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Hong Kong unveils its first generative AI model
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong on Tuesday unveiled its first-ever generative artificial intelligence (AI) model, dubbed HKGAI V1, heralding a new chapter in the city's AI development.
The tool was developed by the Hong Kong Generative AI Research and Development Center (HKGAI) under the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government's InnoHK innovation program.
As of now, approximately 70 HKSAR government departments have test-run the locally developed AI tool powered by DeepSeek's data learning model. This innovative achievement signifies the successful localization of DeepSeek in Hong Kong, injecting new vitality into the city's AI ecosystem while showcasing the robust collaborative innovation capabilities between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland in AI, according to an HKGAI press release.
Speaking at the launch event, Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR government, emphasized that AI is at the forefront of a new technological revolution and industrial transformation, and Hong Kong is actively engaging in this AI wave.
Sun also underscored the HKSAR government's broader efforts to s
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The official launch event for the UGC HKTEA Community of Practice on “Enriching Future-Ready Education with GenAI and Beyond” (UGC AI CoP) took place on 11th March, 2025, at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), marking a significant milestone in the field of AI in education.
The event, organised by Professor Cecilia Chan, Chair of the CoP and Professor of Education and the Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre (TALIC), HKU, drew a remarkable turnout. It received over 400 registrations from a diverse array of participants and guests hailing from all eight UGC-funded institutions in Hong Kong, as well as from private and vocational training institutions, secondary school associations, industry professionals, NGOs, and officials from the Education Bureau. Attendees also joined from universities across the Greater Bay Area, underscoring the regional significance of the initiative.
The UGC AI CoP, initiated by key members from the UGC-funded universities in Hong Kong, is established under the Hong Kong Teaching Excellence Alliance (HKTEA) with the support from the Hong Kong University Grants Committee (UGC). It sets ambitious objectives, including foster a robu
The Hong Kong Observatory is considering expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) forecasting models to predict extreme weather conditions, a meteorologist has said, after the models predicted Tuesday’s torrential rain.
The Observatory’s acting senior scientific officer He Yuheng said on Friday that the AI models predicted a week in advance the movement of a westward rainband that affected the coast of Guangdong province last weekend and triggered a black rainstorm warning on Tuesday.
Speaking on RTHK on Friday, He said that rainfall and rain distribution forecasts made with AI prediction tools might not be fully accurate but would still help the Observatory make predictions earlier.
The meteorologist’s remarks come after Hong Kong recorded 358.8 millimetres of rainfall at its Tsim Sha Tsui headquarters at 5pm on Tuesday, marking the highest daily rainfall in August since records began in 1884.
The Tuesday rainstorm marked the fourth time the black rainstorm signal, the city’s highest rain warning, was hoisted this year – all in a week.
The Hong Kong Observatory raised the black rainstorm signal twice within six hours earlier this week: first at
Life-changing AI
and robotics:
How much of your daily life involves artificial intelligence (AI)? It is very likely more than you think, especially if you live in a city like Hong Kong, where advanced technologies are embraced.
For instance, have you noticed that banking is faster and smoother than ever? A 2023 global survey by fintech company Finastra found that Hong Kong’s financial institutions had the highest rate of adoption of generative AI at 38 per cent, well above the worldwide average of 26 per cent. This underscores the city’s commitment to embracing AI and its potential benefits.
of Hong Kong’s financial institutions
have adopted generative AI,
ahead of the global average of 26%
Source: Finastra
And such development will continue to pick up pace, with younger people growing up embracing deep tech. Three local universities in the city – the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong – landed among the top 20 institutions for data science and AI in this year’s QS World University Rankings.
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