AI powers solo startup success
Cyberport's OPC Hub has welcomed more than 30 one-person companies since its launch in July. One of these new members is developing an AI-powered building management platform by leveraging the Government's open data.
A Cyberport representative shared insights with news.gov.hk about the advantages of one-person companies and the support ecosystem Cyberport provides, while an OPC founder unveiled his start-up idea.
The story is available at www.news.gov.hk/eng/featurefrom today (October 11) in text and video format.
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FS to lead delegation to visit Nanjing
The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, will depart for Nanjing tomorrow morning (October 12), leading a delegation of more than 30 members. The delegation comprises representatives of public organisations, innovation and technology (I&T) parks and professional bodies, as well as heads of enterprises in financial services, legal services, e-commerce and various I&T fields (Note).
The delegation will attend a promotion conference on supporting Mainland enterprises in going global, themed "Jiangsu-Hong Kong Partnership: Setting Sail Together", in Nanjing on October 13. It will also take part in a series of business-matching, exchange and promotional activities to showcase to Mainland enterprises Hong Kong's unique advantages as a platform for developing international business, and how Hong Kong's diverse financial and professional services can support their overseas expansion. The delegation will also highlight Hong Kong's I&T ecosystem and strengths, promote the matching of I&T resources between the two places, and explore opportunities for co-operation in areas including technology research and development (R&D), commercialisation of R&D outcomes and industry development.
The delegation will also visit institutions engaged in technology transfer and commercialisation, as well as I&T enterprises specialising in green technology and biotechnology, in Jiangsu Province to exchange experience.
During his stay in Nanjing, Mr Chan will visit Nanjing University to deliver a keynote speech to faculty members and students. He will also visit the university's research institutes undertaking frontier technology R&D. In addition, he will meet with Hong Kong business people and residents in Jiangsu to learn about their business operations, daily lives and development in the province.
Mr Chan will call on the leaders of Jiangsu Province and Nanjing City separately to discuss further strengthening co-operation in economic and trade matters, investment and I&T, as well as enhancing personnel exchanges, with a view to fostering closer, mutually beneficial co-operation between Hong Kong and Jiangsu.
Mr Chan will depart for Hong Kong in the afternoon of October 14. During his absence, the Deputy Financial Secretary, Mr Michael Wong, will be the Acting Financial Secretary.
Note: Delegation members include heads or management representatives of the following organisations: Invest Hong Kong; the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises; the Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited; the Hong Kong Trade Development Council; the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited; the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation; the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited; the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Limited; the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants; the Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association; and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. The delegation also includes heads or management representatives of enterprises engaged in financial services, venture capital, legal services, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, green technology and construction technology.
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