Hong Kong Delegation is Ready for Hong Kong/Shanghai Co-operation Open Data Challenge 2026

DPO holds Hong Kong/Shanghai Co-operation Open Data Challenge 2026 Send-off Ceremony for Hong Kong delegation

The Digital Policy Office today (August 19) held the Hong Kong/Shanghai Co-operation Open Data Challenge 2026 Send-off Ceremony for the Hong Kong delegation. Addressing the event, the Acting Commissioner for Digital Policy, Mr Daniel Cheung, highlighted the vast prospects for collaboration between Hong Kong and Shanghai in digital economy and the application of data elements. He also extended his blessings to the Hong Kong teams to excel in the upcoming Final Judging in Shanghai and win honour for Hong Kong.

The competition has received an enthusiastic response this year, attracting over 70 individual and team entries, almost doubling that of the previous edition. Following the first judging, 12 teams from various enterprises and institutions in Hong Kong have advanced to the Final Judging. These finalists will depart for Shanghai on August 24 to compete alongside finalist teams from Shanghai, vying for a place among the top four finalists and the Grand Award of the competition. Selected entries may be nominated to compete at the Asia Pacific Information and Communications Technology Alliance Awards 2026.

The teams representing Hong Kong in the Final Judging are as follows:

Category

Team name

Solution

Smart Economy

Transcendence Company Limited

C-SMART All-in-one Smart Construction Management Platform

Smart Economy

Cobot AI

IntelliTouch

Smart Economy

KUBOT

Synergistic Multimodal AI Platform for Open-Data Intelligence

Smart Environment

Lands Department / AECOM Asia Company Limited / China Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute Co., LTD

Underground Utilities Information System

Smart Environment

Digital Common(s)

Digital Common(s)

Smart Living

Hong Kong Metropolitan University

AI2

Smart Living

Insights Pro Limited

Drone

Smart Living

EverBuddy

Early Intervention and Mental Health Assessment via Conversational AI

Smart Living

Bioinformatics Team, Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Vascular Age Estimation Using Clinical Parameters: A Comparative Study of Machine Learning and Deep Learning

Smart Living

SmartAge Intelligence Limited

SmartAge Home System - An Intelligent Guardian for Healthy Aging

Smart Mobility

CUHK ASEI+X.

Celestial Grid Network: AI Low Altitude Management System

Smart Mobility

FAITH (Frankie and Apple Intelligence Technology HK)

Cross-border Self-drive Transportation Trusted Data Service Platform (HK Drive Safe)

(Ranking in no particular order)

Addressing the ceremony, Mr Cheung remarked on the fruitful outcomes between Hong Kong and Shanghai in propelling the synergistic development of the digital economy through the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between Shanghai and Hong Kong on Digital Economy Co-operation as well as the establishment of the Working Group on Shanghai and Hong Kong Digital Co-operation. The staging of this year's competition stands as another example of the deepening collaboration in innovation and technology (I&T) between the two cities.

During their visit to Shanghai, apart from participating in the Final Judging, the Hong Kong delegation will showcase their innovative solutions to the Mainland technology industry at the competition's exhibition in Huangpu. They will also participate in roadshows and business matching events to further explore business opportunities and unlock the value of data elements. In addition, the delegation will visit several local leading I&T organisations to deepen their understanding of Shanghai's latest advancements in cutting-edge fields, including AI, embodied AI and new energy vehicles, thereby fostering deeper collaboration between Hong Kong and Shanghai in the development of the digital economy.

The Hong Kong/Shanghai Co-operation Open Data Challenge 2026 commenced in Hong Kong in April this year with the Final Judging set to take place in Shanghai this month. Themed "Co-creating a Data Industry Platform for the Two Cities", the competition aims to encourage participants from Hong Kong and Shanghai to integrate open data sets from both cities to develop more innovative applications and promote the synergistic development of a smart city and digital economy in both cities. Details of the competition are available on the thematic website (hkshadata.org/en).

The Acting Commissioner for Digital Policy, Mr Daniel Cheung, delivers opening remarks at the Hong Kong/Shanghai Co-operation Open Data Challenge 2026 Send-off Ceremony for the Hong Kong delegation today (August 19). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Acting Commissioner for Digital Policy, Mr Daniel Cheung (front row, fourth left), is pictured with the judges, supporting organisations and finalist teams at the Hong Kong/Shanghai Co-operation Open Data Challenge 2026 Send-off Ceremony for the Hong Kong delegation today (August 19). Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected counterfeit goods and suspected illicit cigarettes worth about $8.5 million

Hong Kong Customs from August 12 to 14 seized a total of about 25 000 suspected counterfeit goods and 1 000 suspected illicit cigarettes with a total estimated market value of about $8.5 million at the Tuen Mun River Trade Terminal.

Through intelligence analysis and risk assessment, Customs inspected three 40-foot containers arriving in Hong Kong from the Mainland on the three consecutive days. After inspection, Customs officers found three batches of suspected counterfeit goods of about 25 000 items, including mobile phones, laptops, watches, handbags and footwear, and the batch of suspected illicit cigarettes inside the containers.

An initial investigation revealed that the suspected counterfeit goods and suspected illicit cigarettes would have been transhipped to overseas regions.

The investigation is ongoing.

Customs will continue to take stringent enforcement action against counterfeit goods and smuggling activities through risk assessment and intelligence analysis.

Under the Trade Descriptions Ordinance, any person who imports or exports any goods to which a forged trademark is applied commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $500,000 and imprisonment for five years.

Under the Import and Export Ordinance, any person found guilty of importing or exporting unmanifested cargo is liable to a maximum fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years upon conviction.

Members of the public may report any suspected counterfeiting activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account(crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected counterfeit goods and suspected illicit cigarettes worth about $8.5 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected counterfeit goods and suspected illicit cigarettes worth about $8.5 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Hong Kong Customs seizes suspected counterfeit goods and suspected illicit cigarettes worth about $8.5 million Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases