Beijing, December 19 (Reporter Sun Zifa) Ho Liang Ho Li ** 2023 Annual Awards Conference was held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on December 19, this year's Ho Liang Ho Li ** Science and Technology Award was awarded to a total of 56 outstanding scientific and technological workers, and its highest award - Ho Liang Ho Li ** "Science and Technology Achievement Award" was awarded to Qi Fayun, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the first chief designer of China's Shenzhou spacecraft.
The 2023 Ho Leung Ho Lee Science and Technology Award selects 56 winners from 917 valid candidates. Among them, 1 person is awarded the "Science and Technology Achievement Award";The "Science and Technology Progress Award" is awarded to 32 people, respectively, to outstanding scientific and technological workers who have made major scientific discoveries or made outstanding contributions in the fields of physics, chemistry, life science, engineering technology, etc.;There are 23 "Science and Technology Innovation Awards", including 8 "Youth Innovation Awards", 11 "Industrial Innovation Awards" and 4 "Regional Innovation Awards". The age span of the winners is large, the oldest is 91 years old, the youngest is only 41 years old, the average age is 58 years old, and the average age of the winners of the "Youth Innovation Award" is 43 years old.
Academician Qi Fayun, the winner of the Achievement Award, is a well-known Chinese space technology expert, the pioneer and founder of China's manned spacecraft, and has made systematic and creative contributions to the strategic development of manned spacecraft, satellites, aerospace components and space undertakings. He proposed a development route for manned spacecraft in line with China's national conditions, made breakthroughs in key technologies of manned spacecraft, and led the team to successfully complete the unmanned missions of Shenzhou 1 to 4, Shenzhou 5 "one person for one day", and Shenzhou 6 "multi-person and multi-day" manned flight missions, laying a solid foundation for the success of China's space laboratory and space station missions.
Academician Qi Fayun is responsible for the overall technical work of the launch stage of the Dongfanghong No. 1 satellite, presided over the overcoming of a number of technical problems of Dongfanghong No. 2 and No. 3, and made important contributions to the development of China's communication satellites from scratch and from weak to strong. Over the years, he has also cultivated a large number of leading talents in scientific and technological innovation and engineering management, and led and inspired batch after batch of Chinese aerospace people to continue to strive for building a space power.
At the award ceremony on the same day, Zhu Lilan, chairman of the Board of Trustees and director of the selection committee, made a work report on the nomination and selection. Academician Qi Fayun delivered a speech on behalf of the winners.
It is understood that Ho Leung Ho Lee ** was founded in 1994 by Hong Kong patriotic financiers Ho Shanheng, Leung Kau Ju, Ho Tim and Lee Kwok Wei, aiming to reward China's outstanding scientists and serve the country's modernization. Over the past 29 years, a total of 1,582 outstanding scientific and technological workers have been selected and rewarded, which has become a successful example of China's social forces in creating science and technology awards, and has played an active role in stimulating the vitality of China's scientific and technological development and cultivating independent innovation talents. (ENDS).