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The Major Sports Events Committee today announced it has awarded “M” Mark status to two international competitions scheduled for April 17 to 19: the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2026 and the 2026 UCI Track World Cup, Hong Kong, China.

“The world’s top rugby teams will gather at Kai Tak Stadium for three days of thrilling competitions at the Hong Kong Sevens,” said Committee Chairman Wilfred Ng.

“At the same time, the Hong Kong Velodrome will transform into a stage of speed where elite cyclists from around the globe compete, showcasing the pinnacle of velocity and skills at the UCI Track World Cup,” Mr Ng added.

He noted that these events will foster local sports development and generate economic benefits, further enhancing Hong Kong’s image as a hub for major international sporting events.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

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     Following is the speech by the Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, at the World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit today (April 13):
 
Honourable Minister Zhuang Rongwen of the Ministry of the Cyberspace Administration of PRC, Honourable Director Zhou Ji of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Honourable Secretary General Ren Xianliang of the World Internet Conference, honourable ministers and officials from around the world, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, 
 
     Good morning. I am delighted to welcome you to the 2026 World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit. 
 
     It is an honour for Hong Kong to be hosting this prestigious event – and for the second consecutive year.
 
     This year’s Summit gathers more than 1 000 high-profile participants from some 50 countries and regions. You’re here to seek collaboration opportunities, to network with a world of like-minded professionals, and to come together on a cohesive digital strategy, given today’s fast-evolving global digital landscape.
 
     The theme of this year’s Summit, “Digital and Intelligent Empowerment for Innovative Development – Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace”, underlines the essential value of digital collaboration on a global scale.
 
     The impressive turnout for this Summit is a testament to Hong Kong’s unparalleled role under the unique “one country, two systems” framework.
 
     A premier international financial, shipping and trade centre, Hong Kong thrives thanks to our robust common law system, free flow of information, capital, goods and talent, and peerless connectivity both to the vast Mainland market and the wide world beyond. All under the auspices of “one country, two systems”.
 
     Hosting this international Summit also underscores Hong Kong’s growing prominence as an international innovation and technology hub. No less important, it reinforces our deep integration into national development strategies. The country’s National 15th Five-Year Plan, approved last month, continues to champion Hong Kong’s development as an international I&T hub, let me add. 
 
     That includes supporting the development of I&T in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The Greater Bay Area is a cluster city development that brings together Hong Kong and Macao with nine southern cities, and brings together a population of over 87 million.
 
     A prime example of that is the Hong Kong Park of the Hetao Shenzhen‑Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone, which officially opened in December. Straddling Hong Kong’s boundary with the Mainland’s technology hub of Shenzhen, the Co-operation Zone provides more than the much-needed land resources for I&T development. It presents vast opportunities for innovative synergy between the two places, and great potential for co-operation that radiates beyond boundaries.
 
     The Hong Kong Park of the Zone has already attracted more than 70 tenants from key technology sectors, including artificial intelligence and data science, life and health technology, and new energy. 
 
     We are also working with Mainland authorities on implementing facilitating policies at the Co-operation Zone. They include enabling the cross-boundary flow of bio-samples and other innovation elements. 
 
     Not surprisingly, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou innovation cluster topped the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Global Innovation Index last year to become No.1 in the world. That’s up one place from the year before.
 
     Complementing Hong Kong Park’s development, we published a conceptual outline of our development plan for I&T in the San Tin Technopole last November.
 
     The Technopole and adjacent Hong Kong Park, both in our burgeoning Northern Metropolis, can provide land on a larger scale, to support the growth of strategic I&T industries. Together, San Tin Technopole and Hong Kong Park will form a crucial node for integrated development across upstream, midstream and downstream industries, offering full-chain support – from offices and prototyping to testing, pilot production and manufacturing – and working with the Greater Bay Area’s industry supply chains.
 
     AI is central to the HKSAR Government’s accelerating I&T development. Over the past few years, it has earned Hong Kong international recognition. 
 
     Hong Kong ranks among the world’s leading economies in AI preparedness. That’s according to last year’s Technology and Innovation Report on Inclusive AI for Development, published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Meanwhile, Hong Kong came third in the Global AI Competitiveness Index, after only New York and London.
 
     And we are putting together a comprehensive strategy combining world-class infrastructure, cutting-edge research and development and a culture of responsible innovation. Boosting our computing power, a key driver of AI development, is a priority.
 
