Innovation & technology

THE Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government has invested nearly 200 billion Hong Kong dollars (US$25.6 billion) into innovation and technology in recent years, and the sector’s ecosystem is flourishing, an official said Sunday.

The government has achieved certain accomplishments in attracting technology and innovation companies, as authorities have engaged with over 200 enterprises, with more than 25 already established or preparing to expand their operations in Hong Kong, Paul Chan, financial secretary of the HKSAR Government, said in a blog post.

Protective vests

ELECTRICIANS in Nanjing, capital city of East China’s Jiangsu Province, have been equipped with air-conditioned protective vests when maintaining the power grid in the scorching summer heat.

The State Grid Nanjing Power Supply Company has sourced six sets of air-conditioned vests for its front-line electricians this year, Xinhua reported.

Power station

NORTHWEST China’s Qinghai Province on Sunday started construction on a pumped-storage power station with a maximum energy storage capacity of about 20 million kWh, marking another key project in western China, which is abundant in clean energy resources.

The power station is a hydropower station that uses electricity to pump water to a higher place for storage and then releases the water to generate electricity when the power supply is insufficient.