Hong Kong, (ANTARA/ACN Newswire)– The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, one of many world’s premier occasions in synthetic intelligence (AI), concluded efficiently in Shanghai right now. The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) participated within the occasion for the fourth consecutive 12 months, and along with three main innovation and expertise (I&T) parks – particularly Cyberport, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Limited (HSITP) – mounted the Hong Kong Tech Pavilion. The pavilion showcased progressive options from 18 main Hong Kong AI enterprises and establishments to international traders and trade gamers, overlaying areas together with clever robotics, sensible metropolis applied sciences, cybersecurity and enterprise intelligence. The pavilion demonstrated Hong Kong’s strengths as a world I&T centre and its distinctive benefit as an essential bridge connecting China with international innovation sources.
Silas Chu, HKTDC Associate Executive Director (Technology and Digital Innovation), mentioned: “The HKTDC is committed to fostering the development of Hong Kong’s I&T and start-up ecosystem. Through various platforms, we actively help start-ups enhance their market visibility, expand into the Chinese Mainland and overseas markets, and further promote Hong Kong’s I&T strengths. We continue to facilitate the participation of local I&T enterprises in major international technology exhibitions and industry events, enabling deeper exchange and collaboration between the industry and global corporations, investors, research institutions and business partners. These efforts help the sector stay abreast of developments in AI and other frontier technologies, while exploring new application scenarios and market opportunities. Through our participation in WAIC, we hope to showcase Hong Kong’s vibrant I&T ecosystem to a global audience and help bring more innovative solutions to international markets.”
On the primary day of the convention, the HKTDC organised the Seminar on Fostering Economic Innovation and Global Collaboration by AI, bringing collectively representatives from authorities, analysis establishments, the monetary sector and I&T enterprises to debate AI industrialisation and real-world purposes, governance and requirements alignment, monetary empowerment and the worldwide growth of Greater Bay Area AI enterprises. The seminar additionally explored pathways to speed up expertise commercialisation and foster trade growth by regional and worldwide collaboration.
Prof Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government, attended the discussion board and delivered opening remarks. He mentioned: “The Hong Kong SAR Government is pressing ahead with transforming Hong Kong into an international innovation and technology centre, while building a robust, trustworthy, internationalised and sustainable AI ecosystem and proactively integrating into the national AI Plus initiative. Leveraging the unique advantages of ‘One Country, Two Systems’, Hong Kong will continue to deepen collaboration among the government, industry, academia, research and investment sectors, strengthen ties with provinces and municipalities across the Mainland, and harness the power of AI to drive Hong Kong’s development, thereby contributing to AI innovation in our country and the world at large.”
Jacky Chung, HKTDC Associate Executive Director (Global Network and Supply Chain) and Director of Chinese Mainland, mentioned, “In his keynote speech at the opening ceremony, President Xi Jinping emphasised the importance of jointly building a fair and equitable global AI governance framework, so that the development of AI becomes a symphony of global collaboration. His remarks provided clear direction for our work going forward. As AI shifts from R&D breakthroughs towards large-scale industrial application, Hong Kong will leverage its unique strengths to contribute to the national 15th Five-Year Plan. The HKTDC will continue to actively support Mainland AI enterprises in expanding into international markets, accelerate the adoption of AI across diverse application scenarios, build international innovation and technology platforms, and foster more cross-border collaboration. The Mainland and Hong Kong can further deepen cooperation in areas such as capital, talent and market development, seizing the window of opportunity presented by AI and driving global collaboration and real-world applications.”
The HKTDC additionally organised a sequence of enterprise matching and networking actions, together with a go to by collaborating enterprises to a Shanghai-based enterprise incubator on 16 July, the day earlier than the convention, in addition to a roundtable and networking dinner with enterprises from Shanghai’s Xuhui District. These actions facilitated enterprise connections between collaborating Hong Kong enterprises and Chinese Mainland I&T firms, traders and trade representatives, additional deepening I&T collaboration between Hong Kong and the Mainland.
The HKTDC additionally organised the My Favourite Start-up Award in the course of the exhibition, inviting guests and patrons to vote for the enterprise demonstrating the strongest innovation functionality and market potential from among the many 18 collaborating start-ups. The award was introduced to HSITP start-up AI SEMI Limited. Driven by AI-Empowered semiconductor manufacturing innovation and centered on AI optical proximity correction (AI-OPC), AI SEMI builds a triangular flywheel of “algorithm + data + process” to reshape the lithography expertise worth chain. The group comprised seasoned specialists from each the semiconductor and AI industries, with a long time of expertise in Fab R&D and commercialisation.
