Mr. Weixi Gong, Chief of UNIDO ITPOs, will participate in the Grand Opening Ceremony

The Grand Opening Ceremony for the "Hong Kong Satellite Manufacturing Centre" and "Hong Kong Satellite Operation Control and Application Centre" is scheduled to take place at the Advanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC) of Hong Kong on 25 July 2023, the headquarters of the Hong Kong Aerospace Technology Group Limited (HKATG) where the Centres are located. Around 100 guests from the United Nations, international organisations, space agencies from different countries, well-known space enterprises, and academia will participate in this milestone, invitation-only event.

Mr. Weixi Gong, Chief of the Division of Investment and Technology Promotion Offices and Institutional Partnerships, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), will join the event, have an on-site visit of HKATG’s Satellite Manufacturing Centre and the Satellite Operation Control and Application Centre, including the Assembly, Integration and Testing (AIT) facilities, Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TT&C) Centre, and the Satellite Data Application Centre. The Satellite Manufacturing Centre is believed to be one of the largest in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Gong will also discuss potential collaboration and prospects with HKATG with a view to seeing how HKATG’s satellite facilities, technologies and applications can benefit all Member States of UNIDO.

The satellite manufacturing industry, key technologies in the satellite industry, satellite launch services, satellite operations and data applications globally, constitute one of the key areas of industry development that can contribute to promoting high-tech industry development and innovation, perfecting global industry supply-chain, implementing SDGs, mitigating the impact of climate change, increasing job opportunities, and reducing poverty for all Member States.