Keith Li King-wah’s business once thrived during the 2010s. In a crowded field of more than 100 rivals, his programming consultancy, Innopage, easily secured contracts worth hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars to develop basic digital tools, such as a mortgage calculator, for corporations and government agencies.
Li is among a wave of industry leaders scrambling to outpace the new technology long before the government pivoted towards an “AI for all” initiative, alongside a massive overhaul of school curricula and vocational retraining.
As part of this initiative, HK$50 million (US$6.4 million) will be allocated to build public awareness and skills through AI courses, seminars and competitions focused on responsible use.
To support the current workforce, the Employees Retraining Board will be rebranded as “Upskill Hong Kong”, focusing on providing skills-based AI training to enhance local competitiveness.
