Prof. Lin Hui, professor in the Department of Geography and Resource Management and director of the Institute of Space and Earth Information Science (ISEIS), was invited by the Ministry of Technology and Research of Sri Lanka to deliver the Sixth Annual Memorial Lecture to commemorate Sri Lankabhimanya Sir Arthur C. Clarke in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Professor Lin shared his insights in environmental monitoring with satellite remote sensing and virtual geographic environments.

Professor Lin elaborated on the progress of modern satellite remote sensing science and technology, in particular, the role and prospects of satellite remote sensing in monitoring the earth environment. Professor Lin also briefed the audience on the research programmes of satellite remote sensing and virtual geographic environments in ISEIS. Mr. Patali Champika Ranawaka, Hon. Minister of Technology and Research in Sri Lanka, as well as senior officers and scholars from Sri Lankan government units, military and research institutions had a very fruitful discussion with Professor Lin after the lecture. Minister Ranawaka was looking forward to launching an academic exchange partnership with CUHK.

Sri Lanka invites one remarkable scholar every year to host the lecture series to commemorate Sir Arthur C. Clarke, the late famous British writer and inventor. He was considered the father of the concept of extra terrestrial communication through geo-stationary satellites and was renowned for screenwriting the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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