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The Greater Bay Area Matters: Medical Services and Technology Entrepreneurship

Date & Time:	2024/11/9 (Saturday) 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Venue:	Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F)
Speaker:	Prof. HE Shenjing (Lady Edith Kotewall Professor in the Built Environment, Head of Department of Urban Planning & Design, Executive Deputy Director of the Urban Systems Institute, The University of Hong Kong) Prof. AU Yuk Fai, Kevin (Associate Professor, Department of Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Organiser:	Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Public Libraries and Research Grants Council of University Grants Committee
Remarks:	Topic 1: Cross-border Healthcare Utilization and Cross-border Mobility in the Greater Bay Area: Barriers and Opportunities Topic 2: Deep-Tech Venturing and “Learning-by-Building” in Greater Bay Area Conducted in Cantonese. Free admission. First come, first served. Hybrid mode. Link of live broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJUipdvSACZjO1ldoO3YQBA If online participants would like to raise questions to the speakers, they can send email with the heading of “Questions for speakers” to rgc@ugc.edu.hk during the live broadcast of the lecture. The questions will be passed to the speakers for feedback during Q&A session. If Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above or a Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or "extreme conditions" announced by the Government is in force 3 hours before the event commences, the event will be cancelled or postponed.
Enquiry:	2921 0222

SUMMARY

Topic (1) : Cross-border Healthcare Utilization and Cross-border Mobility in the Greater Bay Area: Barriers and Opportunities

Healthcare has long been a key concern for Hong Kong residents to resettle within the Greater Bay Area (GBA). Meanwhile, the shortage of medical professionals and other healthcare resources in Hong Kong has presented a huge challenge to the wellbeing of an aging society. Drawing from international experience, the research team proposes that cross-border healthcare services can serve as an important social infrastructure to incentivize cross-border mobility, facilitate Hong Kong citizens’ socioeconomic and cultural activities in the GBA, and at the same time alleviating the pressure on the public healthcare system in Hong Kong. This lecture presents detailed analysis of the major barriers and opportunities of cross-border healthcare utilization.

Topic (2) : Deep-Tech Venturing and “Learning-by-Building” in Greater Bay Area

Economically, innovation by deep-tech ventures is new to Hong Kong. A deep-tech venture derived from breakthrough discoveries can change the world but must start with a “beachhead” market when the venture has limited resources. Lacking the prowess, deep-tech ventures cannot pull critical resources in-house to support research and development in the same way as large firms. They must seek out specialized complementary assets, like testing equipment and critical data, to conserve capital and avoid the sunk cost. “Learning-by-building” will affect how and where these ventures embark on their growth path and as consequence, have impact on future innovativeness of the Greater Bay Area.

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