Jointly organised by the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) and local research & development centres, the Smart @ Hong Kong: Our Smart City Journey Conference (the Conference) was held at the Hong Kong Science Park on January 10, 2019. The Conference introduced the latest smart city development and showcased a variety of smart technologies, under four main themes, namely Smart Living, Smart People, Smart Environment and Smart Mobility.

During the conference, HKSTP announced the collaboration with the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) and China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) related to the research and development of 5G technology, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things data exchange, and other technologies to help accelerate smart city development in Hong Kong. Various 5G technology-related projects including an autonomous vehicle trial will be also conducted at Hong Kong Science Park.

In addition, HKPC launched Hong Kong’s first gerontechnology industry cluster, GLink, a joint-force platform allowing over 30 local gerontechnology service providers and user organisations to exchange industry intelligence, as well as their experience and best practices, to address the growing needs of the elderly and their caretakers.