Young innovators welcome NPC leader to Hong Kong

Hong Kong's young entrepreneurs welcomed the nation's top legislator, Zhang Dejiang, on the second day of a three-day inspection tour, showcasing their inventions at Hong Kong Science Park.

Zhang, the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, made a high-profile appearance at the park, where more than 600 startups, 182 of them from overseas, are located.

Accompanied by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, Zhang heard reports about Hong Kong's innovation and technology and met heads of local universities. After that, the founders of five HK innovation and technology startups that have excelled in different technology areas demonstrated their products, including face recognition and medical technologies.