     Hong Kong’s overall computing power rose to 5 000 petaFLOPS, following the launch of Cyberport’s AI Supercomputing Centre in December 2024, which laid a vital foundation for pioneering AI research and applications. 
 
     And the upcoming data facility cluster at Sandy Ridge, also in the Northern Metropolis, will further expand Hong Kong’s overall computing power. By 2032, this cluster alone will provide 180 000 petaFLOPS. That’s 36 times Hong Kong’s current computing power.
 
     As for R&D, our InnoHK Research Cluster focused on AI and robotics is funding 16 laboratories, together with over a thousand local and international researchers.
 
     There’s more. The Hong Kong AI Research and Development Institute’s opening, later this year, will help drive breakthroughs from upstream AI R&D. It will also transform midstream and downstream R&D outcomes and expand use cases.
 
     We are no less committed to making AI accessible to all. Under the “AI+” and “AI for all” campaigns, all segments of society – companies, employees, the civil service, students and even our older population – will have better access to AI literacy programmes.
 
     Above all, Hong Kong recognises that the power of AI must be balanced by its responsible, and inclusive use. After all, technology is a tool to help us enable innovative new approaches to connectivity, trust and shared prosperity. A tool that could function well only with a spirit of co-operation and creativity.
 
     Hong Kong looks forward to working with partners around the region, and across the world, to help shape a digital future built on openness, innovation and inclusivity.
 
     My thanks to the World Internet Conference for hosting this year’s Asia-Pacific Summit, and for your staunch support and trust in Hong Kong to put it together for the global internet community. 
 
     I wish everyone a productive and rewarding Summit, and an enjoyable stay in Hong Kong, Asia’s world city. And the region’s fast-rising innovation city. 
 
     Thank you.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

Following is the speech by the Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, at the Opening Ceremony of the 3rd Hong Kong World Youth Science Conference and Xiangjiang Nobel Forum 2026 today (April 12):

Deputy Director Zhang Yong of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Deputy Commissioner Li Yongsheng of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the HKSAR, Director Chen Wei of Bureau IV of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Ms Li Ran, President of the Hong Kong Alumni Association of Beijing Universities, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,

​Good morning. It is a great pleasure to join you, today, at the opening of the 3rd Hong Kong World Youth Science Conference and Xiangjiang Nobel Forum.

There are more than 1 000 innovation-inspired individuals – from over 30 countries and regions – here for the Science Conference, the Nobel Forum and the relevant events, taking place from today to this Thursday. 

This week is therefore a week of gathering for extraordinarily talented people. Today is a gathering of winners of the Nobel Prize and Turing Award, and more than 100 academics from China and overseas, as well as representatives from over 20 international institutions and organisations. And that’s not the half of it. More than 300 outstanding innovation and technology (I&T) enterprises from the Mainland and Macao are here, together with leading entrepreneurs and representatives from tech innovation companies and students from all over the world.

This series of events are held under the overarching theme of “Innovating the Future Globally”. Beyond today’s Science Conference and Nobel Forum, you’re taking in forums ranging from quantum information technology, biomedicine and artificial intelligence, to an innovation achievement exhibition, visits to institutes and more.

And what better place to come together, to help shape an innovative and inclusive future for us all, than Hong Kong. Thanks to the “one country, two systems” principle, Hong Kong has long served as the world’s “super connector” and “super value-adder”. We are the only city in the world that counts as many as five universities in the global top 100. Our business environment is open and transparent. We enjoy a long tradition of the rule of law, and our common law legal system is similar to most global financial hubs. We make it easy for companies and investors from China, our country, and from around the world, to do business together here.

Fundamental to Hong Kong’s thriving development is that we enjoy the unwavering support of our motherland, China. Last month, China launched its 15th Five-Year Plan, which continues to champion Hong Kong’s development as an international innovation and technology centre. 

InnoHK, our flagship R&D (research and development) initiative, is a good example to showcase how our city is rapidly rising as a hub for global research collaboration. 

Our two existing InnoHK research clusters focus on healthcare technology, and on AI and robotics. They’re built on collaboration with more than 30 world-renowned universities and research institutes from 12 economies, bridging together some 3 000 researchers, locally and globally, to conduct ground-breaking research. 

A third InnoHK research cluster, focusing on sustainable development, energy and advanced manufacturing and materials, is in the works. I’m pleased to inform you that, like the original two, it will serve as a centre for international research collaboration, linking local research institutions with prominent universities and research institutes around the world. 

