Hong Kong Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong laid out seven development priorities for artificial intelligence during a speech at the HKEJ 2026 Greater Bay Area Summit Forum, drawing on Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and the Policy Address. The agenda covers strengthening AI research at universities, expanding compute infrastructure, building a broader AI ecosystem, balancing development with safety through AI Agent security management guidelines, promoting wider AI adoption, using AI to improve public services, and deepening international exchange and cooperation. Sun said Hong Kong has clearly positioned AI as a core industry and is pursuing a dual-track approach that combines development with governance and aligns institutional planning with industrial growth. On infrastructure, he said the city aims to provide up to 180,000 PFLOPS of computing power by 2032. The details were cited from a Hong Kong government press release.
Hong Kong Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong set out seven development priorities for artificial intelligence in a speech at the HKEJ 2026 Greater Bay Area Summit Forum, citing Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and the Policy Address.
Seven priorities for AI development
Sun said the plan includes strengthening AI research capabilities at universities, expanding computing infrastructure, growing the AI ecosystem, balancing development with safety while introducing security management guidelines for AI Agents, promoting broader AI adoption, using AI to improve public services, and advancing international exchange and cooperation in AI.
On computing infrastructure, Hong Kong is targeting up to 180,000 PFLOPS of computing power by 2032.
AI positioned as a core industry
Sun said Hong Kong has clearly identified AI as a core industry. He described the city’s approach as one that gives equal weight to AI development and governance, while advancing institutions and industry in parallel, with the goal of promoting 「AI industrialization, and the AI transformation of industries」.
The information was cited from a Hong Kong government press release.
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