Dong Sun

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Prof The Honourable Dong Sun
孙东
Sun in 2024
Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry
Assuming office 1 July 2022
Succeeding	Alfred Sit (Secretary for Innovation and Technology Bureau)
Member of the Legislative Council
In office 1 January 2022 – 18 June 2022
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Shang Hailong
Constituency	Election Committee
Personal details
Born	1967 (age 56–57) Beijing, China
Citizenship	China (HK)
Alma mater	Tsinghua University Chinese University of Hong Kong

Dong Sun (simplified Chinese: 孙东; traditional Chinese: 孫東; born 1967) is a Chinese scientist who is currently the Chair Professor and Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Centre for Robotics and Automation at the City University of Hong Kong. He is also the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government. Sun is a pioneer in microrobotics and biomedical engineering, making numerous breakthroughs in robotic manipulation of cells for precision medicine.

Sun was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2015^[1] for contributions to robot-aided manipulation of biological cells. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Sun founded a high-tech company at the Hong Kong Science Park, involved in technology transfers and conducting extensive applied researches in advanced robotics and motion controls with impactful contributions to industry and society. Sun and his company were recipients of Hong Kong Awards for Industry in 2004 and 2012.