Huawei brought together nearly 100 industry experts and ecosystem partners at the HDD (Huawei Developer Day) HarmonyOS Ecosystem Executive Summit in Hong Kong on November 9, 2026, as regional enterprises increasingly collaborate to meet the surging demand for seamless outbound travel and lifestyle experiences across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA).
Held under the theme "Open Innovation · Mutual Success," the event attracted executive representatives from nearly 60 leading enterprises spanning financial services, transport, catering, property, and education, discussing how an independent, secure digital foundation can deepen synergy and unlock fresh commercial space across the region.
Opening the summit, Jason Zhu (Zhu Yonggang), President of Huawei Consumer Cloud Service, reaffirmed Huawei's commitment to serving as a trusted "technological black soil" to offer local industries a resilient choice. As user experience in the Chinese Mainland accelerates from "easy to use" to "loved to use," Huawei looks forward to joining hands with partners to build better outbound experiences for growing cross-boundary travelers. Huawei provides standardized toolchains to smoothly extend partners' existing assets, while collaborating with the HKSAR Digital Policy Office on "iAM Smart" adaptation.
The summit featured a panel discussion with representatives from five organisations, who shared their experiences of adopting HarmonyOS and the opportunities they see for their respective industries.
Vocational Training Council (VTC): Dr John HUI, Deputy Executive Director, emphasized that introducing the HarmonyOS curriculum and training centre completes VTC's multi-platform strategy. Driven by growing Greater Bay Area mobility, this initiative equips regional enterprises with a pragmatic technical option while nurturing a skilled talent pipeline to capture cross-boundary development dividends.
Octopus Cards Limited: Andy Yip, Director of Consumer Business and Product, reported that embracing HarmonyOS delivered elevenfold growth, with over 14,000 cards activated within 30 days. Validating the strong loyalty of HarmonyOS users, Octopus will continue deepening collaboration to optimize seamless micropayments and transit experiences for local residents and regional commuters alike.
Centaline Data Technology: Joe Ng, Chief Technology Officer, noted that with over 270,000 incoming talents arriving in Hong Kong, HarmonyOS offers a pivotal channel to engage high-net-worth buyers. Supported by foldable Centa-WindowView and desktop service widgets, the Centaline Property App delivers glanceable estate market updates directly to premium clients.
Macau Pass (MPay): Jayden Wong, Technical Director, stated that adopting HarmonyOS aims to integrate smart lifestyle services across Macao. Beyond smartwatch payments and mobile services, both parties are actively exploring Quick Service to bundle dining and entertainment bookings upon arrival, expanding consumer spending while unlocking tangible sales opportunities for local merchants.
THE GULU: Ricky Wai-Sing Tong, Chief Technology Officer, shared that HarmonyOS's distributed architecture and declarative ArkUI codebase eliminated cumbersome custom networking protocols. Unifying devices into a coherent "Super Device," this framework significantly boosts development efficiency while allowing seamless daily services to blend naturally into users' everyday routines.
Beyond the panel discussions, visitors explored an interactive exhibition featuring applications and cross-device functions, including touch-to-connect transfers, cross-device sharing, interactive service cards, multi-window productivity on tri-fold devices, and synchronized calendar widgets. On the Partner Logo Wall, emblems of nearly 40 well-known institutions reflected steady momentum. Nearly 25 key local applications have completed adaptation, with close to 10 prominent services introduced in October alone—including YUU, Fairwood, Midland Realty, Call Taxi Plus, and CityUHK campus portals.
The expansion of locally available applications is intended to make HarmonyOS more useful for everyday activities, from making payments and ordering food to searching for property and accessing educational services.
Latest figures announced at the summit showed that active devices running HarmonyOS 6 and HarmonyOS 7 have surpassed 90 million, approaching the 100-million mark. This growing base presents tangible opportunities for regional businesses to deliver seamless outbound and lifestyle experiences, serving the hundreds of thousands of southbound visitors, executives, and cross-boundary commuters who rely on HarmonyOS daily.
