Science and Technology + New Quality Productive Forces Summit 2025 is Unveiled, Attracting over 300 Entrepreneurs and Scientific Researchers to Discuss the Knowledge Revolution in the AI Era Together

The “Science and Technology + New Quality Productive Forces Summit 2025” was held on December sixteenth. Over 300 famend entrepreneurs, scientists, and students from analysis establishments and universities from practically 20 nations and areas gathered collectively to have in-depth discussions over the subjects, together with the data revolution in the AI period, and so on.

Mr. Chan Kwok-ki, the Acting Chief Executive of the Government, acknowledged that since China’s fifteenth Five-Year Plan has supported Hong Kong in constructing a world innovation and know-how middle, the authorities will absolutely leverage Hong Kong’s function as a bridge connecting each internally and externally to entice enterprises with cutting-edge applied sciences and high-level analysis capabilities to arrange in Hong Kong, increasing the native innovation and know-how ecosystem. As of the finish of October this 12 months, practically 500 potential or main innovation and know-how enterprises have deliberate to settle in Hong Kong or develop their associated enterprise right here. He believed that extra enterprises would be part of palms with Hong Kong to domesticate new high quality productiveness in the future.

He additionally identified that, specializing in cutting-edge know-how fields, Hong Kong established the Hong Kong Microelectronics Research and Development Institute (MRDI) final 12 months to promote the cooperation between college R&D facilities and the {industry} in the side of analysis and improvement of key applied sciences akin to third-generation semiconductors and their associated industrialization. Meanwhile, the institution of the Life and Health Technology Research Institute has additionally been promoted to facilitate cross-institutional and cross-disciplinary scientific analysis cooperation. Moreover, the Hong Kong AI Research and Development Institute shall be established in 2026 to information and help the technological innovation and utility of synthetic intelligence. He additionally talked about that as of the finish of October this 12 months, practically 500 potential or main innovation and know-how enterprises have deliberate to develop in Hong Kong, enhancing his perception that extra enterprises will be part of palms to domesticate new high quality productiveness in Hong Kong in the future.

Mr. Luo Yonggang, the Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Hong Kong, stated that the improvement of recent high quality productive forces is the key to selling high-quality improvement. Since Hong Kong is a bridge connecting the Mainland and the world with sturdy primary scientific analysis power and apparent benefits in the fields of synthetic intelligence, superior manufacturing {industry}, and FinTech, all the sectors in Hong Kong ought to seize the alternative to contribute to the improvement of the metropolis.

Prof. Sun Dong, the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the authorities of Hong Kong, acknowledged that the authorities has supported practically 500 innovation and know-how enterprises and promoted the improvement of Hong Kong into a world innovation and know-how middle based mostly on the improvement framework of three science and know-how parks and 5 R&D establishments. Among them, some buildings of the first section of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park have been established, with practically 60 enterprises signing up to settle in. Currently, the authorities is finishing up negotiations with the Mainland to facilitate the cross-boundary and handy stream of revolutionary parts.

Prof. Sun identified that the first three buildings of the first section of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, together with two “wet laboratory” buildings and one expertise condominium, have been established. The development of the remaining 5 buildings is being superior underneath the improvement mode of “simultaneous building construction and enterprises’ entry”, which is anticipated to be progressively accomplished from 2027. He additionally stated that Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park is about to open after the preparation of greater than a 12 months. Currently, practically 60 enterprises have signed contracts with the park and have began to settle in. The authorities is actively finishing up negotiations with related departments in the Mainland to formulate plans for the promotion of the cross-boundary stream of revolutionary parts, akin to folks stream, logistics, capital stream, and information stream, and so on. between the park’s binary sides of Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

Prof. Frederick Ma Si-hang, the Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, acknowledged that HKTDC will cooperate with the authorities to give scope to Hong Kong’s function as a “super connector” and construct a world-class enterprise platform to help enterprises in realizing digital transformation, increasing e-commerce, and worldwide markets. Meanwhile, a sequence of actions shall be launched to promote the commercialization of analysis and improvement achievements. Moreover, tasks may even be utilized to popularize start-up applied sciences, contributing to the improvement of China.

Ms. Cheng Cheung Ling, the President of the Hong Kong China Friendship Association, stated {that a} cross-industry win-win cooperation is anticipated to be achieved through the summit to promote the implementation of future cooperative tasks in Hong Kong. At the similar time, she additionally introduced that the “International Medical Investment Transformation Association” can be established to deal with the improvement of cutting-edge medical applied sciences and enhance the world medical requirements.

FSD steps up inspections and encourages {industry} to examine hearth service installations and gear

The Fire Services Department (FSD) stated right now (December 16) that in response to the hearth at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, the division has maintained shut collaboration with related property administration organisations and stepped up inspections of fireplace service installations and gear (FSIs) in buildings since December 4, with a view to enhancing constructing hearth security.

The FSD has redeployed manpower internally to improve inspections of FSIs in buildings, notably these present process main upkeep, and has proactively inspected the purposeful standing of fireplace alarms. Should any non-compliance be recognized, the division will conduct thorough investigations and decisively take enforcement actions. At the similar time, the division has redeployed personnel to promptly comply with up on studies of irregular operation of FSIs in buildings and will take acceptable enforcement actions accordingly.

In addition, the FSD has earlier engaged in in-depth exchanges with the Property Management Services Authority (PMSA), the Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies Limited (HKAPSA), the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA), the Hong Kong Housing Society (HS), and the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong (REDA). The FSD emphasises that, aside from making certain that annual inspections of FSIs are carried out in their premises in accordance with the Fire Service (Installations and Equipment) Regulations (Cap. 95B), property administration our bodies should additionally proactively discharge their administration duties and help property house owners in correctly sustaining the FSIs in widespread areas to guarantee their steady and efficient operation. The FSD additionally reminds property administration personnel to examine the FSIs usually throughout each day work and help house owners and their organisations to deal with any harm or malfunctions of the FSIs in a well timed method.

To tackle public issues relating to the efficiency of constructing hearth alarms, stakeholders have agreed to promote voluntary hearth alarm testing to safeguard public security. The scope of the testing contains:

The HA and the HS have organized to conduct hearth alarm exams progressively in all public rental housing estates and residential tasks underneath their administration. The PMSA and the HKAPSA have issued letters reminding the {industry} practitioners to fulfil their tasks by strengthening each day administration and preventive measures, and enhancing hearth security consciousness and response capabilities amongst workers and residents. In addition, the REDA will urge its members to actively reply to this name. The Association of Registered Fire Service Installation Contractors has additionally expressed full help by encouraging the {industry} to proactively contact house owners’ organisations and property administration firms to implement voluntary hearth alarm exams.

The FSD will proceed to lead the Inter-departmental Fire Investigation Task Force to examine the explanation for the hearth at Wang Fuk Court, together with investigation of the FSIs. As the investigation has revealed that the situation of the buildings’ FSIs could contain legal parts, the case is being adopted up by the Police.