The Hong Kong SAR Government announced plans to issue AI Agent safety-management guidelines next year and inject an additional HK$1 billion into its Artificial Intelligence Subsidy Scheme, according to statements at the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit.
AI agent governance and subsidy plans
Addressing the summit in Wuzhen, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Professor Sun Dong stated that the HKSAR Government and the Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Institute will jointly release AI Agent safety-management guidelines applicable to the entire community next year.
Sun also announced that the government will inject an additional HK$1 billion into the Artificial Intelligence Subsidy Scheme to support frontier research and intelligent computing industry development. In addition, Hong Kong plans to host a large-scale international AI conference to promote open sources and international collaboration.
Computing infrastructure and sector strategy
Sun stated that Hong Kong has positioned AI as a core industry for future development under its AI+ strategy. As part of this strategy, the Sandy Ridge Data Facility Cluster under construction in the Northern Metropolis is projected to provide 180 000 peta-floating point operations per second (PFLOPS) of computing power after 2030.
The government has also established the Committee on AI+ and Industry Development Strategy to coordinate the integration of AI across industries.
Key facts and where they come from
- Hong Kong will issue AI Agent safety-management guidelines for the entire community next year.
The HKSAR Government and the Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Institute will jointly issue a set of AI Agent safety-management guidelines applicable to the entire community next year.
- Hong Kong will inject an additional HK$1 billion into the Artificial Intelligence Subsidy Scheme.
The HKSAR Government will also inject an additional HK$1 billion into the Artificial Intelligence Subsidy Scheme to support frontier research and the development of an intelligent computing industry.
- The Sandy Ridge Data Facility Cluster is projected to offer 180 000 PFLOPS of computing power after 2030.
It is projected to provide computing power of 180 000 peta-floating point operations per second (PFLOPS) after 2030.
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