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FS begins visit in Shanghai (with photos/video)
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     The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, arrived in Shanghai at around noon time today (July 5) and began his visit.
 
     Mr Chan visited SenseTime and the Shanghai Research Center of Huawei, which are leading technology enterprises in supercomputing and artificial intelligence, and toured their facilities as well as exchanged views with their management for learning about the latest developments of the industries and the enterprises' plans to expand business in Hong Kong.
 
     In the evening, Mr Chan will attend a dinner hosted by leaders of Shanghai for guests of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2023.
 
     Mr Chan will continue his visit in Shanghai tomorrow (July 6) to attend the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2023 and deliver a keynote speech at its Plenary Session - Industry Development. He will meet with leaders of Shanghai, visit other technology enterprises and speak at Fudan University.
 
     Also on the visit are the Director-General of the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises, Mr Philip Yung, and the Government Chief Information Officer, Mr Tony Wong.
 
Ends/Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Issued at HKT 18:59
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The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, started his visit programme in Shanghai today (July 5). Photo shows Mr Chan (centre); the Director-General of the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises, Mr Philip Yung (first right); the Government Chief Information Officer, Mr Tony Wong (second left);  and Co-founder of SenseTime Mr Xu Bing (third right).
The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, started his visit programme in Shanghai today (July 5). Photo shows Mr Chan (left), accompanied by Co-founder of SenseTime Mr Xu Bing (right), visiting facilities of the company.
The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, started his visit programme in Shanghai today (July 5). Accompanied by the Director-General of the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises, Mr Philip Yung (third left), and the Government Chief Information Officer, Mr Tony Wong (first left), Mr Chan (second left) meets with Co-founder of SenseTime Mr Xu Bing (first right).
The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, started his visit programme in Shanghai today (July 5). Photo shows Mr Chan (second left); the Director-General of the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises, Mr Philip Yung (first left); and the Government Chief Information Officer, Mr Tony Wong (third left), meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Board and Rotating Chairman of Huawei Mr Hu Houkun (first right).
The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, started his visit programme in Shanghai today (July 5). Photo shows Mr Chan (first left), accompanied by the Government Chief Information Officer, Mr Tony Wong (third left), and Deputy Chairman of the Board and Rotating Chairman of Huawei Mr Hu Houkun (second left), touring the Shanghai Research Center of Huawei.
The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, started his visit programme in Shanghai today (July 5). Photo shows Mr Chan (centre); the Director-General of the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises, Mr Philip Yung (fifth left); the Government Chief Information Officer, Mr Tony Wong (sixth right); and Deputy Chairman of the Board and Rotating Chairman of Huawei Mr Hu Houkun (sixth left).

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FS begins visit in Shanghai