The HKTDC has been actively bringing Hong Kong enterprises to main worldwide tech reveals. Following CES 2026 in Las Vegas in January, Mobile World Congress (MWC) and 4 Years From Now (4YFN) in Barcelona in March, and Viva Technology in Paris in June, the HKTDC as soon as once more organised the Hong Kong Tech Pavilion at WAIC, offering start-ups a platform to showcase their expertise options and join with worldwide traders.
Since its inception, WAIC has introduced collectively greater than 8,100 main scientists, entrepreneurs, traders and trade leaders from all over the world, turning into an essential platform for advancing AI innovation, industrial collaboration and international AI governance. Under the theme “AI Partnership for a Brighter Future”, this 12 months’s convention introduced collectively greater than 1,100 firms and featured over 3,000 progressive merchandise. The convention was held from 17 to twenty July.
List of 18 Start-ups and establishments at the Hong Kong Tech Pavilion:
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Company Name |
Category |
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AI SEMI Limited |
Workplace & Enterprise Solutions |
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2 |
Oxtak Limited |
Workplace & Enterprise Solutions |
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3 |
JiHu GitLab Technology Limited |
Workplace & Enterprise Solutions |
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4 |
VoiceAI Technologies Hong Kong Limited |
Workplace & Enterprise Solutions |
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5 |
Laiye Technology HK Limited |
Workplace & Enterprise Solutions |
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6 |
FireAlert Limited |
Workplace & Enterprise Solutions |
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7 |
Sengine Technology International Holding Limited |
Smart City & Infrastructure |
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8 |
Stellerus Technology Limited |
Smart City & Infrastructure |
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9 |
SUTPC Digital Technology (Hong Kong) Limited |
Smart City & Infrastructure |
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10 |
MotoNerv Limited |
Smart City & Infrastructure |
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11 |
Orion Arm HK Limited |
Robotics & Automation |
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12 |
NineRay Technology Limited |
Robotics & Automation |
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13 |
Robocore Technology Limited |
Robotics & Automation |
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14 |
KNQ Technology Limited |
Robotics & Automation |
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15 |
Eaglecloud Technology Company Limited |
Finance, Legal & Cybersecurity |
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16 |
221b Limited |
Finance, Legal & Cybersecurity |
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17 |
Ok Ocean Technology Trading Limited |
Finance, Legal & Cybersecurity |
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18 |
WiseLaw Digital Technology Limited |
Finance, Legal & Cybersecurity |
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The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), along with three main I&T parks, particularly Cyberport, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), and Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Limited (HSITP), mounted the Hong Kong Tech Pavilion at the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC). Prof Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government, Jacky Chung, HKTDC Associate Executive Director (Global Network and Supply Chain) and Director of Chinese Mainland, Dr Rocky Cheng, CEO of Cyberport, Terry Wong, CEO of HKSTP, Vincent Ma, CEO of HSITP, toured the pavilion along with different visitors. |
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The HKTDC organised the Seminar on Fostering Economic Innovation and Global Collaboration by AI on the primary day of the convention. Prof Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government, delivered opening remarks. |
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Prof Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government (fifth from left), Zhu Min, Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government (fifth from proper), Jacky Chung, HKTDC Associate Executive Director (Global Network and Supply Chain) and Director of Chinese Mainland (fourth from proper); and different distinguished visitors posed for a gaggle photograph on stage. |
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During the convention, the HKTDC organised a sequence of enterprise matching classes, enabling start-ups and traders to interact in in-depth discussions. |
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The HKTDC organised the My Favourite Start-up Award in the course of the exhibition, which was introduced to AI SEMI Limited. The photograph reveals Yoyo Lu, Co-founder of AI SEMI Limited. |
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The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) celebrates its sixtieth anniversary this 12 months. The HKTDC is a statutory physique established in 1966 to advertise, help and develop Hong Kong’s commerce. With over 50 offices globally, together with 13 within the Chinese Mainland, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a two-way international funding and enterprise hub. The HKTDC organises international exhibitions, conferences and business missions to create enterprise alternatives for firms, significantly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), within the mainland and worldwide markets. The HKTDC additionally offers up-to-date market insights and product info through research reports and digital news channels. For extra info, please go to: www.hktdc.com/aboutus.