26 June 2021
Hong Kong residents can enjoy in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre a display of the achievements of China's scientists over the past 100 years and some lunar soil brought back to Earth by the Chang'e 5 spacecraft in December 2020. The free exhibition will be open to the public from 27 June to 9 July - from 10:00 h to 18:00 h on weekdays and from 10:00 h to 20:00 h on weekends. The opening ceremony was held on 26 June. Visitors need to register online in advance. Hong Kong is closely involved in the mainland's space programme. For example, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University designed a system to collect and pack samples on lunar surface for the Chang'e 5 mission in 2020 and also for the upcoming Chang-e 6 mission. Also the Mars Landing Surveillance Camera for the Tianwen 1 mission was developed by a team from PolyU.
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