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Visit of 廣州發改委 and the Civil Aviation Department (民航處) - 23 Jan, 2026

It was our distinguished honor to receive a delegation from the 廣州發改委 and the Civil Aviation Department (民航處) at our research center. Prof. Xin Zhang had the pleasure of presenting an overview of our key research initiatives and ongoing projects to the esteemed guests. The delegation comprised senior representatives from both organizations:

廣州發改委

吳  薩                廣州市發展和改革委員會主任

樂  茂                廣州市發展和改革委員會副主任

劉  建                廣州市發展和改革委員會低空經濟與航空航天發展處處長、市低空經濟與航空航天產業發展辦公室副主任

陳  韜                市低空經濟與航空航天產業發展辦公室設施場景組組長


Civil Aviation Department (民航處) 

Mr Dominic Chow, DDGCA(2) 周永恒先生 民航處副處長(2)

Ms Kimberly Yu, SEO(MR) 余建明女士 高級行政主任(管理檢討)

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Congratulations Lee Sze-wing on Making History with Three National Games Golds

Congratulations to Lee Sze-wing (Ceci) on her historic achievement of winning three gold medals at the 15th National Games, winning the Women’s Road Race, Women’s Madison Track Cycling, and Women’s Omnium Track Cycling.

In 2024, Ceci trained and underwent testing at our facility as part of her preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics. We are immensely proud to have supported her journey and look forward to continuing to contribute to her pursuit of excellence. We wish Ceci every success in the future.

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Workshop on Noise Impact and Control for Low-Altitude Aviation - 31 Oct 2025

The “Workshop on Noise Impact and Control for Low-Altitude Aviation”, jointly organized by Aerodynamics & Acoustics Facility of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Aerodynamics Research Institute of AVIC, was successfully held from October 31 to November 1, 2025. More than 50 representatives from academia and industry participated in technical discussions and exchanged opportunities for collaboration.

We were honoured to have eight world-leading experts share their profound insights in their respective fields:

· Dr. Michael BAUER (SME Munich Aeroacoustics, Germany)

· Prof. Damiano CASALINO (Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands)

· Dr. Bao CHEN (AVIC Aerodynamics Research Institute, China)

· Prof. Julio CORDIOLI (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil)

· Prof. Michael KINGAN (University of Auckland, New Zealand)

· Prof. Hao LIU (Chiba University, Japan)

· Dr. Gabriel REBOUL (OONERA The French Aerospace Lab, France)

· Prof. Corneliu STOICA (National Institute for Aerospace Research, Romania)

Thanks to all the speakers, attendees, sponsors, and the organizing team. It is through everyone’s joint effort that this event was a complete success!

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