Eight proposals have already been approved, and the R&D centres under this cluster will be set up, in phases, beginning in the coming couple of months.  

InnoHK is just one of many tangible illustrations of Hong Kong’s commitment to I&T, and collaboration, on a global scale. We welcome strategic technology companies, professionals and talented graduates to come to Hong Kong for their innovative future. In short, we welcome you.

The Hong Kong World Youth Science Conference, the Xiangjiang Nobel Forum and the related events are all part of this year’s Business of Innovation and Technology Week. 

Running until April 16, the Business of Innovation and Technology Week includes InnoEx, showcasing technology in five key areas: AI+, the low-altitude economy, property technology, retail technology and robotics.

Our very own Digital Policy Office has set up a Smart Hong Kong Pavilion at InnoEx, which will open its doors tomorrow. Themed “AI+ Hong Kong”, the pavilion will showcase over 100 I&T solutions, including those developed by the HKSAR Government, as well as award-winning I&T projects by businesses and students. You’re all invited to take part in the interactive experiences and innovative demonstrations there, and see for yourselves Hong Kong’s achievements in I&T and developing into a smart city. 

My thanks to the Hong Kong Alumni Association of Beijing Universities for its organisation of this year’s Conference and associated forums. 

I wish you all a rewarding week, and a most enjoyable stay in Hong Kong, the world’s fast-rising East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange. 

That includes the famous Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, this year celebrating its 50th anniversary in unforgettable style at world-class Kai Tak Stadium. It all kicks off on Friday. 

Enjoy all that Hong Kong has to offer! Thank you. 

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

     The Working Group on Shanghai and Hong Kong Digital Co-operation, which is responsible for promoting the relevant work under the Memorandum of Understanding between Shanghai and Hong Kong on Digital Economy Co-operation (the MOU), held its first annual meeting in Hong Kong today (April 12), to continue deepening co-operation between Hong Kong and Shanghai in digital government, data elements, enterprise services, and collaboration between research, academic and industry sectors.
 
     The meeting was cochaired by the Acting Commissioner for Digital Policy, Mr Daniel Cheung, and the Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Data, Mr Qian Xiao. The Working Group discussed the latest co-operation updates between Hong Kong and Shanghai regarding innovation and technology (I&T) developments as well as the digital economy, and reviewed the progress and achievements over the past year. Both sides also discussed and exchanged views on the work plan for the coming year. The following six areas of work were reviewed during the meeting, namely:
 
1. jointly promoting the synergistic development of the digital economy between Hong Kong and Shanghai;
2. jointly promoting digital identity authentication between Hong Kong and Shanghai;
3. jointly promoting Cross-boundary Public Services to benefit the public and enterprises;
4. jointly promoting exchanges and co-operation in digital infrastructure;
5. deepening exchanges and talent cultivation in I&T between Hong Kong and Shanghai; and
6. jointly promoting collaboration in industry spaces and communication platforms.
 
     At the meeting, Mr Cheung stated that since the signing of the MOU in Hong Kong last April, members of the Working Group had dedicated themselves to advancing the related work items, namely the successful connection between the “iAM Smart” and the Government Online-Offline Shanghai website as well as the “Suishenban” app; the completion of the preparatory work for the Hong Kong/Shanghai Co-operation Open Data Challenge 2026; the Shanghai Electronic Certificate Authority’s participation in the Digital Corporate Identity Sandbox Programme as well as its study on the mutual recognition arrangements for digital corporate identities between Hong Kong and Shanghai; the setting-up of businesses in Hong Kong by five enterprises under the arrangement of the Service Station for Outbound Data Ecology (Hong Kong) and the Shanghai-Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence Industry Acceleration Alliance’s assistance to enterprise members in exploring the Mainland and overseas markets, thus contributing to notable results in the synergistic development of the digital economy between Hong Kong and Shanghai. Mr Cheung said he hoped that Hong Kong and Shanghai could further deepen co-operation in Cross-boundary Public Services, AI+ Civil Services and the cross-boundary flow of personal information. Finally, he expressed his gratitude for the efforts of the members of the Working Group and encouraged them to make greater contributions for yielding more fruitful results in digital co-operation between Hong Kong and Shanghai.
 
