Opinion | China’s space recruitment drive: One small step for Hong Kong, one giant leap for the economy?
- That China’s space programme will launch a recruitment drive in Hong Kong can inspire society, including its academic, business and technology elites, to prioritise STEM education
- With government support, Hong Kong can carve out a space in the trillion-dollar global space economy
This week will be remembered as the moment that Hong Kong woke up to the tremendous opportunities and potential of the burgeoning space economy, estimated to be worth more than US$1.25 trillion by 2030. Human space flight is but the apex of an increasingly complex, technology- and science-driven space ecosystem developing globally.
I think Beijing’s confidence in the capacity of Hongkongers to deliver is well-placed.
This is because of the inherent strength of our education system, which nurtures talent from an early age. This is coupled with the global power, reach and reputation of our top universities, where the young and talented can be expertly nurtured, mentored and developed by some of the very best scholars and scientists in the world to reach their full potential.
