Welcome Message from the Research Grants Council 研究資助局歡迎辭 2 The Research Grants Council (RGC) warmly welcomes you to the Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) Public Symposium 2024. Since 2011, the TRS has been providing huge support to the academic research efforts of the University Grants Committee-funded universities on themes of strategic importance for the long-term development of Hong Kong. To date, the RGC has conducted 14 rounds of exercise, granting a total of $3.36 billion to 84 projects. Ten projects funded in the eighth and ninth rounds have been successfully completed or are approaching completion. We are delighted to have the project teams to share their achievements, novel discoveries and the impacts of their frontier research with us today, through presentations, posters display and demonstrations. Taking this opportunity, the RGC would like to express our sincere gratitude to members of the ten project teams and their universities for their contributions to making this Symposium a success. We would also like to thank the Research Office of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology for organising the Symposium with dedication and professionalism. We look forward to seeing the positive impacts of these TRS projects on the social and economic development of Hong Kong. Research Grants Council 研究資助局 ( 研資局 ) 熱烈歡迎各位參加 2024 年主題研究計 劃研討會。 自 2011 年，主題研究計劃一直大力支持大學教育資助委員會 資助大學的學術研究力量，對香港長遠發展具策略重要性的主 題進行研究。至今研資局已舉行了 14 輪計劃，向 84 個獲資助 項目批出合共 33.6 億元撥款。在第八及第九輪獲得撥款的十 個項目已成功完成或進入最後階段。我們很高興項目團隊今天 將透過講座、海報及展覽，與我們分享他們的前沿研究成果、 嶄新發現及影響。 藉此機會，研資局衷心感謝十個項目的團隊成員和他們所屬的 大學對是次研討會的支持，使研討會得以成功舉行。我們亦感 謝香港科技大學的研發事務辧公室以充滿熱誠及專業的精神籌 辦研討會。 我們期望這些主題研究計劃項目的影響，為香港的社會和經濟 發展帶來裨益。 研究資助局
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