     Mainland representatives who attended the meeting included officials from the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Data, industry representatives from Hong Kong and Shanghai, including the Hong Kong and Shanghai Data Society, Shanghai Data Group, the Shanghai Lingang Economic Development Group Company Limited, the Shanghai Information Investment Company Limited, the Shanghai New Electric Vehicle Public Data Collecting Monitoring and Research Center, the Shanghai Shibei Hi-Tech Group, the Shanghai Digital Globalization Association, and the Shanghai Data Service Provider Association.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

     The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, met with the Director of the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), Mr Zhuang Rongwen, in Hong Kong today (April 12), to exchange views on deepening innovation and technology (I&T) collaboration and jointly witness the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Co-operation in Innovation and Technology Development (MOU) between the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau and the CAC, joining hands to promote the high-quality development of the digital economy through technological innovation.

     The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, and the Deputy Director of the CAC, Mr Wang Jingtao, singed the MOU. Covering key areas including promotion of AI, cross-boundary data flow and blockchain, the MOU aims to deepen the implementation of the National 15th Five-Year Plan, supporting Hong Kong’s development into an international I&T centre, promoting a new real economy driven by technological innovation, and driving Hong Kong’s deeper integration into and contribution to the overall national development. The two places will further strengthen co-operation and jointly propel new quality productive forces development, deepen co-operation in cybersecurity, and strengthen international exchanges and promotion.

     Mr Lee expressed his gratitude for the CAC’s support for Hong Kong’s I&T development. He said, “The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government will actively align with the National 15th Five-Year Plan, formulate Hong Kong’s first five-year plan, striving to develop Hong Kong into an international I&T centre and a hub for high-end international talent, and achieving high-quality development. The MOU signed today marks a new milestone in the co-operation between the HKSAR Government and the CAC in the development of the digital economy, and fully demonstrates the country’s high commitment and support to Hong Kong’s I&T development. Hong Kong will continue to capitalise on our distinctive advantages of having strong support from the motherland and close connection with the world under the “one country, two systems” principle, deepen collaboration with the CAC to further promote cross-boundary data flow in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and jointly contribute to building a technologically advanced nation.”

     Mr Lee said that Hong Kong was designated again to stage the World Internet Conference Asia-Pacific Summit this year on April 13 and 14. Hong Kong will proactively demonstrate its strengths in the digital economy and innovation capabilities, and leverage the pivotal role as a bridge for “going global and attracting foreign investment”, so as to further deepen international exchanges and co-operation, and to expand broader and more diversified opportunities for I&T collaboration.

     Professor Sun Dong said, “The National 15th Five-Year Plan explicitly supports Hong Kong’s development into an international I&T centre. At the beginning of the 15th Five-Year Plan and with the robust support from the country, the HKSAR Government will accelerate the promotion of I&T development to build Hong Kong into a source of innovation for the country and the world, taking a new leap forward in Hong Kong’s I&T development while serving the country’s needs.”

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

To support the 11th National Security Education Day on April 15 this year, the Correctional Services Department (CSD) held an open day at the Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum and the Community Education Experience Centre today (April 11) to raise public awareness of national security and allow the public to understand the CSD’s initiatives and accomplishments in safeguarding national security.
 
The theme of this year’s National Security Education Day is “Proactively Align with the 15th Five-Year Plan Follow a Holistic Approach to Development and Security”. The open day featured game booths centred on the 15th Five-Year Plan and national security, aimed at deepening the public’s understanding of the Plan and national security, as well as strengthening their sense of national identity. In response to the publication of the white paper on “Hong Kong: Safeguarding China’s National Security Under the Framework of One Country, Two Systems” by the State Council Information Office earlier, the event also included a related game booth to enhance the public’s understanding of the white paper in an interesting and interactive way.
 
The CSD Sports Association’s online charity gift sales platform, Made in Prison, also set up a sales counter at the open day, selling a number of National Security Education Day limited-edition products. While promoting national security, it also encouraged the public to support rehabilitation of persons in custody.
 
Moreover, the Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum and the Community Education Experience Centre were open to the public. A gallery themed “Correctional Services and National Security” has been set up in the Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum to deepen the public’s understanding of the importance and significance of safeguarding national security. The Community Education Experience Centre, themed “Home, Country and Corrections”, features a number of interactive games and multimedia items to promote national security and the messages of safeguarding the country and home, leading a law-abiding and drug-free life, as well as supporting offender rehabilitation.
 
The Deputy Secretary for Justice, Dr Cheung Kwok-kwan, accompanied by the Commissioner of Correctional Services, Mr Wong Kwok-hing, also attended the event to visit exhibitions and game booths.
 
