The State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry was presented with plaques by the Ministry of Science and Technology on 25 August 2025. The presentation ceremony was officiated by Mr YIN Hejun, Minister of Science and Technology; Mr ZHOU Ji, Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong SAR (LOCPG); and Mr John LEE Ka-chiu, Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR. On the same day, Mr Yin Hejun, Minister of Science and Technology, led a delegation on a visit to HKU, accompanied by Ms Lillian Cheong, Under Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry,...

Prof. Michael Fuk Yee Kwong was interviewed by Ming Pao on his views on organic chemistry. The content of this interview was published in Ming Pao on 6 Feb 2023.

Congratulations to Professor Vivian Wing-Wah YAM, Dean of Science (Interim) and Philip Wong Wilson Wong Professor in Chemistry and Energy, for her being awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) in 2022 Honours list, in recognition of her remarkable achievements and contribution to a wide spectrum of research areas in the chemistry discipline and services to innovation and technology community. An award presentation ceremony will be held later this year. Being a pioneering chemist whose research expertise lies in the fields of solar energy research and conversion of light, Professor Yam has...

Prof. Chi-Ming Che, the Director of the SKL of Synthetic Chemistry, was interviewed by Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre. The content of this interview was published in Hong Kong Commercial Daily on 10 Jan 2022.