On May 21, the opening ceremony and main forum of the 2023 Greater Bay Area Science Forum were held in Nansha, Guangzhou, attended by a number of dignitaries, top scientists from around the world, academicians at home and abroad, as well as representatives of international organizations, academic institutions and entrepreneurs. At the opening ceremony, the "He Xiangjian Science Fund" initiated by Mr. He Xiangjian, the founder of Midea Group, was officially released.

"The establishment of the Science Fund is to help more scientists settle down to engage in scientific research, and call on young people to strive to participate in the country's scientific and technological progress, reform and innovation," Mr. He Xiangjian expressed his expectations for the Science Fund through a video. He said that "a strong country and economic prosperity are inseparable from the development of science and technology", and the science fund was established by him with a personal contribution of 3 billion yuan, which is his "responsibility" and "duty", in addition to hoping to help scientific researchers, but also hope to influence the society through this move.

Fang Hongbo, Chairman of He Xiangjian Science Foundation, introduced in his speech that the He Xiangjian Science Foundation aims to be sustainable and independent, aiming to reward outstanding scientists who have made breakthrough contributions to basic research, and promote the transformation of original and cutting-edge basic research and related achievements, covering major disciplines such as information and artificial intelligence, medicine and health, energy and climate. At present, the Science Foundation has started to promote the Science Prize and the Science Funding Program, which is planned to be an annual award, and the Science Funding Program will be launched at the same time.

It is reported that over the past decades, thanks to the great strategy of the party and the government to strengthen the country with science and technology, and the great practice of reform and opening up, Mr. He Xiangjian has made good achievements on the road of entrepreneurship, and he has always been full of gratitude to the great country, the people and the times, so he has long been committed to charity and public welfare undertakings in many fields such as basic education, culture and art, rural revitalization, targeted poverty alleviation, pension and health, innovation and entrepreneurship, etc., funded more than 10 key projects, directly benefited more than 1 million people, and continued to give back to the country and society in a low-key and pragmatic manner. In recent years, Mr. He Xiangjian has deeply felt the importance of scientific development to the future of the country and mankind, so he decided to establish the Science Fund to continue to promote scientific progress, especially breakthroughs in basic research, and continue to contribute to the global scientific cause through the institutionalized and sustainable operation of the Fund.