Hong Kong: The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is committed to developing the innovation and technology industry by leveraging mainland connectivity that can propel economic transformation and diversification in the city, political heavyweights said at the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong InnoX Academy. The Hong Kong InnoX Academy is a non-profit educational institution for promoting technology education in Hong Kong, initiated by Sequoia Capital China’s Hong Kong X Foundation, the University of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The institution is tasked with nurturing innovation and technology talent in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area that can be the conduit for promoting an innovative economy in Hong Kong. “Hong Kong’s development in technology and innovation is flourishing under the support of the central government and the initiatives of the Hong Kong SAR government,” Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said at the ceremony. Lee said the speech of President Xi Jinping early this month has injected significant impetus for Hong Kong to develop as a global technology and innovation hub. “I hope various sectors in society can work with the government to stimulate the innovative thinking of the new generation in the city, and encourage young people to be bolder in trying new career paths that can align with the national development blueprint,” the chief executive noted.
–The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
