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SCI & TECHOct 5Hong Kong outlines 4-step AI ‘talent ladder’ to offset entry-level job shockHong Kong has unveiled a four-step artificial intelligence (AI) “talent ladder” strategy to counter entry-level job shock and foster industry leaders, viewing the technology as a “catalyst, not a threat”. Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Kevin Choi Kit-ming warned on Monday that the “entry-level shock” was real because AI performed well in many routine tasks that once made up a graduate’s first job, such as basic coding and first-line customer service. Speaking at the...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHOct 3Chinese AI model Qwen gives alarming answers to questions about Hong Kong, controversial topicsQwen, a popular Chinese AI model, might have been programmed to give government-friendly answers to controversial questions, according to new research. CBS News' Josh Boswell has more.CBS News
SCI & TECHOct 1Hong Kong invests billions to accelerate innovation of impactful solutions as an AI-powered future comes into focus[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved from an emerging technology into a cornerstone of Hong Kong's economic transformation strategy. Under the Government's AI+ initiative, further reinforced by the First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the HKSAR (2026-2030), the city is stepping up efforts to integrate AI across industries, public services, scientific research, healthcare, finance and...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 30China’s Tiangong space station camera captures its first images of Hong KongA remote-sensing camera aboard China’s Tiangong space station that was developed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has released its first images of the city ahead of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The university published a series of videos and photos on Wednesday captured by the Musico camera, saying they showcased the major achievements of the Hong Kong research team’s participation in the national space programme. Professor Zhang...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 29Hong Kong firms lag mainland China on AI adoption amid legacy-system burden: AccentureHong Kong businesses are lagging behind their mainland Chinese peers in adopting artificial intelligence, as entrenched legacy systems and a risk-averse corporate mindset slow the city’s digital transition, according to a senior executive at consultancy Accenture. Only 10 per cent of Hong Kong firms surveyed by Accenture had integrated generative AI across multiple business functions, compared with about 21 per cent of mainland enterprises, said Robert Hah, Hong Kong office lead at Accenture...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 27Hong Kong delays AI copyright law to focus on guidelines firstHong Kong authorities will delay a proposed legal amendment to protect copyrighted works from being used to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and will issue operational guidelines first, the South China Morning Post has learned. The Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2025, which aimed to introduce an “opt-out” mechanism for text and data mining to support AI technology development, was originally scheduled to be submitted to the Legislative Council in the first half of last year. The item was...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 27Hong Kong can offer AI governance solutions for major economies: Paul ChanHong Kong can offer trusted solutions in artificial intelligence (AI) governance for major economies by leveraging the city’s unique strengths, including its common law system, internationally connected standards and professional services, the city’s finance chief has said. “As major economies begin discussing AI governance, data, compliance and risk management, Hong Kong can leverage its unique strengths in providing ‘rules’ and ‘trust’,” Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po wrote in his weekly...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 26Hong Kong tycoon-backed start-up bets on new battery to challenge energy-storage giantsEnerVenue, a start-up co-founded by Full Vision Capital, the family office of Hong Kong tycoon Peter Lee Ka-kit, has begun manufacturing a new battery it expects to challenge existing energy-storage technologies dominated by mainland Chinese players, amid surging global demand for green energy. The California-based company can now produce 250 megawatt-hours (MWh) of nickel-hydrogen batteries annually at its factory in Changzhou, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, and plans to raise capacity to...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 25Hong Kong astronaut Lai Ka-ying sends Mid-Autumn Festival wishes to residents from spaceHong Kong’s first astronaut has delivered a Mid-Autumn Festival blessing to residents from outer space, expressing her deep affection and longing for her home city. “Looking at the moon from here and looking down at the earth, I increasingly miss my family and friends in Hong Kong,” Lai Ka-ying said in a Mandarin speech recorded in China’s Tiangong space station. “On this occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, I wish people across the country good health and a happy family, as well as a happy and...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 18Hong Kong to recruit AI chief by mid-2027, with confidence in local talent poolHong Kong will begin recruitment for an artificial intelligence (AI) commissioner in the second quarter of next year to assist in drafting policies for the technology and risk governance, with authorities confident the city does not lack suitable talent. Tech authorities on Friday revealed details of the new post under the Digital Policy Office, which will pay between HK$262,125 and HK$278,200 (US$33,414 to US$35,436) a month. Permanent Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Kevin...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 18The need for speed as Hong Kong plugs in[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hong Kong is preparing for many more electric vehicles on its roads. The city’s First Five-Year Plan, announced alongside the Policy Address, calls for the steady electrification of vehicles and safe, efficient charging networks, with around 10,000 fast chargers expected by 2035 to support about 500,000 EVs. That longer-term target follows an updated EV roadmap released in February, which calls for fast chargers to...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 17Hong Kong’s ‘AI city brain’ will not tap personal data, breach privacy: John LeeHong Kong’s new “AI city brain” will not involve personal data and poses no privacy concerns, the city leader has said, adding that the system will also help improve visitor management during “golden week” holidays. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also stressed on Thursday the importance of AI education and the need to nurture young people’s AI literacy, citing overseas examples of adolescents who became socially isolated after relying too heavily on the technology. In his annual policy address...