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Hong Kong businesses lag behind mainland China in generative AI adoption

Legacy systems and risk-averse corporate culture hinder AI integration in Hong Kong, according to Accenture

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Hong Kong firms trail mainland Chinese counterparts in generative AI adoption, with only 10% integrating the technology across multiple functions versus 21% on the mainland, according to Accenture.

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Mainland China's AI adoption is supported by falling model costs and a robust developer ecosystem.

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Hong Kong businesses are lagging behind their mainland Chinese peers in adopting artificial intelligence, as entrenched legacy systems and a risk-averse corporate mindset slow the city’s digital transition, according to a senior executive at consultancy Accenture.

Only 10 per cent of Hong Kong firms surveyed by Accenture had integrated generative AI across multiple business functions, compared with about 21 per cent of mainland enterprises, said Robert Hah, Hong Kong office lead at Accenture Greater China, in an interview with the South China Morning Post on Tuesday.

Mainland China’s rapid adoption of enterprise AI has been fuelled by falling model costs and a flourishing domestic developer ecosystem led by firms such as DeepSeek and Alibaba Group Holding, owner of the South China Morning Post.

Tech giants including Ant Group, Tencent Holdings, Alibaba and Baidu rushed to roll out enterprise-focused AI agents at this year’s World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai – the country’s top AI event – signalling a shift in the industry battleground from building foundation models to embedding AI directly into corporate workflows.

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  • What specific legacy systems are hindering Hong Kong firms?
  • Will Hong Kong policy changes accelerate AI adoption?

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