The "50 square meters forum for young scientists" in 2023, jointly sponsored by the New Cornerstone Science Foundation, the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences and the Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Center, was held in Hong Kong recently. With the theme of "from basic to frontier", the forum was attended by more than 120 elites from the scientific research industry, including the winners of the "Scientific Exploration Award" in Hong Kong and Macao. Sun Dong, Director of the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government, attended the forum and delivered a speech saying that Hong Kong's scientific research strength is strong, especially in basic research. The Hong Kong SAR Government has actively promoted the development of innovation and technology in recent years. In 2022, the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Development Blueprint was published, and the new financial budget also announced that it would allocate 6 billion Hong Kong dollars to support universities and scientific research institutions to set up life health science and technology theme research institutes, And set aside HK $3 billion to promote basic research in cutting-edge scientific and technological fields such as artificial intelligence and quantum technology. Sun Dong stressed that in order to develop innovative science and technology in Hong Kong, it is necessary not only to have scientific research strength, but also to gather talents. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has earlier launched the "Outstanding Scientist Program". The goal of the program is to introduce 100 scientific research talents to Hong Kong for research, development and development in order to promote the scientific and technological development of Hong Kong. Since its launch, the plan has supported 80 scientific research scholars to come to Hong Kong. Huang Yushan, chairman of the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, said in a speech that the Research Grants Council invested about HK $2.3 billion annually to support university research projects, but Hong Kong's funding was only used for scientific research projects, not for scientists. Funding from the New Cornerstone Science Foundation can fill the "gap" in Hong Kong and help encourage young scientists to continue to promote human health research. Wang Wurong, vice president and secretary general of the New Cornerstone Science Foundation, said that the New Cornerstone Science Foundation was initiated by Tencent and operated independently. The Foundation has implemented the "Scientific Exploration Award" and the "New Cornerstone Researcher Program" to continue to support scientific and technological talents to explore basic research and cutting-edge technology "unmanned areas". At present, 11 scientists from Hong Kong and Macao have been funded by these two programs. The forum invited internationally renowned and Hong Kong-based scientists to make special presentations. Lu Yuming, president of the Hong Kong Academy of Sciences and vice president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Medicine, analyzed the "paradigm shift of medical diagnosis" at the forum. He encouraged young researchers to have enthusiasm and perseverance in the long way of scientific research, and stick to the end, and eventually find the right direction. Zhang Xiang, President of the University of Hong Kong and member of the Forum Science Committee, explained on "Creating materials that do not exist in nature - how science can be transformed and applied". Many scholars who have won the "Scientific Exploration Award" also discussed cutting-edge technologies such as "materials and bionics"; In the "Quantum+" academic report, many well-known scholars from Hong Kong universities jointly explored quantum technology and empowered the future of the industry. (Xinhua News Agency)