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Hong Kong innovators

Hong Kong innovators
The entrepreneurs and companies working to change the Hong Kong technology and business environment with innovative products and strategies.
The Science Park brought five of its start-ups to Silicon Valley in June last year for a six-month tour. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong tech start-ups eyeing US should ‘talk less’ about AI: Science Park CEO

Albert Wong urges start-ups to focus on pitching practical applications of products, amid Sino-US tensions and rivalry over AI.

Hong Kong

She tried several careers but found her niche in genetic sequencing

Hong Kong economy

‘I can grant you a piece of land’: Hong Kong’s Paul Chan eyes AI, tech firms

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Hong Kong science and tech

Round table: what can women in STEM do to lead change?

PostMag hosted a discussion between 5 Hong Kong-based innovators blazing a trail: Florence Chan, Angela Wu, Wendy Lam, Gina Jiang and Megan Lam.

Women innovators in science and tech (from left) Megan Lam, Wendy Lam, Angela Wu, Florence Chan and Gina Jiang. Photo: TMT
Hong Kong

Engineer by training, brewer by profession – and she’s breaking barriers

Anushka Purohit founded food upcycling craft beer brand Breer at just 18 – it’s been a long road of breaking ageist and sexist stereotypes.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must avoid jumping on AI bandwagon and focus on what it does best

Amid budget constraints, the city should gear research and innovation towards sectors where it has an advantage rather than follow trends.

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This week in PostMag: 5 women leaders in STEM and a trip to Luang Prabang

We celebrate International Women’s Day this week with brilliant women innovating in science, an artist who uses AI in her work, and a beer brewer who started her own company at age 18.

Megan Lam, Wendy Lam, Florence Chan, Gina Jiang and Angela Wu are five women at the top of their game in the field of STEM. Photo: TMT
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Can Hong Kong emulate the success of Hangzhou’s tech titans?

Learning from Hangzhou’s support for tech start-ups can help Hong Kong become a hub for groundbreaking ideas and sustainable economic growth.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Appeals to business leaders’ patriotism aren’t what Hong Kong needs

If the Hong Kong government wants businesses to help with the city’s development, it must do more to create favourable conditions.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | 3 ways Hong Kong can boost economic growth and development

The city should take advantage of ‘one country, two systems’ to boost economic growth through internationalisation, integration and innovation.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Back Hong Kong’s tech hub bet with more funding and focus

Despite Hong Kong’s academic and research prowess, government support for innovation has historically been lower than in Singapore and Shenzhen.

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Hong Kong economy

The View | How Hong Kong can lead the way on sustainable textiles

While no longer a manufacturing base for textiles, Hong Kong’s edge in R&D can innovate eco-friendly solutions for the industry.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Despite setbacks, Hong Kong is still the best place to do business

The exit of foreign firms and falling property prices shouldn’t overshadow the city’s resilient growth, access to the rest of China, and support for innovation.

Climate change

Opinion | Hong Kong should be on the front lines of climate finance

Hong Kong’s strides in green finance can provide great momentum for eco-friendly transitions with partners of the Belt and Road Initiative.

A child flies a kite at the waterfront in West Kowloon Cultural District, across from the harbour from Hong Kong’s financial district, on February 15, 2023. Photo: Sam Tsang
Morning Studio

City I&T Grand Challenge drives groundbreaking solutions for nature and society

Champion of the second City I&T Grand Challenge wins with its innovative GrootX system, designed to improve the survival rate of saplings.

The second City I&T Grand Challenge Grand Pitch was held at Hong Kong Science Park on August 10, attracting more than 500 guests from across society.
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong can not only survive, but thrive in the US-China rivalry

As a research hub, buffer zone and link between mainland China and the world, Hong Kong’s strengths can help it avoid being “kicked around”.

Technology

Opinion | Hong Kong can’t afford to lose out on generative AI

As Google and OpenAI pull back from Hong Kong, the government should facilitate conversations to make their services accessible in the city.

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Hong Kong economy

Can Hong Kong try to copy Silicon Valley’s ways to create more technopreneurs?

Tech start-up veterans underline missing elements for Hong Kong off the back of finance chief Paul Chan’s visit to US.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Complacent no more, Hong Kong is on the right track with its tech moves

Forced now to diversify its economy, Hong Kong is moving forward on giving its industrial base the talent, land and funding that it needs.

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Start-ups

Exclusive | HKSTP start-ups go on a journey to the West to pitch, raise capital

The companies are involved in different types of technology, underscoring the broad spectrum of industries and technological verticals that the HKSTP is nurturing among the 1,700 start-ups at its sprawling park.

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Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong must boldly innovate faster to keep up with the times

It’s time for the city to discard a project development model plagued by costly delays and seize opportunities from nearby cities.

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On October 19, 2023, an employee works at the microbiology laboratory in a Lok Ma Chau hospital built for Covid-19 patients. Financial services remain a key pillar in Hong Kong, but diversification into new areas of growth and new channels of capital formation is necessary to sustain its growth. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
China economy

Opinion | The sceptics say Hong Kong is over. China’s trajectory says otherwise

Beijing’s plan to become a developed economy within the next decade bodes well for Hong Kong’s status as a global financial centre.

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A cyclists rides through West Kowloon overlooking Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong’s financial district on May 16. Photo: Sam Tsang
Greater Bay Area

Global start-up accelerators and incubators set up Hong Kong branches

China’s ATLATL Innovation Centre and California-headquartered Founder Institute plan to bring start-ups from around the world to the city and invest in local ventures.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong scientists worry Biden’s order to block US data will hurt research

US action targeting ‘countries of concern’ may leave city’s researchers without access to critical data.

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Hong Kong economy

900 technology companies drawn to Hong Kong amid city’s innovation drive

Government says 400 companies set up shop at Hong Kong Science Park over past 12 months, while 489 businesses chose hi-tech park Cyberport.

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Innovators answering Hong Kong’s call for tech talent are asking authorities to provide more targeted policies for their fields. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong start-up festival aims to draw 20,000 attendees in November

StartmeupHK, which will mark its first full return to physical events since the Covid-19 pandemic, is seen as a bellwether for sentiment in the Hong Kong tech industry.

The Hong Kong skyline. Photo: SCMP/Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong society

Teenage prodigy in Hong Kong teaches technology, fights for sustainable future

Amaanat Rekhi, 16, has become Spirit of Youth finalist in Spirit of Hong Kong Awards, which honours achievements of remarkable individuals.

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Science

China, Japan and South Korea occupy top spots in scientific activity index

Three Chinese tech clusters made the top five, behind Tokyo-Yokohama, in the pre-release of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s rankings.

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