HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – September 15, 2023 – The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) hosted an official delegation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) led by the Minister of Economy, marking an important milestone in the golden age of the Middle East and Hong Kong. Relations with Kong and deepening collaboration between Hong Kong’s innovation and technology ecosystem and the Middle East.
HE Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy of the UAE, led an official delegation on a visit to the Hong Kong Science Park, including the Multi-Scale Medical Robotics Center under InnoHK. (left to right) HE Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy of the UAE, HE Shaikh Saoud Ali Almualla, Consul General of the UAE in Hong Kong, Professor Samuel Au, Director of the Multi Medical Robotics Center -scale, Dr Sunny Chai, Chairman, Albert Wong, CEO and Ir Dr HL Yiu, Corporate Development Director of HKSTP.
HE Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy of the UAE, was in Hong Kong to attend the two-day Belt and Road Summit and visited the Science Park as part of his itinerary. The visit follows an earlier delegation in February to the UAE, led by Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, and attended by HKSTP President Dr Sunny Chai.
The accompanying delegation, which includes representatives from the UAE private sector, visited InnoHK’s Multi-Scale Medical Robotics Center, as well as the Science Park Experience Center. They met with senior HKSTP executives, including Dr Chai and CEO Albert Wong, to discuss how new doors can be opened for technology companies and explore mutually beneficial development opportunities.
The delegation met with companies from the science park and its alumni network interested in expanding into the UAE. The companies include Cornerstone Robotics, FJ Dynamics, Floship, FreeD, Lalamove, Meat the Next, Prenetics, Rice Robotics, SenseTime and Smartmore. The selected companies also held separate discussions with Emirati businesses who expressed interest in potential partnerships.
Ir Dr HL Yiu, Director of Corporate Development at HKSTP, said: “Innovation and technology are relentless. This is why HKSTP is committed to leveraging its resources to build bridges between technology companies to pave the way for blue ocean opportunities and long-term success. The UAE is a cosmopolitan and digitally progressive market that offers incredible opportunities for expansion, while Hong Kong is an international innovation and financing hub that can help accelerate the journey from start-up to scale. At scale. I am confident that we will see further opportunities for collaboration and mutually beneficial partnerships.
HE Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy of the UAE, said: “The Belt and Road is currently one of the most important economic development corridors in the world and we are honored that Hong Kong has hosted the United Arab Emirates with an open opening. As Asia’s global innovation and finance hub, Hong Kong is an attractive destination for technology companies where they can incubate, thrive and scale. At the heart of this project is the HKSTP and, by connecting Hong Kong’s I&T ecosystem with that of the UAE, it opens doors to new opportunities between our markets and beyond.
Appendix – List of companies
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Basic Robotics |
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FJ Dynamics International Limited |
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Floship |
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FreeD Group Limited |
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Lalamove |
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Meat Next |
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Prenetic |
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Rice robotics |
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SenseTime |
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SmartPlus |
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