During the "2023 National Science Popularization Day" event of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), various forms of science popularization programs were held across the country. On December 22, CAST announced the 1465 "Excellent Organization Units" and 1749 "Excellent Activities" selected through evaluation. The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences, Hong Kong Science Museum, and Hong Kong Space Museum were also included in the list.
Hong Kong "Excellent Organization Units": The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences, Hong Kong Science Museum, Hong Kong Space Museum
Hong Kong "Excellent Activities":
- QKPOST Roadshow (Science Museum)
- Speedy Science Crafts (Science Museum)
- Sky Show "Mars 1001" (Space Museum)
- Ominmax Show "Fungi: The Web of Life" (Space Museum)
- Future Science Prize Week (The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences)
QKPOST Roadshow – Held touring exhibitions at multiple venues from August 2023 to February 2024, featuring curiosity, creativity, playfulness, and collaboration to explore interesting science in daily life. The following locations are yet to hold exhibitions: Sau Mau Ping Shopping Centre G/F, Heng On Commercial Centre 2/F, Choi Ming Shopping Centre 2/F, Tsz Wan Shan Shopping Centre 3/F. For details, please see:
https://www.spu.hk/tc/cards/qk-post-roadshow
QKPOST Roadshow (Image Source: Science Museum Website)
Speedy Science Crafts – Located on the 3rd floor of the Science Museum, allowing children to stimulate their curiosity about science by making simple and interesting crafts! Opening hours: Every Tuesday 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm. For details, please see:
https://hk.science.museum/tc/web/scm/event/cp/speedysciencecrafts.html
Speedy Science Crafts (Image Source: Science Museum Website)
Sky Show "Mars 1001" – A science popularization program broadcast by the Space Museum from May 2023 to the end of April 2024. The content tells the story of astronauts from different countries joining hands to complete the first manned mission to Mars, embarking on a 1001-day adventure to unveil the mystery of Mars! Run time is 42 minutes, ticket price is 12 to 32 dollars. For details, please see:
https://hk.space.museum/tc/web/spm/shows/sky-show/mars1001.html
"Mars 1001" (Image Source: Space Museum Website)
Ominmax Show "Fungi: The Web of Life" – A science popularization program broadcast by the Space Museum from January to September 2023. Viewers can join renowned British biologist Dr. Merlin Sheldrake to enter the ancient temperate rainforest to find rare and weird fungi – a life form that has survived five mass extinctions on Earth – and explore how to use fungi to solve some severe environmental challenges plaguing big cities. For details, please see:
https://hk.space.museum/tc/web/spm/shows/dome-show/natures-hidden-kingdom.html
"Fungi: The Web of Life" (Image Source: Space Museum Website)
Future Science Prize Week – Jointly organized by the "Future Science Prize" and The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences, and funded by the Innovation and Technology Commission. Activities include screening sessions, sharing sessions, academic summits, award ceremonies, etc. The prize sets up three major awards: "Life Science Prize, Physical Science Prize, Mathematics and Computer Science Prize", with a single prize of 1 million US dollars. For details, please see:
http://www.futureprize.org
Relevant activities of Future Science Prize Week. (Image Source: Official Event Website)