To advance global collaboration in lunar science, the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at The University of Hong Kong and the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly hosted the International Lunar Sample Research Symposium 2025 from 21 to 24 November. The event attracted 230 participants from China, the USA, France, the UK, Japan, India, and other regions around the world. The symposium was co-chaired by Prof. Guochun ZHAO and Prof. Fuyuan WU. It was organized by a local committee led by Dr Yuqi QIAN and Prof. Wei YANG.

On Oct. 11, 2025, I delivered a public talk of “Touching Moonlight: Lunar Soil Secrets” at Hong Kong Space Museum (https://hk.space.museum/en/web/spm/home.html), during which I introduced the lunar sample studies at HKU and the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program.

International Lunar Sample Research Symposium 2025 (http://ilsrs.org) will happen during Nov. 21-24, 2025 at the main campus of HKU. We will have 9 keynote speakers, who are leading scientists in their respective fields globally about the Moon. All lunar sample scientists are welcome to join this international gathering to present their progress in lunar sample studies. Deadline for abstract submission is Oct. 25, 2025, for registration is Nov. 15, 2025.

Between May 18-23, a delegation from the University of Hong Kong, Northwest University, Peking University, and Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry (CAS) visited Xiuyan County, Liaoning Province for public outreach activities to local students. During which, I did two talks (Recovering Treasure from the Moon, China’s Lunar Sampling Missions 蟾宫探宝 中国月球采样) for junior high school (Xiuyan Manchu Middle School) and senior high school (Xiuyan 2nd High School) students, and visited Xiuyan Crater, the first discovered impact crater in China.
Link: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/N7qRxWsl3fKWIA3qH9FCjQ

Wen Wei Po and Ta Kung Pao reported my research of the Chang’e-6 landing site on the mission launch day (May 3, 2024).

I gave a public talk (Chang’e Lunar Exploration Program: From Lunar Surface to Earth Resources 嫦娥探月記：從月球表面到地球寶藏) at the Shanghai Alumni Primary School, HK on the National Security Education Day (April 15, 2024), together with other researchers from PolyU (Mars Explorations), CUHK (Earth Observations), and HKUST (Space Payloads).
http://www.hkcna.hk/docDetail.jsp?id=100649869&channel=4371

The University of Hong Kong and Northwest University established the NWU-HKU Joint Center for Earth and Planetary Sciences together on March 6, 2024, openning a new chapter of coorperation in earth and planetary sciences for the two leading univerties in geoscience.
https://www.scifac.hku.hk/news/hku-and-nwu-unveil-joint-center-for-earth-and-planetary-sciences

Undergraduate students from Hohai University visited the Department of Earth Sciences, HKU on Jan. 22, 2024. I’m delighted to share them the intriguing volcanism on the Moon and other planets.