China News Service, Hong Kong, May 31st, title: Interview with Shang Tang Technology Shang Hailong: Integrating the advantages of Hong Kong and Shenzhen elements to lay out the development of innovation and technology in the Bay Area

　　China News Agency reporter Wang Jiacheng

　　"Due to the different historical developments of Shenzhen and Hong Kong, the two cities have their own temperaments and their own advantages. They are twin cities that have their own beauty, beauty, and beauty." For the company In the layout of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Greater Bay Area), Shang Hailong, general manager of SenseTime Hong Kong, said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Service recently.

　　At the end of 2014, Tang Xiaoou, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, led a team to establish Shangtang, a start-up company with artificial intelligence as its main development direction, in the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park.

Only about half a year after its establishment, the company quickly developed a subsidiary in Shenzhen.

At that time, the advancement of the framework agreement for the construction of the Greater Bay Area in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau had not yet been signed, but Shang Tang had seen the shining points of Hong Kong and Shenzhen early.

　　Shang Hailong explained that technological innovation is the fusion of scientific innovation and technological innovation. Hong Kong and Shenzhen are respectively the source of scientific innovation and the highland of technological innovation and development.

　　He pointed out that there are many higher education institutions in Hong Kong, 5 of which are among the top 100 in the QS global rankings.

Such achievements are rare in the world. As a result, Hong Kong can better connect with international intellectual property rights, which is conducive to promoting the implementation of original innovations.

Shenzhen itself is a big market, and technology transformation driven by the market has huge advantages. Together with the supporting facilities in neighboring cities such as Dongguan and Huizhou, it will enhance the integrity of the innovation chain.

　　Talent is the first element in the development of innovative technology.

Shang Hailong told reporters that Hong Kong and Shenzhen have their own strengths in terms of talent reserves.

Among them, Hong Kong can provide a large number of high-end scientific research talents, mainly masters and doctors, and can serve as a bridgehead for gathering overseas talents, allowing people from all over the world to use this place as a transition and join the ranks of promoting the development of innovation and technology in the Greater Bay Area.

In contrast, Shenzhen has a large number of high-quality basic talents, which is conducive to promoting the implementation of technology.

　　In order to cultivate more talents and promote the development of innovation and technology in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, SenseTime and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park jointly established the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Youth AI Development Center" at the end of March this year, hoping to help young people to develop artificial intelligence (AI) ) Foundation to promote extensive exchanges among young people in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in terms of scientific and technological innovation.

　　"Hong Kong is the first center we set up. We will also choose opportunities to set up centers in Guangdong Province and Macau to form a complete system of talent cultivation centers covering Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and to promote exchanges and competitions between the three bases. Even the sharing of results, this is our current development plan." Shang Hailong introduced.

　　In fact, in addition to the establishment of a talent center, SenseTime launched the first basic artificial intelligence textbook "Artificial Intelligence Basics (High School Edition)" as early as April 2018, creating a precedent for artificial intelligence education and attracting worldwide attention.

In March 2019, the Faculty of Engineering of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Shangtang signed a cooperation agreement to jointly promote the development of artificial intelligence education in Hong Kong, including holding international high school students’ artificial intelligence exchange and exhibition activities; encouraging students to explore artificial intelligence technology and deepening students’ understanding of artificial intelligence Recognize, teach them to use artificial intelligence positively and ethically, and its limitations and risks.

　　"Shang Tang rose because of talents. Objectively speaking, our most precious resources are human resources and human capital." Shang Hailong said.

　　Capital is the second element of the development of innovation and technology. He said that Shenzhen, as a city of technology and innovation, is extremely active in VC/PE (venture capital and private equity investment); and Hong Kong, as one of the "ports of Nurem", is world-renowned. Financial Center.

When a start-up company has developed to a certain level, it may be able to conduct a later IPO (initial public offering) through Hong Kong, including IPO financing.

Therefore, from the perspective of funding, the integration of Shenzhen and Hong Kong will also greatly promote the development of the innovation and technology industry.

　　Shang Hailong pointed out that the third element is policy. The government's support for innovation and technology is a very important driving force.

In recent years, Shenzhen has taken innovation and technology as an important development direction for city leadership or economic transformation; and since the state supported Hong Kong to establish an international innovation and technology center, Hong Kong has also attached great importance to the development of innovation and technology, and has invested a lot in artificial intelligence, such as artificial intelligence. And biotechnology are the two important core development directions selected by Hong Kong.

"Whether it is Shenzhen or Hong Kong, the government has given certain policy support for the development of innovation and technology."

　　Looking to the future, Shang Hailong believes that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will form an innovation chain.

In the innovation chain, Hong Kong will play the role of source innovation, doing a good job from "0 to 1", that is, a bearer of scientific innovation.

Shenzhen will take on the work of "from one to many", stay close to the market, meet demand, and promote the implementation of technology.

"I hope that Hong Kong and Shenzhen can give full play to their respective values ​​and roles in the innovation chain, learn from each other's strengths, learn from their advantages, and develop together." He said.

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