, Digital Health, Application Specific Integrated Circuits and Metaverse.

Over the years, ASTRI has nurtured a pool of research, I&T talents and received numerous international awards for its pioneering innovations as well as outstanding business and community contributions. ASTRI has transferred 1,500 technologies to the industry and has been granted over 1,100 patents in the Mainland, the United States, and other countries.

Board of directors

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ASTRI is headed by the Chief Executive Officer and is governed by a board of directors from the business and academic worlds of Hong Kong and Hong Kong SAR government representatives. The Board of Directors has established three functional committees, namely the Finance and Administration Committee, the Science and Technology Committee and the Audit Committee to assist the Board of Directors in governing the Academy.[1]

The current Chairman of the board is Ir Sunny Lee Wai-kwong, JP. The Permanent Secretary for Innovation and Technology and the Commissioner for Innovation and Technology represent the Hong Kong Government in the Board.

Senior executives

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  • Chief Technology Officer: Dr Ying Huang[2]
  • Chief Operating Officer: Ir Chris Chong[2]
  • Chief Financial Officer: Ms. Cammy Yung[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Board of Directors". ASTRI - Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  2. ^ a b c "Senior Management". ASTRI - Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 2019-05-21.