On November 3, the 2020 Awarding Ceremony of Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation was held in Beijing and the winners were announced. Director of the National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, founder of the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Academician Zhong Nanshan, won the Science and Technology Achievement Award together with researcher Fan Jinshi, honorary dean of the Dunhuang Academy.

At the awarding ceremony, academician Zhong Nanshan said in his acceptance speech that the Science and Technology Achievement Award represents the affirmation and encouragement of all scientists who are devoting themselves to the innovative research in the field of Chinese medicine. The innovation team in the field of biomedicine and information science in China attaches great importance to clinical diagnosis, treatment practices and the summary of scientific research.