The Hong Kong Society for the Blind’s Yuen Long Home was one of the first Government-subvented establishments to address the needs and strengthen the care for frail and visually-impaired elderly. The Home has recently been renovated with the support from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust to raise the living standard of the disadvantaged. On December 9, this new Hong Kong Society for the Blind Jockey Club Yan Hong Building was launched which the opening ceremony were officiated by Club Steward Dr Eric Li Ka Cheung; Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong SAR Government Carrie Lam; Chairman of The Hong Kong Society for the Blind Nancy Law and Chairman of The Hong Kong Society for the Blind Yuen Long Home Redevelopment Committee W P Lam. The LSCM R&D Centre’s RFID Blind Cane Navigation System is currently being used in the main lobby and the first floor which provides audible guidance to the visually impaired so that they will be led to the destinations via the shortest route. The Centre also developed an RFID-enabled information kiosk which is placed at the entrance of the patients’ room. The kiosk provides audible information to the visually impaired patients, such as location, weather information, daily activity schedule, etc.

On 23rd Nov , the LSCM R&D Centre received a delegation visit from Beijing Municipal Commission of Economy & Information Technologies and Chongqing Science & Technology Commission. The Mainland officials were updated with LSCM's recent R&D endeavors by our Business Development team, before being shown with project demonstrations in the showroom. 

Dutch delegation of innovative building material industry association SKG-IKOB visited the Centre on 28 October. The policy makers, directors of enterprises and board members of notified certification body in the Netherlands were introduced with the Centre's development and it's construction safety technologies.

On 14 Oct, the LSCM R&D Centre received a delegation visit from a group of overseas guests who joined The Elevator World Tour, organized by Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and Startupfest.   The event was held for the first time in Asia, with Hong Kong being the chosen destination. The Tour aims to take place in the world’s most impressive elevators in the most innovative start-up cities to give entrepreneurs the chance to garner investment and develop relationships with the most influential investors, advisors and accelerators around the globe. 

The Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang visited the Centre on 2 Sep to learn about the Centre’s latest progress.The visit started with a briefing by our CEO, Mr Simon Wong on the Centre’s major technology-focused areas, including infrastructure information technology systems, the Internet of Things and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, location-based service technology, logistics and supply chain analytics and applications, supply chain security, and financial services and e-commerce technology.The Centre also presented its smart navigation for the visually impaired; robotics for the logistics industry, warehousing and construction; and elderly community information technology infrastructure.  

On 13 June, the LSCM R&D Centre received a delegation visit from Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. Our Business Development Manager, Mr Stephen Wai, presented the Centre’s latest technologies and projects. Among all, the delegates were most interested in LBS technology.