MRDI Calls for Active Participation in Legislative Council General Election 2025
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HONG KONG, 12 NOVEMBER 2025 – The Hong Kong Microelectronics Research and Development Institute (MRDI) fully supports the upcoming Legislative Council General Election and calls on the Hong Kong community to actively fulfil their civic responsibilities. The voting day is scheduled for 7 December 2025.
MRDI encourages all eligible voters to cast their ballots, ensuring that capable, committed, and visionary individuals are elected to serve Hong Kong, driving the sustainable development of the city’s innovation and technology sector.
MRDI will actively facilitate election-related initiatives, including disseminating relevant information to encourage staff, industry partners and others to participate in voting. On polling day, MRDI shall provide arrangements for staff required to be on duty, ensuring they can cast their votes without difficulty.
For details on the 8th Legislative Council General Election and voting arrangements, please visit the Electoral Affairs Commission website at http://www.elections.gov.hk.
About Hong Kong Microelectronics Research and Development Institute (MRDI)
In the 2023 Policy Address, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced a series of measures to promote Hong Kong’s I&T development, including the establishment of MRDI within 2024 to lead and promote collaboration among universities, research centers and industry. On 17 May 2024, the Finance Committee of Legislative Council approved the creation of a new commitment of $2,838.4 million under the Innovation and Technology Fund for the establishment and operation of MRDI. Two pilot lines of the MRDI will be set up at the Microelectronics Centre in the Yuen Long InnoPark.
MRDI is dedicated to researching and developing core technologies of third-generation semiconductors, with a focus on taking concrete actions in unleashing potential of “1 to N” transformation of R&D outcomes and industry development, thereby contributing to the development of Hong Kong as an international I&T centre.
MRDI initially focuses on supporting third-generation semiconductors, including Silicon Carbide and Gallium Nitride, which are applicable to new energy vehicles, as well as other industrial and consumer electronic products and renewable energy. The market potential for these technologies is enormous. The establishment of MRDI marks a new chapter in the development of microelectronics in Hong Kong and envisions becoming one of the leading institutions supporting microelectronics development in the Asia-Pacific region.
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