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People visit the research vessel Tan Kah Kee docked at the Tsim Sha Tsui Pier in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Aug. 18, 2024. (Photo: China News Network/Hou Yu)

With a total length of 77.7 meters and a displacement of 3,611 metric tons, Xiamen University's research vessel Tan Kah Kee was put into operation in April 2017 to commemorate Tan Kah Kee, founder of the university. It opened for visitors in Hong Kong from Aug. 17 to 19.

People visit the research vessel Tan Kah Kee docked at the Tsim Sha Tsui Pier in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Aug. 18, 2024. (Photo: China News Network/Hou Yu)

People visit the research vessel Tan Kah Kee docked at the Tsim Sha Tsui Pier in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Aug. 18, 2024. (Photo: China News Network/Hou Yu)

People visit the research vessel Tan Kah Kee docked at the Tsim Sha Tsui Pier in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Aug. 18, 2024. (Photo: China News Network/Hou Yu)

People visit the research vessel Tan Kah Kee docked at the Tsim Sha Tsui Pier in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Aug. 18, 2024. (Photo: China News Network/Hou Yu)

People visit the research vessel Tan Kah Kee docked at the Tsim Sha Tsui Pier in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Aug. 18, 2024. (Photo: China News Network/Hou Yu)

People visit the research vessel Tan Kah Kee docked at the Tsim Sha Tsui Pier in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Aug. 18, 2024. (Photo: China News Network/Hou Yu)

Xiamen University's research vessel Tan Kah Kee docks at the Tsim Sha Tsui Pier in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Aug. 18, 2024. (Photo: China News Network/Hou Yu)