Jointly Building an AI Innovation Ecosystem between Beijing, Hong Kong, and Macau to Create a World-Class Hub for Scientific and Technological Innovation

“My hope is very simple: research and development in Beijing, starting from Hong Kong and Macau, serving the world.” At the recent 2026 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference’s “Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Technology Innovation Forum,” the Chairman of the Macao Productivity and Technology Transfer Center, Kwan Chi Ping, succinctly summarized the collaborative path among the three regions in one sentence.

The “14th Five-Year” plan outlines support for the establishment of international technology innovation centers in Beijing (Jing-Jin-Ji), Shanghai (Yangtze River Delta), and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, aiming to create world-class sources of technological innovation. During the forum, representatives from technology service institutions and enterprises in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Macau engaged in in-depth discussions on how the AI innovation ecosystem in these regions can accelerate the development of AI companies in Zhongguancun.

Conference attendees unanimously agreed that the three regions possess distinct core advantages that form a highly complementary innovation landscape: Beijing has a strong technological foundation and a complete industrial chain, Hong Kong has international capital and talent, while Macau offers rich application scenarios, providing solid support for the global development of AI companies.

Currently, collaborative innovation in artificial intelligence among Beijing, Hong Kong, and Macau has established a driving system guided by the government, with tripartite collaboration focused on implementation. Yang Pu, Deputy Director of the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission and the Zhongguancun Management Committee, proposed an initiative for ecological cooperation in artificial intelligence among the three regions during his speech, expressing hope that they can deepen cross-border collaborative efforts, cultivate an open innovation ecosystem, and promote the transformation of cooperative results. Zhang Manli, Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Technology and Industry in Hong Kong, stated that Hong Kong will continue to leverage its unique advantages of “backing the motherland and connecting with the world,” continuously enhancing research collaboration and international resource linkage to facilitate the efficient flow of innovation elements among the three regions. Chen Zurong, Deputy Director of the Macao Economic and Technological Development Bureau, introduced the latest progress in Macao’s efforts to strengthen its technological innovation layout and accelerate the construction of technology research and development industrial parks.

In specific fields, taking Hong Kong as an example, Zhong Yongxi, General Representative of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council in Mainland China, stated that they will further rely on the Beijing-Hong Kong technology collaborative innovation platform to promote Beijing’s tech companies in using Hong Kong’s international platform to connect with global resources and expand overseas markets. Li Shaobin, Chief Digital Officer and CEO of Mainland Business at the Hong Kong Productivity Council, introduced that the council has established an outbound service center, and Hong Kong can connect standards from the Mainland and overseas, while strengthening its presence in Jing-Jin-Ji. This year, they will frequently promote technology implementation and enterprise connections in Beijing. Huo Luming, Business Development Director of Hong Kong Cyberport, introduced that Cyberport has the largest supercomputing center in Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong government provides HKD 3 billion in subsidies to users, covering up to 70%, meaning clients only pay 30%, which can help connect enterprises with talent, partners, clients, and global capital.

At the event, two companies shared their experiences. Beijing Yunjijia Technology Co., Ltd. is known as the first listed company in robot service intelligence, set to go public on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in October 2025. The company’s Vice President, Xie Yunpeng, introduced that the company uses Beijing as the source of research and development, lists in Hong Kong, and implements scenarios in Macau. Their robotic services have covered over 40,000 global scenarios, with a total of 750 million services provided. Regarding the collaboration among the three regions, Xie Yunpeng stated that the company’s products carry the Beijing gene and Hong Kong-Macau applications, ultimately forming a Chinese intelligent manufacturing brand to be introduced to the global market, hoping to expand more intelligent products through Hong Kong and Macau to better reach global fields.

He Guotao, Founder and CEO of Puchang (International) Technology, stated that Puchang originally grew up in Zhongguancun and has expanded its domestic and international markets relying on Macau’s international platform, with many outbound projects negotiated through Macau. The company has now upgraded from voice interaction to being a foundational technology supplier for AI agents, focusing on developing large models on the edge that enable operation without an internet connection, support over 20 languages, and achieve millisecond-level responses, suitable for high privacy and multilingual environments.

Conference attendees collectively envisioned the future of the AI innovation ecosystem in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Macau, believing that Beijing will continue to solidify its technological research foundation, Hong Kong will play a pivotal role in international standards, capital, computing power, and market hubs, and Macau will amplify its advantages in application scenarios, multilingual environments, and as a bridge to Portuguese-speaking countries. The three parties will collaborate deeply and share resources, aiding Zhongguancun’s AI companies in accelerating their global outreach and co-constructing an internationally influential AI innovation center.