The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), led by CEO Albert Wong, conducted the HKSTP European Innovation Mixer Tour to promote Hong Kong as a hub for innovation and technology (I&T) to European sectors.
The delegation engaged with over 1,000 global tech talents, fostering new partnerships and talent connections.
At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona, HKSTP and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) led 24 I&T companies as part of the Hong Kong Pavilion. The pavilion attracted over 7,500 visitors, including representatives from AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, and Vodafone.
More than 1,000 business collaboration opportunities were secured during the event. Additionally, HKSTP signed a cooperation agreement with 22@Network Barcelona to promote cross-regional innovation and sustainable technology development.
The delegation expanded its outreach to leading UK universities for innovation partnerships, including Imperial College London, the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and University College London. Meetings were held with academic departments, research institutes, and innovation centres to explore collaboration in talent development programmes and startup incubation.
More than 300 students participated in campus sharing sessions to learn about career, internship, and entrepreneurship opportunities available at the Hong Kong Science Park.
The effort also targeted Hong Kong students abroad, encouraging them to return to contribute to the city’s I&T ecosystem via work or entrepreneurship.
In London, HKSTP co-hosted a seminar with the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO-London), Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), and the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (OASES) to promote Hong Kong’s I&T landscape.
Close to 100 business leaders, academics, and I&T professionals attended, and keynote speakers highlighted Hong Kong’s strengths as a global innovation hub.
HKSTP announced plans to launch a talent development programme to attract Hong Kong students and research professionals overseas to return to the city. The programme will provide eligible companies with salary subsidies and accommodation support for returning professionals, helping to address talent needs in the growing I&T sector.
Albert Wong, CEO of HKSTP, added,
“As a growing engine situated at an international I&T hub in Asia, the HKSTP understands that nurturing next-generation I&T talent is as important as any R&D project, if not more. We’re currently an ecosystem that over 2,200 tech companies from 26 countries and regions call home, offering comprehensive support to more than 15,000 research and development professionals – a network we’re looking overseas to extend, and a number we’re eager to invest in for a sustainable future.”
These initiatives align with HKSTP’s mission to solidify Hong Kong’s position as a leading global I&T hub. For further details, visit www.hkstp.org.
Source of image: Edited from HKSTP
