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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat
The Outline of the National 15th FiveYear Plan explicitly calls for empowering economic and social development through artificial intelligence AI The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region HKSAR Government has also incorporated the proactive advancement of the AI strategy into the consultation document for Hong Kongs First FiveYear Plan ensuring that AI development is running fast and running steadily
The Legislative Council LegCo Secretariat today August 21 released the latest issue of the Policy Pulse on AI Empower Hong Kong Innovate a smart future which provides an overview of Hong Kongs policy initiatives on AI covering empowering industrial development and construction of a digital government through AI expanding AI application scenarios through embodied AI establishing a robust AI governance framework promoting AI training for all and deepening the collaborative mechanism between Hong Kong and the Mainland It also summarizes the relevant suggestions of Members This issue of the Policy Pulse also features a new OneTap Audio function Members of the public can choose to listen to the entire issue selected sections or a summary of the Policy Pulse through an AI voice so as to stay updated on the latest LegCo information in a flexible way
This issue of the Policy Pulse details how Hong Kong is pursuing the dual objectives of placing equal emphasis on speed and steadiness in its strategic layout for advancing AI development The Government is now moving at full speed to advance AI infrastructure development including accelerating the development of the Sandy Ridge Data Facility Cluster the Cluster It is expected that the computing power provided by the Cluster by 2032 would be equivalent to 36 times Hong Kongs current computing power Furthermore the Government is making every effort to strengthen crosssector collaboration among the industry academia and research sectors thereby promoting transformation of research and development RD outcomes and fostering wide application of AI technology in various industries Meanwhile the Committee on AI and Industry Development Strategy which was announced in the Budget this year was established in June It will initially focus on the application strategies in sectors such as embodied AI as well as life and health technology International rankings have also confirmed that Hong Kong is running fast ranked third in the Global AI Competitiveness Index and climbed to fourth globally in the World Digital Competitiveness Ranking
Concurrently Members have been offering recommendations to further accelerate the development of AI suggesting that the Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Institute AIRDI which will come into operation in the second half of this year should strengthen coordination efforts regarding the division of work and integration of resources among universities and local RD institutions and foster collaboration with the Mainland in areas such as standard certification and data flow so as to align with the national AI strategy Members also suggest establishing a crossboundary computing power sharing mechanism As to empowering smart governance via AI Members urge the Administration to expand the application of the Digital Document function on iAM Smart and integrate mobile applications of different government departments to realize single portal for online government services
To run steadily the Government has launched the AI for All Inclusive Programme to comprehensively enhance digital literacy across society It also regularly reviews AI risks its safe application and governance standards and has developed a framework and guidelines to provide guidance on projects involving the development and application of AI to help identify and manage potential risks to ensure that AI development remains safe reliable and controllable Members are concerned over the regulation of AIgenerated content including issues of deepfake pornography disinformation and online impersonation They suggest the Government draw on experiences of the Mainland and other countries to study the enactment of dedicated legislation targeting AIgenerated content and strengthen the regulation of online platforms
The Policy Pulse also details how Hong Kong is deepening the collaboration with the Mainland in the field of AI pointing out that Hong Kong leveraging the unique advantages under one country two systems and its internationalised data governance and scientific research capabilities acts as a super connector and plays the role of a super valueadder Hong Kong also connects with the Mainlands vast computing resources and rich application scenarios and serves as a bridgehead for bringing in and going global in AI technological innovation and industrial application Members suggest that the Government collaborate with the relevant units to jointly develop an AI repository for enterprises seeking to go global providing them with market insights and compliance guidance They also suggest the Administration proactively strive for implementing more convenient and freer crossboundary data flow mechanisms in the Northern Metropolis to facilitate RD collaborations among frontier industries such as embodied AI
The detailed content of AI Empower Hong Kong Innovate a smart future can be viewed or listened to on the LegCo website The Policy Pulse published by the Council Business Divisions of the LegCo Secretariat covers specific topics and offers a comprehensive overview of related policy developments and relevant discussions in LegCo
