Chen Maobo: Hong Kong will introduce policies to support small and medium-sized enterprises in adopting AI According to Golden Finance, the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Paul Chan, announced in a blog post on the 19th that the government will launch an optimized version of the "Digital Transformation Support Pilot Program" this year to support small and medium-sized enterprises in adopting existing artificial intelligence solutions. The AI layout in Hong Kong has progressed step by step and entered the stage of system layout, striving to empower thousands of industries with AI. Chen Maobo stated that as an international innovation and technology center, Hong Kong, with its advantages of internal and external connectivity under the "One Country, Two Systems" policy, is not only a place for AI research and development transformation, but also a strategic adaptation site for mainland AI enterprises to go global, which can assist in aligning cutting-edge technologies and business models with international standards and applications. He stated that the SAR government attaches great importance to AI related infrastructure and ecological construction. The Shaling Data Park has started construction and will provide approximately 180000 PFlops of computing power by 2032, which is equivalent to 36 times the current total computing power in Hong Kong; The artificial intelligence research and development institute is also about to be put into operation; The Hong Kong Investment Corporation, wholly owned by the SAR government, invested 56% of its funds in various projects last year, including hard technology such as AI. Chen Maobo said that technological innovation and AI have quickly become indispensable elements in life. This generation of young people can be said to have grown up with AI, whether it is assisting learning or collecting thematic information, AI is a partner in daily work and thinking processes. He stated that artificial intelligence is a major trend of technological change, and the SAR government is promoting "AI for All" to encourage the whole society to recognize, learn, and use artificial intelligence. It also encourages young people to pay more attention to technological innovation, which is helpful for their studies and future work and entrepreneurship. Xinhua News Agency