Innovation Technology Education Committee

Regarding the 14th Five-Year Plan Outline (the 14th Five-Year Plan), we support Hong Kong in building an international innovation and technology center. The SAR government has always attached great importance to the development of innovation and technology. In the past five years, it has invested more than 150 billion yuan to support innovation and technology; the number of start-ups has increased from about 1,500 in 2015 to about 4,000 in 2021; venture capital funds have invested The amount jumped from about NT$3.4 billion in 2015 to more than NT$40 billion in 2021; the flagship project InnoHK successfully attracted more than 30 top universities and scientific research institutions at home and abroad to cooperate with the local government to establish 28 R&D laboratories. Hong Kong also ranks first in Asia and second in the world in the "2021 World Digital Competitiveness Ranking".
This committee firmly believes that talent must be cultivated starting from young people. According to the Education Bureau, the government is committed to promoting STEM education in primary and secondary schools through multiple strategies such as continuous curriculum updates, strengthening teacher training, providing resource support and all-round learning activities to cultivate students' creativity, scientific inquiry and problem-solving abilities from an early age, and strengthen Students' interest and learning motivation in innovation and technology provide schools with different support measures.

​Committee functions:

This committee is committed to assisting different local foreign language ethnic groups to promote science education and promote exchanges between China and Hong Kong. It also targets all local foreign students and those coming from the mainland to promote STEM for ALL.

​Main activities:

International Youth Science and Technology Festival
Global Youth Innovation Festival
AI Young Scientist Award
Youngest Future Science Award