InvestHK Promotes Hong Kong's Business Advantages in the Innovation and Technology Industry

Strategic Insights -

Hong Kong's Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion, Ms Loretta Lee, showcased the city's business advantages and opportunities in the innovation and technology (I&T) industry at the 2025 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area-Yangtze River Delta Economic and Trade Cooperation Exchange Conference in Shanghai. Ms Lee encouraged AI and robotics enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta to leverage Hong Kong's strengths as a "super connector" to complement the region's strengths. Hong Kong offers world-class research and development infrastructure, top-notch academic research, a diverse talent pool, strong government policies and funding programs, and a vibrant local start-up ecosystem for the development of I&T.

Key Takeaways:

  • Ms Loretta Lee, Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at InvestHK, promoted Hong Kong's business advantages and opportunities in the innovation and technology (I&T) industry to AI and robotics enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta.
  • Ms Lee encouraged these enterprises to leverage Hong Kong's strengths as a "super connector" to complement the region's strengths.
  • Hong Kong offers world-class research and development (R&D) infrastructure, top-notch academic research, a diverse talent pool, strong government policies and funding programs, and a vibrant local start-up ecosystem for the development of I&T.
  • The conference was co-organised by the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, InvestHK, and the Macao Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute, attracting more than 200 representatives from industry enterprises, investment institutions, R&D institutions and business associations.
  • Ms Lee introduced various aspects of Hong Kong's I&T development, including the AI Supercomputing Centre, the InnoHK research clusters, and the city's 15 research centres focusing on AI and robotics.
  • The HKSAR Government has implemented various funding policies for innovative technology companies and policies for attracting I&T related talent.
  • Mr Huang Xin, Mr Larry Leong, and Assistant Commissioner for the Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Ms Cathy Li also presented business opportunities in their respective regions at the conference.

Statistics:

  • More than 200 representatives from industry enterprises, investment institutions, R&D institutions and business associations attended the conference.
  • Hong Kong possesses the ideal conditions to attract investment and top talent from around the world, making it the best springboard for technology firms expanding overseas.
  • The Hong Kong Generative AI Research and Development Center aims to establish open-source and self-training AI foundational models.
  • The HKSAR Government has implemented various funding policies for innovative technology companies.
  • There are 15 research centres in Hong Kong focusing on AI and robotics.

Sources:

  • Hong Kong SAR Government
  • www.flickr.com/photos/investhk/albums/72177720328276040 (for event photos)