On the morning of October 17, the 2023 Future Science Prize Laureates' Dialogue with Youth was held at the Hong Kong Palace Museum.
The laureatesof the 2023 Future Science Prize- Life SciencePrize, Jijie Chai and Jian-Min Zhou; the laureates of the Physical SciencePrzie, Zhongxian Zhao and Xianhui Chen; and the laureates of the Mathematics and Computer SciencePrize, Shaoqing Ren and Xiangyu Zhang, attended the event to give a presentation on popularization of science to nearly 300 young people, and to share with them their own stories of growing up, pursuing their studies, and conducting scientific researches.
At the scene, students from the Hong Kong Subsidized Secondary Schools Council, the Hong Kong Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools Council, the Heads of Government Secondary School Heads Association and 20 secondary schools in Hong Kong, students from the "Distinguished Master Accomplished Students" Mentorship Programme of the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences, the Founder Dean of Bloom KKCA Acadamy and students from the Academy, students from the Maryknoll Secondary School invited by KUIST, as well as children from the mountainous schools of the Teach For China program and many teenagers from Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong watched the event via webcast, allowing them to experience the charm of science at the same time.
A group of scientists had in-depth exchanges with the students, hoping to inspire young people to love science and master innovative thinking methods, thus stimulating their infinite creativity and imagination.