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 16Hong Kong to set up ‘AI city brain’ to boost disaster response and public safetyHong Kong will create an “AI city brain” system to strengthen its response to extreme weather events, major incidents and public order management, while creating the role of artificial intelligence commissioner to tackle emerging challenges. While the city’s first five-year plan set out a vision to advance technology development, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu outlined seven key areas of AI risk governance in Wednesday’s policy address, including efforts to combat the use of AI in crime and...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 16Hong Kong aims to raise zero-carbon energy share of fuel mix to 30% by 2030Hong Kong has pledged to boost the share of zero-carbon energy in its electricity generation fuel mix to 30 per cent by 2030, up from the current 28 per cent – one of four binding environmental protection targets set out in the city’s first five-year plan on Wednesday. The binding goal aligns with existing climate protection strategies that target a zero-carbon energy share of between 60 and 70 per cent by 2035, as part of the city’s broader push towards carbon neutrality by 2050. “With these...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 16Hong Kong Jockey Club to plough HK$3b into new research facility in Northern MetropolisThe Hong Kong Jockey Club has said it will funnel HK$3 billion to support the construction of a Life and Health Academic Research Building at the city’s new Northern Metropolis University Town. During his policy address on Wednesday, Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu announced the creation of an integrated teaching and scientific research building in the Northern Metropolis. In a statement issued soon after the chief executive’s speech, the club said its Charities Trust had made a donation that...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 13Hong Kong teen battling rare disease creates AI avatar to ensure his story lives onA Hong Kong teenager with a rare muscle-wasting disease has created an AI version of himself, hoping the digital twin can continue sharing his life story and message of perseverance even after he is gone. Chen Tsz-kin, 17, unveiled “AI Tsz-kin” at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Sunday, weeks before his 18th birthday – an age the student said he had long feared reaching because he was once told it was the average life expectancy for people with his disease, Duchenne muscular...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 12Hong Kong is lagging in the AI race – can it raise its game, and how?In the third of our series of previews on the five-year plan and policy address, to be announced on September 16, Leopold Chen and Theodora Yu look at how the city can raise its game and expand the adoption of artificial intelligence. Read part one here and part two here. Spotting bags of construction waste illegally dumped near a temporary refuse collection point in Hong Kong’s Southern district last year, former lawmaker and resident Michael Tien Puk‑sun immediately dialled the government’s...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 9Hong Kong astronaut inspires pupils across city’s school halls in historic live lectureHong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying has conducted a live lesson for students of her alma mater from the Tiangong space station, showing them how chicken wings are cooked in zero gravity and how she locates the city’s lights from the darkness of space. In a livecast to teachers and students of Tsuen Wan Public Ho Chuen Yiu Memorial College on Wednesday that was also streamed at other campuses across Hong Kong and Macau, Lai offered a glimpse of life in orbit and the experiments her team...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 9Hong Kong’s first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, delivers live lesson from spaceHong Kong’s first astronaut, Lai Ka-ying, will deliver a live lesson from space to students and teachers at her alma mater on Wednesday morning, with the 90-minute event broadcast to campuses across the city and streamed live on television. Lai and her two fellow Shenzhou-23 crew members – mission commander Colonel Zhu Yangzhu and Zhang Zhiyuan – will take part in the “Tiangong Class” at Tsuen Wan Public Ho Chuen Yiu Memorial College. Representatives from the youth sector and innovation and...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 9China Shenzhen - Hong Kong - Guangzhou remains world biggest innovation cluster : reportA report indicates that the China Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou region continues to be the world's largest innovation cluster. This highlights the region's significant role in global technological and economic development.en.people.cn · China
SCI & TECHSep 8Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou retains crown as world’s top innovation hubA cluster comprising Hong Kong and two mainland Chinese cities has been ranked the world’s top innovation hub for the second consecutive year by a United Nations body. The Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou cluster retained its crown in the 2026 Global Innovation Index (GII) released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on Tuesday. Tokyo-Yokohama, San Jose-San Francisco, Seoul and Beijing followed in the rankings. A government spokesman welcomed WIPO’s ranking, saying it reaffirmed...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 8Hong Kong’s first astronaut to give live space lecture to students on WednesdayFirst Hong Kong astronaut Lai Ka-ying will deliver a live lecture from space to students and teachers at her alma mater on Wednesday morning, with the session also broadcast to pupils across the city and in neighbouring Macau. According to an Education Bureau notice delivered to all primary and secondary schools on Tuesday, Lai, alongside her two fellow Shenzhou-23 crew members, mission commander Zhu Yangzhu and Zhang Zhiyuan, would take part in the “Tiangong Class” at Tsuen Wan Public Ho Chuen...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 7Didi to apply for driverless vehicle tests in Hong Kong this yearMainland Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing will apply to test autonomous vehicles in a Hong Kong urban area this year, a government adviser has revealed, with the trial runs potentially being expanded later on to cover more new development areas. The announcement followed a visit to Didi’s Beijing headquarters last Wednesday by Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan and a group of lawmakers. Gary Zhang Xinyu, a member of the Transport Department’s working group for promoting...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 5Shoppers interact with Hong Kong’s first robot shopkeeperHumanoid robots have begun serving shoppers at convenience stores in Hong Kong.Al Jazeera [en]
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