Hong Kong: HKT opens Innovation & Technology Centre and AI Exchange in the Loop to back Northern Metropolis and Greater Bay Area data flows

HKT (SEHK: 6823) announced on October 28 that its Innovation & Technology Centre and AI Exchange in the Loop, in the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park (HSITP), have officially opened. The opening ceremony was officiated by Professor Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Hong Kong SAR Government, together with Patrick Poon, Chief Financial Officer of HKT; Steve Ng, Managing Director of Commercial Group at HKT; and Ricky Kwong, Head of Fixed Network Engineering at HKT and CEO of Fiber Link Global.

Network infrastructure for innovation and industry

HKT said the initiative marks a further step in supporting Hong Kong's innovation and technology development and industrial growth through network infrastructure, while laying the groundwork for future cross-boundary data flows within the Greater Bay Area through the Loop. It also provides support for the Northern Metropolis development, which focuses on university towns, innovation and technology and industries, and building a place ideal for living, work and travel.