The Innovation and Technology Commission organized the Reception for I&T Awards 2024 to recognize the outstanding research and development achievements of Hong Kong's talent in the field of innovation and technology on the Mainland and overseas in the past year.  As the first Chinese scholar to receive the prestigious Jiménez Díaz Lecture Award, Prof. Dennis Lo, our Scientific Director, was invited to attend the Reception to celebrate success of Hong Kong's I&T development with more than 300 academics and scientists from the industry, such as Prof. Anthony Chan, Prof. Liao Wei-hsin, Prof. Yu Jun, and Prof. Francis Chan from CUHK.  The Jiménez Díaz Lecture Award acknowledges Prof. Lo's discovery of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood and its use as a biomarker for non-invasive testing of cancer and other diseases.  During the Reception, the Chief Executive, Mr. John Lee, congratulated the award winners on their remarkable achievements, which have laid a solid foundation for developing the city as an international I&T centre.