Lunar soil on show in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Lunar soil added back through China's moon assignment became on show Saturday in Hong Kong.

The sample, presently exhibited in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, became picked up from the moon in December 2020 by way of the Chang'e-five lunar probe, the first lunar collection lower back to Earth in extra than forty years. The probe returned with 1,731 grams of lunar soil.

The exhibition, open to the public from June 27 to July nine, additionally features objects and articles of Chinese scientists during the last 100 years to reveal their inspiring testimonies.

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said it's miles the first time that lunar soil is displayed in Hong Kong at the inauguration ceremony of the exhibition, adding that Hong Kong can make new contributions to the reason of countrywide area era.

Officials and space scientists attended Saturday's event, including Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government inside the HKSAR Tan Tieniu, leader clothier for Shenzhou spaceships Qi Faren, leader dressmaker of Long March rockets Long Lehao, and chief dressmaker of the third level of the national lunar exploration program Hu Hao.