The International Organization of the World Internet Conference held a press conference in Beijing on the 17th to introduce the basic situation, overall preparatory progress and highlights of the Asia-Pacific Summit of the 2025 World Internet Conference. Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Hong Kong SAR Government, revealed that the first generative AI model independently developed by Hong Kong will be officially launched for the whole society this year.
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The first AI model independently developed in Hong Kong

△Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the HKSAR Government
Sun Dong said that the government work report clearly supports Hong Kong in deepening international exchanges and cooperation and better integrating into the overall development of the country. The selection of Hong Kong as the host city of the Asia-Pacific Summit 2025 affirms Hong Kong’s role as an important bridge and two-way platform connecting the country and the world, creating a high-end platform for exchange, dialogue and cooperation in the field of innovation and technology, and further strengthening Hong Kong’s status as an international innovation and technology hub.
The Asia-Pacific Summit opened in Hong Kong on 14 April
Ren Xianliang, Secretary-General of the World Internet Conference, introduced that the summit will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center from April 14 to 15, with the theme of “Digital Intelligence Integration Leads the Future – Working Together to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace”, inviting guests from all walks of life in government, enterprises, academia and research from all over the world to jointly respond to the development proposition of the digital intelligence era. The summit will hold the opening ceremony on the morning of April 14, the main forum and the Digital Intelligence Future Forum in the afternoon, and three sub-forums on artificial intelligence model, digital finance, digital government and smart life will be held in parallel on the morning of the 15th.

△Hong Kong’s first artificial intelligence model: HKGAI V1 model
Ren Xianliang said that in February this year, the Hong Kong Generative Artificial Intelligence R&D Center released the first artificial intelligence model, and plans to establish the Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence R&D Institute, and it is timely to hold the Asia-Pacific Summit of the World Internet Conference in Hong Kong.
It is reported that in order to further promote the development of makers and tell the story of Hong Kong through this summit, the Hong Kong SAR Government and the HKTDC will hold the Hong Kong International Innovation and Technology Fair from April 13 to 16 to explore cooperation opportunities through a series of exhibitions and business exchange activities.