China news agency, Hong Kong, November 21 (Reporter Dai Menglan) The Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Education Alliance introduced on November 21 that from that day to November 23, 12 CAS Member and experts will go to 35 primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong to give popular science lectures and conduct STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education exchanges with teachers. The first "Future Xiangjiang" International Science and Technology Innovation Education Forum and the 2023 "Science and China" Entering the "Science and Technology Innovation Lecture Hall" Launching Ceremony were held in Hong Kong on the 21st. At the launch ceremony, Ren Yonghua, President of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Education Alliance, delivered a speech stating that academicians and experts entered the classroom, creating an interactive learning environment for students, stimulating their curiosity, and laying the foundation for cultivating the next generation of scientists and innovators. Yang Yuliang, director of the Science Popularization and Education Working Committee of the Academic Department of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that science education and science popularization are an eternal theme of mankind, and the national prosperity and rejuvenation require the unremitting efforts of generations of scientists. The "Science and China" academician and expert tour has been established and rooted in Hong Kong, integrating into the science education of Hong Kong's youth, and shining brightly for the cultivation of Hong Kong's youth talents. The Chairman of the Council of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Academicians Alliance and the President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Ye Yuru, stated that Hong Kong has five top 100 universities in the world, but universities alone are not enough to cultivate innovative talents. Early STEM education targeting primary and secondary school students is needed. The Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Academicians Alliance looks forward to strengthening cooperation with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Education Alliance to jointly promote the development of STEM education in Hong Kong. The "Science and China" academician and expert lecture tour is a high-level public science popularization activity initiated by the academic department of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The "Science and Technology Innovation Lecture Hall" is an annual activity jointly held by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Education Alliance and the Computer Network Information Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. After the launch ceremony on the same day, four experts, including Wu Xiangping, academician of the CAS Member, and Qin Sizhao, president of Lingnan University in Hong Kong, made a theme report on science and innovation education to the teachers and students present. (New News Agency)