Appointment Of New Directors To ASTRI Board

[Hong Kong, 21 October 2022] The Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) today announced the appointment of two new Directors and re-appointment of eight Directors to the ASTRI Board for the period from 21 October 2022 to 20 October 2024.

The new appointees are:

Mr Felix Chow Bok-hin
Executive Chairman, Niche-Tech Semiconductor Materials Limited
Mr William Ho Tat
HKBN Group Co-Owner & Chief Executive Officer – Enterprise Solutions

The other re-appointees are:

Mr Charles Chow Sai-keung
Mr Steve Chuang Tzu-hsiung
Mr Edmund Lee Chi-wai
Mr Theodore Ma Heng
Dr Alfred Ng Man-cheuk
Ir Dr Samson Tai Kin-hon
Mr Anthony Tong Tat-hay
Ms Ada Wong Yin-man

Chairman of ASTRI’s Board of Directors Ir Sunny Lee Wai-kwong said, “I hereby extend my warmest welcome to Mr Chow and Mr Ho, two newly appointed members to the Board of Directors of ASTRI. We hope they will contribute their extensive experience in industry, with our joint efforts to drive ASTRI leap forward to optimizing the ecosystem of innovation and technology in Hong Kong.”

On behalf of the Board, Ir Lee also expressed heartfelt gratitude to the two retiring Directors, namely Prof Lam Tak-wah and Prof Sabrina Lin Man-yee whose term of office has expired after 20 October 2022, for their support for and contributions to ASTRI in the past.

As from 21 October 2022, the composition of ASTRI’s Board of Directors is as follows:

Chairman
Ir Sunny Lee Wai-kwong, BBS, JP

Members
Prof Chan Chun-kwong
Prof Christopher Chao Yu-hang
Mr Stephen Chau Kam-kun
Mr Felix Chow Bok-hin
Mr Charles Chow Sai-keung
Mr Steve Chuang Tzu-hsiung
Mr William Ho Tat
Mr Stephen Ho Wai-chung
Mr Edmund Lee Chi-wai
Mr Theodore Ma Heng
Mr Peter Ng Hon-yu
Ir Prof Joseph Ng Kee-yin
Dr Alfred Ng Man-cheuk
Ir Dr Samson Tai Kin-hon
Mr Anthony Tong Tat-hay
Mr Wilfred Wong Kam-pui, BBS, JP
Ms Ada Wong Yin-man

(In alphabetical order according to surname)

Official Members
Mr Eddie Mak Tak-wai, JP, Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry
Ms Rebecca Pun Ting-ting, JP, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology

More about ASTRI

Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) was founded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 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. As of 2023/24, ASTRI has transferred more than 1,500 technologies to the industry and has been granted over 1,100 patents in the Mainland, the US, and other countries.

As a Hong Kong R&D centre, one of ASTRI’s important goals is to help customers harness business opportunities from the thriving technology market and increase their competitive strengths. Customers and partners can improve their efficacy by drawing on ASTRI’s expertise and research achievements.

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