A tech entrepreneur has pledged to rebuild a free database created over nearly three decades by the late Hong Kong corporate governance activist David Webb, bringing it ‘into the modern era” with the help of AI.Keith Li King-wah, co-founder and principal trainer of Allytic AI, announced on his Facebook page on Wednesday that he would rebuild Webb-site’s database of 27 years with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).Webb, who died aged 60 from metastatic prostate cancer in January this year, had announced months before his death that his website would shut down.
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Tech innovator uses AI to rebuild David Webb’s Hong Kong database
Tech entrepreneur Keith Li King-wah, co-founder of Allytic AI, has announced his intention to rebuild David Webb's extensive Hong Kong corporate governance database using artificial intelligence. This free database, compiled over nearly three decades by the late activist David Webb, was slated for shutdown before his death in January.
Cannix YauSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-12 · 11:29 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Tech entrepreneur Keith Li King-wah, co-founder of Allytic AI, has announced his intention to rebuild David Webb's extensive Hong Kong corporate governance database using artificial intelligence. This free database, compiled over nearly three decades by the late activist David Webb, was slated for shutdown before his death in January. Li King-wah stated on Facebook that he aims to modernize the 27-year-old resource. The initiative seeks to preserve and enhance Webb's legacy of corporate governance advocacy by leveraging AI to bring the database into the current technological era.
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David Webb had announced his website would shut down before his death.
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David Webb died in January at age 60 from metastatic prostate cancer.
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David Webb's website database was created over nearly three decades.
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Keith Li King-wah is the co-founder and principal trainer of Allytic AI.
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A tech entrepreneur will rebuild David Webb's Hong Kong database using AI.
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