Hong Kong Promotes Tech and Industry Integration

People's Daily reported that Hong Kong is advancing the construction of three major innovation and technology parks and five research and development institutions to support technology innovation and industrial growth. According to official planning targets, the city intends to raise total spending on local innovation activities to 3% of local gross domestic product and lift the added value of manufacturing and new industrial sectors to 5.5% of local gross domestic product. Sunny Chai Ngai-chiu, chairman of the board of directors of San Tin Technopole Co., Ltd., stated that San Tin Technopole will complement platforms such as Hong Kong Science Park, the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, and Hung Shui Kiu industrial park. This coordinated network aims to connect scientific research, development, pilot testing, manufacturing, and logistics links while functioning as a unified team to lower disruptions during commercialization. Samson Tam Wai-ho, honorary president of the Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association, noted that Hong Kong has mature experience financing large enterprises and must strengthen support for promising innovation and technology companies. Tam noted that tech firms expanding overseas should go beyond exporting single products by coordinating technologies, industry chains, and standards in international markets. Projects from local universities are already testing technical solutions in real-world scenarios. A high-rise exterior wall work robot developed by a team from The Chinese University of Hong Kong has been deployed across settings including gas facilities, hospitals, and power companies, while a water quality monitoring robot created by a City University of Hong Kong team seeks earlier response times for red tide warnings.