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Chief Executive John Lee congratulates Hong Kong's first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, on her appointment as a payload specialist on the Shenzhou-23 spaceship.
He also wishes success for her fellow crew members on their space-bound mission.
Chief Executive John Lee notes his excitement over Lai Ka-ying becoming the city's first astronaut coinciding with the start of the national 15th Five Year Plan this year.
He congratulates Lai and wishes the crew members of the Shenzhou-23 spaceship a successful mission.
The CE thanks the nation for its trust in Hong Kong and granting this opportunity to a member of the local community, adding the city feels honoured by Lai's participation in the programme.
Lai Ka-ying is expected to conduct research-related tasks aboard the space station including the use of this Multi-Spectral Imaging Carbon Observatory, otherwise known as MUSICO.
The device is capable of detecting carbon dioxide and methane with high precision.
Hong Kong scientists will also have the chance to interact with Lai during her time in space.
With Lingnan University being a key data provider for MUSICO, Li Jia, the director of the university's Shenzhen Research Institute and developer of the project, says Lai's training was shorter compared to her peers.
Li, who is also a good friend of Lai, says the latter underwent intense training but never complained, emphasising that her unwavering spirit is a common trait among the nation's astronauts.
Many residents and tourists visiting the Hong Kong Space Museum today are eager to share their excitement over Lai Ka-ying's appointment as the city's first astronaut and her participation in the upcoming Shenzhou-23 mission.
But some young people stress the education sector could do more to generate interest in aerospace development among the student community.
That was kind of awesome.
It could definitely raise interest for other people in different areas.
People might realise that their origins might not matter if it's possible for them to join in this industry as an astronaut.
I feel like people know about Lai's appointment but they don't talk about it that much.
If people are already interested in space they would be talking more about it.
Space is such a strange concept to people day to day.
It just feels so distant and so disconnected to what it actually is.
So they just feel like "I'm never going to have the chance to experience it", so why even bother.
Meanwhile, the University of Hong Kong congratulates their alumna, saying Lai's mission not only marks a moment of pride for the university and Hong Kong but also a new chapter of deep participation by Hong Kong's scientific community in national space programmes.
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