Exploration and Innovation
Distinguished Professor-at-large | Innovative Biomedicine | Information and Automation Technology | Environment and Sustainability

Achieve low carbon future through research and innovation

Professor Shiu-ying Hu was an internationally renowned botanist. She came to the Department of Biology in 1968 and set up the herbarium for teaching and research.
Simon F. S. Li Marine Science Laboratory The first Marine Science Laboratory in Hong Kong is founded in 1970, under the Department of Biology, CUHK. The Laboratory is renamed the Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory in 2002.
Joint Laboratory for Geo-Information Science of CAS/CUHK is founded (1997)
Hong Kong Base of National Remote Sensing Center of China is founded (2005)
China Satellite Remote Sensing Receiving Station (Hong Kong) and Fok Ying Tung Remote Sensing Science Building opens (2000s)
Research on high-yield and nutritious rice Professor Samuel Sun and the team collaborate with Professor Yuan Longping, the “Father of Hybrid Rice”, to develop hybrid rice with higher yield and enhanced nutrition in China to help China solve the problem of food supply.
State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (CUHK) is founded
“Soybean Homecoming” project Professor Lam Hon-ming’s team has cloned a novel salt tolerance gene from wild soybeans and applied it to the breeding of salt-tolerant soybeans using molecular markers. The research also helps assemble a high-quality reference genome of wild soybeans, providing an important tool for international soybean research.
From Laboratory to Field Professor Lam Hon-ming’s team collaborate with Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences to successfully develop novel salinity and drought-tolerant soybean cultivars. From 2016-2021, the cumulative acreage of these new cultivars has exceeded 610,000 Mu, spanning across 2,000 Km of the Loess Highland. This is a successful example demonstrating the synergistic effects of integrating state-of-the-art genomic technology and traditional wisdom in breeding, which boosts the income of farmers while reclaiming marginal lands.
Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium is founded (2013) The Herbarium houses a collection of over 40,000 plant specimens, which perpetuates the legacy of the late Professor Hu’s contribution to plant taxonomy.
Professor Shiu-ying Hu was an internationally renowned botanist. She came to the Department of Biology in 1968 and set up the herbarium for teaching and research.
Simon F. S. Li Marine Science Laboratory The first Marine Science Laboratory in Hong Kong is founded in 1970, under the Department of Biology, CUHK. The Laboratory is renamed the Simon F.S. Li Marine Science Laboratory in 2002.
Joint Laboratory for Geo-Information Science of CAS/CUHK is founded (1997)
Hong Kong Base of National Remote Sensing Center of China is founded (2005)
China Satellite Remote Sensing Receiving Station (Hong Kong) and Fok Ying Tung Remote Sensing Science Building opens (2000s)
Research on high-yield and nutritious rice Professor Samuel Sun and the team collaborate with Professor Yuan Longping, the “Father of Hybrid Rice”, to develop hybrid rice with higher yield and enhanced nutrition in China to help China solve the problem of food supply.
State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (CUHK) is founded
“Soybean Homecoming” project Professor Lam Hon-ming’s team has cloned a novel salt tolerance gene from wild soybeans and applied it to the breeding of salt-tolerant soybeans using molecular markers. The research also helps assemble a high-quality reference genome of wild soybeans, providing an important tool for international soybean research.
From Laboratory to Field Professor Lam Hon-ming’s team collaborate with Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences to successfully develop novel salinity and drought-tolerant soybean cultivars. From 2016-2021, the cumulative acreage of these new cultivars has exceeded 610,000 Mu, spanning across 2,000 Km of the Loess Highland. This is a successful example demonstrating the synergistic effects of integrating state-of-the-art genomic technology and traditional wisdom in breeding, which boosts the income of farmers while reclaiming marginal lands.
Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium is founded (2013) The Herbarium houses a collection of over 40,000 plant specimens, which perpetuates the legacy of the late Professor Hu’s contribution to plant taxonomy.