Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) and Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) held a soft launch ceremony for the trial run of the Smart City Innovation Centre (SCIC) at the ground floor of Photonics Centre in Hong Kong Science Park on July 27. Co-developed by ASTRI and HKSTP with financial support by the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), SCIC is a cutting-edge infrastructure to facilitate R&D and innovation for smart city solutions.

The Innovation and Technology Symposium 2017, hosted by Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA), will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on September 7 and 8. This symposium will be a key session of the Fashion Summit (HK) 2017.

The annual signature event of the Hong Kong R&D Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management Enabling Technologies (LSCM), LSCM Logistics Summit 2017, will be held at the Hong Kong Science Park on September 15.

The Government of the HKSAR Standards and Calibration Laboratory (SCL) has developed a new calibration service for loop antennas to support the testing and certification industries in Hong Kong. Loop antennas are often used for measuring the level of unwanted magnetic fields radiated from electronic devices during electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing.