Tech news snapshot
- Hong Kong population (2023): 7.5 million
- Hong Kong online population: 6.9M / 93.0%
- Hong Kong’s median age: 47.2 years
CoLife: Coliving in Hong Kong
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e-HKD and the future of global money movement
- YAS insurance-tech firm and JOIE taxi fleet partner for 1000-vehicle trial of AI-powered insurance based on real-time driving behavior analysis / full item
- Government publishes 2nd cryptocurrency policy statement, introducing ‘LEAP’ framework for legal clarity, ecosystem expansion, applications and talent development / full item
- Data Center Asia 2025 Conference & Expo is set for July 15-17 in Hong Kong, connecting Asia’s data center ecosystem leaders, innovators and investors / full item
- “In recent years, interest in coliving, a shared living space with private rooms and common areas such as a kitchen, living room, and workspace, has grown significantly in Hong Kong.” / full item
“Hong Kong police allege a mobile game… advocates armed revolution and promotes secessionist agendas, saying those who publish it or share it… risk violating national security laws.” / full item
- The Hong Kong edition of Data Center Asia 2025 conference & expo is set for July 15-17 – details here / full item
- Download: ‘Transforming Global Payments – The Role of Tokenized Money & Funds in Cross-Border Transactions – Interim Report: e-HKD Pilot Programme Phase 2’ from Visa (pdf link) / full item
- Government partners Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol to test cross-border transactions between permissioned and permissionless blockchains, and more / full item
- Hong Kong police and authorities from South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Macao, Malaysia, and Maldives arrest more over 1800 in operation targeting transnational scam networks / full item
- China: AI chip firm, Biren Technology, has raised $207M in fresh funding and is preparing for a Hong Kong IPO / full item
Visa: e-HKD Pilot Programme Phase 2 report (pdf link)
