Washington backlash ‘will not deter’ march towards becoming an international hub for the technology through new tech park
4-MIN READ4-MIN ListenVictoria BelaPublished: 12:00pm, 14 Apr 2026Hong Kong holds the unwanted distinction of being the most US-sanctioned territory in China, with more than 300 entities blacklisted by Washington in a bid to curb Beijing’s technological rise.But the government maintains that a backlash from Washington will not stop Hong Kong from becoming an international technology hub, in line with an initiative that seeks to bypass technological containment through deepened partnerships with the mainland.Anchored by the cross-border Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Zone, the initiative could turn Hong Kong into China’s quantum gateway to the world, according to one of the country’s leading experts in the field.
This would include developing partnerships between mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), particularly through the Hetao cross-border technology hub, he said.
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