Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying of Hong Kong visits MIT
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying of Hong Kong visited MIT Tuesday morning, engaging in a lively dialogue with faculty and Institute leaders about university-driven innovation. Leung toured portions of the MIT Media Laboratory, participated in a roundtable discussion with MIT professors about developing innovation ecosystems, and held a private meeting with Provost Martin Schmidt. “Hong Kong is very much a cosmopolitan and international city,” Leung said, adding, “Therefore we look for collaborative activities.” On the subject of directing academic research toward spurring innovation in the larger economy, Leung said he thinks that “this model is working” in Hong Kong, but that he would “very much like to work with our friends at MIT” on finding further ways of applying research toward production and growth. The faculty who took part in a group discussion with Leung praised MIT’s existing partnerships with Hong Kong, noted some areas of development for the region, and emphasized the importance of...