According to CCTV news, on May 26th, Beijing time, He Hongshen, a well-known patriotic entrepreneur from Hong Kong and Macau and a member of the Standing Committee of the 9th to 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, died at the Hong Kong Yanghe Hospital at the age of 98.

He Hongshen was born in Hong Kong on November 25, 1921, and his ancestral home is Guangdong. He is the nephew of Hong Kong businessman Sir He Dong. His major companies include: Macau Gaming Holdings Limited, Hong Kong Melco International Group, Hong Kong Sind Group Co., Ltd., Macau International Airport Franchise Company, Macau Chengxing Bank, etc.

He Hongshen has a deep space complex. The foundation named after him has supported China’s aerospace industry for 30 years. A large number of outstanding aerospace talents have participated in major aerospace projects, including manned aerospace projects.


In 2009, He Hongshen and his wife Liang Anqi, who were then members of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People ’s Political Consultative Conference, visited the fifth academy of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group and took photos with the Shenzhou spacecraft return cabin. = “contheight”>

China Aerospace News published on October 18, 1990

The space foundation founded by Mr. He Hongshen is called” He Hongshen Space Science and Technology Talent Training Foundation “. It originated in April 1990 after China successfully launched the satellite” Yaxing-1 ” China’s China Aerospace Achievement Exhibition.

In April 1990, at the invitation of the former Ministry of Aeronautics and Astronautics and China International Friendship Association, Dr. Hongshen He, Executive Chairman of Hong Kong Sind Enterprise Group and General Manager of Macau Entertainment Co., Ltd. WaitA group of 10 people visited Beijing. During the visits and exchanges by aerospace units, He Hongshen spoke highly of the development level of the motherland ’s aerospace technology and expressed his willingness to actively support the development of the motherland ’s aerospace industry. .

With the enthusiastic care and support of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, the Foreign Affairs Office, Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong Branch and all relevant parties, after more than 5 months of coordination and preparation It was formally established in Hong Kong on October 17, 1990.


The foundation sets its purpose as: accepting and using donations from people and groups at home and abroad, dedicated to the training of Chinese aerospace technology and management personnel, and improving the Level. Its purpose is to cultivate Chinese aerospace science and technology and management talents in various ways, promote scientific and technological exchanges between the Chinese aerospace science and technology community and other countries and regions, expand the international influence of Chinese aerospace science and technology, and promote the development of Chinese aerospace science and technology.

Since its establishment in 1990, the Foundation has actively promoted the training of aerospace science and technology talents. In 1993, Mr. He Hongshen invested 15 million Hong Kong dollars to build the He Hongshen training building, which promoted the construction of Langfang Space Talent Training Center; in 2008, he donated 3 million Hong Kong dollars to support the reconstruction and expansion project of Langfang Space Talent Training Center; by the end of 2010, the Foundation directly used More than 33 million Hong Kong dollars have been spent on aerospace talent training.

All kinds of aerospace talent training projects funded by the Foundation include: in-service personnel going abroad and going to Hong Kong for training projects, in-service personnel domestic training, inviting foreign experts and scholars to give lectures in China , Master’s degree and doctoral degree programs, Chinese and foreign Chinese aerospace science and technology seminars, aerospace science and technology knowledge popularization education project, etc.

The funded scholars have contributed to many major projects in China ’s aerospace industry. These people participated in the development and design of the “Shenzhou” manned spacecraft and the development of liquid rocket engines. Some of the young science and technology and management personnel who participated in the training have taken up leadership positions in the aerospace system, and some have entered technical positions in key projects.The responsibility of the exhibition.

Among them, the Youth Summer Camp supported by the Foundation has become a window for young people from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to understand Chinese aerospace. Since 1992, the Foundation has supported the annual “Dream Space, Love China” aerospace science and technology summer camp organized by the Chinese Academy of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

According to public reports, the latest summer camp was held in 2019 and the opening ceremony was held in Beijing. There were 82 young students and leading teachers from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan Participate in activities. Academician Long Lehao, a carrier rocket expert, gave a science lecture on aerospace science. All the camp members visited the China Aerospace Museum.


(Originally titled “He Hongshen goes all the way, thank you for supporting China Aerospace for 30 years”)