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Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau

Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau
The latest news and top stories on the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau. A prominent Hong Kong-based governmental body, the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau is dedicated to formulating holistic policies and expediting the development of innovation, technology and related industries. Its main areas of focus include promoting "new industrialisation", fostering a vibrant innovation and technology ecosystem and developing Hong Kong as an international innovation and technology centre. Established in 2015, the Bureau oversees key initiatives like the Innovation and Technology Fund and the Hong Kong I&T Development Blueprint, significantly contributing to economic diversification and competitiveness.
Sunny Chai has been appointed as chairman of a government-owned company tasked with developing Hong Kong’s San Tin Technopole. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong economy

Top industrialist Sunny Chai picked to head firm developing San Tin Technopole

Chai to step down as science park chairman next month before taking on role at new company steering development of innovation and technology hub.

Hong Kong science and tech

Hong Kong’s CUHK aims to bring AI to life with humanoid-focused robotics lab

Hong Kong science and tech

Top Swedish universities eager to forge ties with city, Hong Kong minister says

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong eyes HK$220 million private investment for national innovation centre

Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau sets ‘ambitious’ goal for centre to be profitable by fifth year of operation.

Yuen Long InnoPark by Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation. Photo: Eugene Lee
Science

Can Hong Kong, target of the most US sanctions, become China’s quantum gateway?

Washington backlash ‘will not deter’ march towards becoming an international hub for the technology through new tech park.

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Hong Kong budget 2026-27

Which Hong Kong government departments get budget boosts while others face cuts?

New funding channelled into innovation, AI and intellectual property despite overall spending cuts and a drive to trim the civil service.

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Hong Kong society

Exclusive | Epstein funded AI pioneer, helped get him Hong Kong government grants

US government documents show financier’s funding support for Ben Goertzel, who once led AI and robotics projects in city.

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Email exchanges in the Epstein files show that the financier provided at least US$113,000 to the academic’s open-source AI framework for at least five years. Photo: AP
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to face hurdles in enforcing rules on AI-generated content: experts

Hong Kong’s market too small to adopt independent set of laws on generative AI despite growing urgency for regulation, experts say.

Science

How China streamlines national labs into tech war machines: the Hong Kong case

China overhauls Hong Kong’s sprawling network of state-backed research laboratories, turning them into sleek tech hubs.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Firms with designs on proposed Hong Kong tech hub will have to follow guidelines

But unclear operating model for San Tin Technopole will bring challenges, Town Planning Board meeting hears.

The proposed tech hub in San Tin is a flagship project under the Northern Metropolis scheme. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong science and tech

Hong Kong urged to ramp up research and innovation to boost tech hub goals

Liaison office chief Zhou Ji calls on city to use international ties to align with national development and bolster China’s power on global stage.

Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun (front, fourth from left), Chief Executive John Lee (front, centre) and director of Beijing’s liaison office Zhou Ji (front, fourth from right) at the plaque presentation ceremony. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong society

Should Hong Kong plug legal gaps to stamp out AI-generated porn?

Tech sector warns of dangers of overregulation, as case involving deepfakes of HKU students reveals ‘complicated’ legal questions.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong student warned AI porn case is ‘not closed’ despite formal apology

University of Hong Kong pledges to ‘cooperate with law enforcement, further review the case and take action when appropriate’, amid backlash.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong minister calls for stronger moral education after AI porn case at HKU

Christine Choi hopes universities will seize opportunity to teach students how they can meet societal expectations and become future pillars of society.

The University of Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong should ban deepfake porn to protect victims: NGO and lawmakers

Law must be updated to tackle AI-generated pornographic content, advocates say, after university student accused of creating images of classmates.

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A student from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has been accused of generating pornographic images of dozens of classmates and other women using AI. Photo: Getty Images
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