The Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP) and SenseTime, a Chinese Artificial Intelligence firm headquartered and listed in the city, have partnered to build a home-grown AI data centre by 2030 to support the sector’s industrialisation.The data centre will be built in three stages, with phase one expected for completion by the end of this year, targeting 40,000 petaflops – a measure of computing power used to train AI models – by 2030, the HKSTP said on Tuesday.Terry Wong Ping-sau, HKSTP’s CEO, said the partnership would “propel the thriving development of Hong Kong’s ‘AI+’ Information and Technology ecosystem”, moving the city towards AI industrialisation and the AI-enabled transformation of industries.
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Hong Kong Science Park, SenseTime partner to build home-grown AI data centre
The Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP) and SenseTime, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm, are collaborating to establish a domestic AI data centre in Hong Kong by 2030. This initiative aims to support the industrialization of the AI sector.
Eric JiangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-16 · 12:07 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP) and SenseTime, a Chinese artificial intelligence firm, are collaborating to establish a domestic AI data centre in Hong Kong by 2030. This initiative aims to support the industrialization of the AI sector. The data centre will be developed in three phases, with the first phase scheduled for completion by the end of this year. By 2030, the facility is targeted to achieve 40,000 petaflops of computing power, which is crucial for training AI models. HKSTP's CEO stated that this partnership is intended to advance Hong Kong's AI ecosystem and facilitate AI-driven industrial transformation.
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The partnership aims to propel the development of Hong Kong's 'AI+' Information and Technology ecosystem.
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The data centre aims to reach 40,000 petaflops of computing power by 2030.
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Phase one of the data centre is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
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Hong Kong Science Park and SenseTime are partnering to build an AI data centre by 2030.
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The project will support the sector’s industrialisation and AI-enabled transformation of industries.
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