Hong Kong - 2 month ago

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has established the new State Key Laboratory of Quantum Information Technologies and Materials. The new laboratory, plus three existing laboratories, the State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and the State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, were presented with plaques by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China today (25 August), contributing to technological advancement nationally and globally. The presentation ceremony was officiated by Mr Yin Hejun, Minister of Science and Tech Mr Zhou Ji, Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong SAR (LOCPG); and Mr John Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR, marking a major milestone for CUHK in scientific research and highlighting Hong Kong’s strategic value in national scientific and technological development.
Professor Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, CUHK’s Vice-Chancellor and President, and Director of the State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, said: “Hong Kong’s universities possess powerful capabilities in fundamental research and maintain a leading international position in frontier sciences such as biomedical science, quantum information and advanced materials. CUHK is leveraging its unique strengths to integrate itself into national development. Through collaboration, talent exchange and a refined innovation ecosystem, cooperation between Hong Kong, Macao and mainland China will play an increasingly important role in the journey towards building a nation that is strong in science and technology and realising self-reliance and self-improvement.”
The newly established State Key Laboratory for Quantum Information Technologies and Materials is led by Professor Liu Renbao and spans multiple cutting-edge fields, including quantum sensing and precision measurement, nanophotonics and integrated photonics, quantum materials and quantum information theory. Professor Liu said: “The laboratory will strive to make significant breakthroughs in fundamental theories of quantum sensing, applications of diamond-based quantum sensors, multiphoton interference precision measurement, nanophotonic and integrated photonic materials and devices, and topological quantum information materials. Our goal is to tackle several bottleneck challenges in the development of national quantum technologies.”
Information for CUHK’s State Key Laboratories: https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/english/research/laboratory.html

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