In addition, the CSD today launched the “National Security Education Special Edition of Rehabilitation Express” promotion vehicle to disseminate national security messages to young people in the community. The vehicle will visit primary and secondary schools across Hong Kong, featuring four interactive games on the theme of national security, including scenario simulation and motion-sensing games, with the aim of embedding national security awareness in the community and schools, and cultivating young people’s self-awareness in safeguarding national security.
 
To further enhance national security awareness among persons in custody, the CSD will also convert some content in the promotion vehicle into virtual-reality games, allowing persons in custody to learn accurate national security knowledge through immersive three-dimensional virtual scenarios within correctional institutions, thereby building their sense of nationhood and strengthening national identity.
 
The CSD, as the last element in the criminal justice system, will continue to ensure prison stability, safeguard national security and promote national security education through organising different rehabilitation and community education activities.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

     The Transport Department today (April 13) said that it has been pooling the efforts of government, industry, academic and research sectors through the Smart Traffic Fund (STF) to promote the long-term development of smart mobility in Hong Kong.

     The Commissioner for Transport, Miss Winnie Tse, visited the InnoEX 2026 to learn more about the STF projects showcased at the Smart Hong Kong Pavilion, and experience how digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI) have been integrated into traffic and transport solutions:

(1) Enhancing vehicle and driving safety

• The requirement for vehicles with extendable aerial structures to be equipped with an over-height warning system has been implemented in phases since March 2025. The STF has funded a research centre in developing a monitoring system for crane height and position, preventing accidents caused by unretracted crane arms damaging bridges as well as safeguarding driving and road safety. This system is now commercially available, benefitting the trade;
• The STF subsidised a university in developing an intelligent driving training system for container trucks using extended reality technology and a dynamic motion platform. It provides truck drivers with highly realistic simulated scenarios for personalised training to improve driving skills; and
• The STF also funded a university to establish an alerting system for identifying risky driving behaviour or signs of distraction by monitoring and analysing neural transmission data, including physiological indicators and changes in psychological states. By shifting the safety line from “post-accident reaction” to “pre-accident warning”, the system effectively reduces the risk of traffic accidents.

(2) Enhancing public service efficiency

• The STF subsidised a university to adopt AI technology to analyse pedestrian motion (such as characteristics like slower walking speeds of the elderly or persons with mobility impairment) to support the dynamic optimisation of pedestrian traffic signal timings, thereby enhancing the experience of pedestrians at crossings;
• The STF funded a university in developing multi-tier concrete inspection methods to detect surface and subsurface structural defects in bridge decks. This improves inspection accuracy and facilitates preventive maintenance in an orderly manner, enhancing the efficiency of structural maintenance of bridges; and
• The STF also subsidised a university in developing a smart route planning platform for transporting modular integrated construction modules. By enabling precise monitoring of street conditions along logistics routes, it ensures the safe delivery of large-scale prefabricated components to construction sites, enhancing transport safety and efficiency, thereby accelerating construction progress.

(3) Commuting convenience for persons with visual impairment

• The STF subsidised a private company in developing smart glasses, which apply AI computer vision technology to assist persons with visual impairment in identifying obstacles, bus stops, carriageways and pavements. The glasses also provide navigation functions to enhance the travel convenience and safety of visually impaired persons.

(4) Improving public transport safety and scheduling efficiency

• The STF funded a start-up in developing systems to monitor the dynamic speed limit of public light buses (PLBs) in real-time according to their specific road sections, deploy the fleet based on passenger data, and display arrival information of routes at minibus stops using solar power. They enhance minibus driving safety, assist passengers in planning their journeys, and support fleet deployment and operational management; and
• The STF also subsidised a research centre in developing door-mounted monitoring devices for PLBs. These sensors ensure passenger safety during boarding and alighting, preventing accidents at the source and enhancing the overall operational safety of the minibus.

     Miss Tse said, “The STF has been funding enterprises as well as technology and research institutes to develop projects that have effectively assisted the transport trades, passengers, persons in need and government departments in addressing different scenarios in traffic, transport and logistics. They have played a crucial role in facilitating commuting convenience, enhancing efficiency of the road network or road space, and enhancing driving safety. We encourage more eligible organisations to apply for funding to jointly advance smart transport and traffic so that technology empowers, transport serves and people benefit.”

     The Government set up the $1 billion STF at end-March 2021 to support enterprises or organisations in conducting research and applications of innovative vehicle-related technologies. As of end-March 2026, the STF had approved a total of 89 projects over the past five years, with funding of about $619 million.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region