Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, April 16 (Xinhua) -- In "Smart Hong Kong", read the "password" of new quality productivity
Xinhua News Agency reporter Chu Mengmeng
"Using open data such as the real-time location of buses, we envisioned this accessible bus assistant for the visually impaired. Kwok Wai-cheong, a sixth-grade student at Hong Kong Farm Road Government Primary School, introduced to the visitors. He and his classmates formed the youngest exhibitor team at the 2nd Hong Kong International Innovation and Technology Fair, and he also "learned a lot of new knowledge" at the fair, hoping to continue inventing and creating when he grows up.
The fair, which lasted from 13 to 16 and lasted from 13 to 16 with the theme of "Smart Innovation for a Better World", was the flagship event of the International Innovation and Technology Week organised by the HKSAR Government and the HKTDC, attracting exhibitors from 13 countries and regions. capacity improvement, industrial optimization, ecological cultivation...... A number of exhibits reveal the innovation code for the development of new quality productivity in Hong Kong, an international innovation and technology centre.
On 14 April, at the 2nd Hong Kong International Innovation and Technology Fair, students from Hong Kong Farm Road Government Primary School demonstrated their ideas for public transport barrier-free installations. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chu Mengmeng
Wisdom empowers and unleashes innovation
Colorful lights, buildings with a sense of science and technology, rivers and roads run through them...... This future cityscape of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is drawn by a large model of the Hong Kong R&D Centre for Generative Artificial Intelligence.
"Hong Kong's first self-developed basic model trained by us has been preliminarily completed and is expected to be released in the middle of this year. Professor Guo Yike, director of the center and provost of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, said that the center integrates the strength of five universities in Hong Kong and has made rapid breakthroughs since its establishment in October last year.
In the exhibition halls of the centre, visitors can experience 10 applications such as using artificial intelligence to assist writing and answer professional questions, and touch the forefront of Hong Kong's innovation and technology development.
More exhibition halls show the achievements of wisdom empowering daily production and life. In the "Smart Hong Kong" pavilion, more than 100 smart public service solutions from more than 20 departments of the HKSAR Government are gathered, such as the water quality monitoring unmanned vessel of the Water Supplies Department, the smart site management platform of the Highways Department, and the smart search and rescue solution of the Force.
Through various methods such as project cooperation and competition bidding, Hong Kong is gathering surging innovation. Relying on the Logistics Robotics Research Centre set up by the HKSAR Government's Innovation Hong Kong R&D Platform, the smart logistics solutions such as cargo sorting robots, industrial 3D imaging sensors, and intelligent packaging systems on display are expected to contribute to the deepening development of Hong Kong's regional logistics hub in the future.
Shenzhen enterprise booth at the 2nd Hong Kong International Innovation and Technology Fair photographed on April 14. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chu Mengmeng
Integrate elements and improve the industrial chain
In the Start-up Zone, maker Chan Tsz Kin's team brought a virtual driving simulation system that can be used in driving schools. The high-precision simulation of urban road conditions is the technical highlight of the system. He explained the project at a start-up presentation held during the show, and was immediately approached by someone to negotiate.
"As a company that has only been established for half a year, we hope to find investors through the exhibition to put our products into production. Chen Zijian said.
This exhibition shows that a series of production factors such as technology, capital, talents, and data are being recombined and optimized in Hong Kong to promote the innovation and optimization of the industrial chain.
At the Exhibitor Talent Matching Event, industry celebrities discussed the cultivation of I&T talents on stage, and representatives from dozens of companies sat at multiple small tables under the stage to conduct instant recruitment of job seekers.
"Technology is moving fast, and as a fintech company, we are hungry for great talent. Zhang Yuexi, the pre-sales director of RICE Engineering Co., Ltd., has received several good resumes, "Job seekers can go directly to the booth to learn about the company's business, and the recruitment is very efficient." ”
"I&T companies are asset-lightweight, so the role of talent is even more critical. We hope to help more new arrivals find suitable jobs. Liu Huan, the founding director of the Hong Kong Talent Service Association, introduced that more than 300 members of the association came to attend the meeting.
The in-depth integration of production, education and research further boosts the quality and upgrading of the industrial chain. A research and development team from the University of Chinese Hong Kong exhibited a medical device that can manipulate microrobots for fine manipulation and is expected to take several years to perfect before it can be put into use. However, team member Xue Junnan introduced that the device is undergoing clinical trials with the support of Hong Kong Science and Technology Park and the Chinese University Hospital.
On April 14, visitors experience AI imaging at the 2nd Hong Kong International Innovation and Technology Fair at the Hong Kong Generative AI R&D Centre. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chu Mengmeng
Connect resources and build an ecosystem
At the booth, a laser engraving machine carved the wood into intricate and exquisite patterns, attracting attention with the "beauty of science and technology". "We are here to find a professional buyer. Gao Ge, sales manager of Shenzhen Fengying Network Technology Co., Ltd., who is responsible for the product, said that with the iterative upgrading of the product, the company hopes to use the platform in Hong Kong to develop the enterprise customer base.
Mohammed, from Algeria, placed the order on the spot because the machine was "easy to operate, versatile and affordable". "I do computer product sales, but I found a lot of new opportunities at the fair, and found a lot of new products that I can bring back to our country. He said.
The pavilion of Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park, which participated in the exhibition for the second time, brought more than 10 enterprises. Yang Shangzhao, general manager of product solutions of Aibi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., feels that the customers of this year's exhibition are more professional and pay more attention to smart solutions, and there are many practical applications and investors of projects. In the past few days, the company's digital design of offline space has won the favor of many overseas customers.
Overseas exhibitors are also making more connections in Hong Kong. "In addition to bringing our own products to market, we also saw a lot of innovations at the fair. Anuj Singh, founder of Inwizards, an Indian mobile app development company, said, "We look forward to working with Hong Kong companies in the future." ”
During the International Business of Innovation and Technology Week, the HKSAR Government also joined hands with the industry to hold a series of activities such as the Digital Economy Summit, the first Hong Kong World Youth Science Conference and the Hong Kong Web3 Carnival.
Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government, said that a series of activities aimed at promoting the development of the upstream, midstream and downstream of the local I&T ecosystem, accelerating the formation of new qualitative productivity led by "technological innovation", and pushing Hong Kong's I&T atmosphere to a new peak.