Five HKU State Key Laboratories were honoured with plaques by the Ministry of Science and Technology, marking a significant milestone and the promise of further national and international technological advancement.
A Hakka village in Guangxi, China gets abundant rainfall but also struggles with a critical shortage of fresh water and hygiene problems. HKU’s Project Mingde took on these challenges with the award-winning Duling Educational and Cultural Centre.
Twelve HKU scholars have been named among the top 100 global researchers in their respective fields by Research.com in its 2025 rankings. Among them, five professors are ranked first in Asia in their disciplines.
Professor Chao Xiang of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering was honoured with the 2025 Croucher Tak Wah Mak Innovation Award in recognition of his research focussed on integrating lasers for advanced photonic integrated circuits.
