1999年2月9日，国家机械工业局科学技术委员会成立大会在京召开。邵奇惠局长、姚明伟副局长及贾成炳、李守仁等出席了会议。京外8位特邀委员和在京45名委员到会。会议由科技委常务副主任宋天虎主持，姚明伟副局长宣布科技委成立并宣读组织机构名单和委员聘任名单；蔡惟慈主任作 February 9, 1999, the State Administration of Machinery Industry Science and Technology Commission set up the meeting held in Beijing. Secretary Shao Qihui, Deputy Director Yao Mingwei and Jia Chengbing and Li Shouren attended the meeting. Eight specially invited members outside Beijing and 45 members from Beijing attended the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Song Tianhu, executive vice director of the CST. Yao Mingwei, deputy director of the CST, announced the establishment of the CST and read out the list of organizations and appointments of members.