As Hong Kong marks the 29th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule on July 1, the China-morning-post" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="12558" data-entity-type="organization">South China Morning Post talks to the city’s senior officials about the administration’s achievements so far and what may lie ahead.Hong Kong’s tech chief has warned that AI will “exceed all previous industrial revolutions” and heavily impact graduates and workers in traditional sectors, while pledging to accelerate training and industry development to create new jobs.Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong said Hong Kong was proactively preparing for a paradigm shift by developing proprietary Large Language Models (LLMs), launching Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects for public use, and rolling out a HK$50 million (US$6.37 million) universal education programme.
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WED · 2026-07-01 · 04:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0701-88891
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Hong Kong tech chief warns AI will unleash ‘greatest industrial revolution’
Hong Kong's Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Sun Dong, has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) will trigger an industrial revolution surpassing all previous ones. Speaking around the 29th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule, he highlighted the significant impact AI will have on graduates and workers in traditional industries.
Lam Ka-singSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-01 · 04:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong's Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Sun Dong, has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) will trigger an industrial revolution surpassing all previous ones. Speaking around the 29th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule, he highlighted the significant impact AI will have on graduates and workers in traditional industries. To address this, Hong Kong is developing its own large language models, launching public AI projects, and implementing a HK$50 million universal education program. These initiatives aim to accelerate training and industry development to create new job opportunities in anticipation of this technological shift.
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Hong Kong is rolling out a HK$50 million (US$6.37 million) universal education programme.
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Hong Kong is launching artificial intelligence (AI) projects for public use.
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Hong Kong is proactively preparing for a paradigm shift by developing proprietary large language models (LLMs).
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AI will exceed all previous industrial revolutions and heavily impact graduates and workers in traditional sectors.
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