Dong Sun (; born 1967) is a Chinese scientist in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

who is currently the Chair Professor and Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Centre for Robotics and Automation at the

City University of Hong Kong City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is a world-class public research university located in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and became a fully accredited university in 1994. Currently, CityU is ...

. He is also the

Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry (), formerly Secretary for Innovation and Technology (), is a Hong Kong Government position created in 2015 by the Leung Chun-ying government after years-long opposition of the pan-democracy ...

of the HKSAR Government. Sun is a pioneer in

microrobotics Microbotics (or microrobotics) is the field of miniature robotics, in particular mobile robots with characteristic dimensions less than 1 mm. The term can also be used for robots capable of handling micrometer size components. History Microb ...

and

biomedical engineering Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic). BME is also traditionally logical sciences ...

, making numerous breakthroughs in robotic manipulation of cells for

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. Sun was named a

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(IEEE) in 2015 for contributions to robot-aided manipulation of biological cells. He is a Fellow of the

Canadian Academy of Engineering The Canadian Academy of Engineering (french: L'Académie canadienne du génie) is a national academy of distinguished professional engineers in all fields of engineering, who are elected on the basis of "their distinguished service and contribution ...

and a Member of the

European Academy of Sciences and Arts The European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA, la, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Europaea) is a transnational and interdisciplinary network, connecting about 2,000 recommended scientists and artists worldwide, including 37 Nobel Prize laure ...

. Sun has founded a high-tech company at the

Hong Kong Science Park The Hong Kong Science Park (HKSTP; ) is a science park in Pak Shek Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong. It sits on the Tolo Harbour waterfront, near the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The park is administered by the Hong Kong Science and Technolog ...

, involved in technology transfers and conducting extensive applied researches in advanced robotics and motion controls with impactful contributions to industry and society. Sun was awarded Hong Kong Awards for Industry in 2004 and 2012.

Public Service

Dong Sun is an elected member of the

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for the Technology and Innovation Constituency. During the

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, Sun was elected to the

7th Legislative Council of Hong Kong The Seventh Legislative Council of Hong Kong is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. It is scheduled to meet in the Legislative Council Complex, from 1 January 2022 to 31 Decemb ...

for the

Election Committee (constituency) The Election Committee constituency (ECC; ) is a constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It was first created in 1995, re-created with a different composition in 1998 until it was abolished in 2004, and created fo ...

. Sun has advocated for Hong Kong's development as an international science and technology centre, creating synergistic development with the Greater Bay Area. Sun has promoted the “Matrix Model of Science and Technology Innovation", calling for an integrated science and technology ecosystem supporting impactful scientific research, accelerated technology transfer, and the strengthening of competitive industries. In January 2022, Sun was one of three people, out of 90 legislative council members, who took his oath using Mandarin rather than the local language, Cantonese. In June 2022, Sun was appointed as the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government, assuming office on 1 July 2022. On 8 October 2022, Sun defended the

LeaveHomeSafe LeaveHomeSafe () is a digital contact tracing app launched by the Hong Kong Government on 16 November 2020 to conduct contact tracing in Hong Kong. It can be used as a companion of the Hong Kong Health Code system for registered users. The app ...

app, and said "We use the LeaveHomeSafe app system to support the government's anti-pandemic policies very successfully." In contrast, a government pandemic advisor, David Hui, said the app should stop being used. On 23 October 2022, Sun warned that Hong Kong was lagging behind other cities and said the next few years will be Hong Kong's last chance to become a global innovation and tech hub. In November 2022, Sun met with employees of Google and "mounted solemn negotiations" about the search engine's ranking of

Glory to Hong Kong "Glory to Hong Kong" ( zh, t=願榮光歸香港) is a march that was composed and written by a musician under the pseudonym "Thomas dgx yhl", with the contribution of a group of Hongkonger netizens from the online forum LIHKG during the 201 ...

. Sun requested that Google "remove wrong information from the search results."

Education

*Ph.D., Robotics and Automation,

Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research university in Ma Liu Shui, Hong Kong, formally established in 1963 by a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is the territory's second-oldest university an ...

*M.S., Precision Instrument and Biomedical Engineering,

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (; abbreviation, abbr. THU) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Minis ...

, Beijing, China *B.Sc., Precision Instrument and Mechanology,

, Beijing, China

Research Fields

*Cell-based bioengineering *Multirobot system *Mechatronics and Motion controls

Personal life

As of August 2022, Sun owns at least 5 properties, with 4 registrable properties in Hong Kong (3 residential properties and 1 parking space) and 1 in registrable residential property in mainland China. Sun tested positive for COVID-19 on 29 August 2022.

References

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