Hong Kong Affirms Status as Global Tech Hub with LEAP East Exhibition

Hong Kong’s role as the exclusive Asian host of the Middle East’s flagship LEAP East exhibition affirms its status as a global hub for innovation and technology (I&T), the Tourism Board has said.

The Asian debut of the expo wrapped up in Hong Kong on Friday, drawing more than 25,000 visitors over three days. The city will serve as the event’s sole Asian host for the next three years.

“This significant partnership not only demonstrates the global industry’s confidence in Hong Kong, but also affirms Hong Kong’s status as the world’s meeting place and a hub for innovation and technology, as well as its role as a ‘superconnector’ and ‘super value-adder’,” board chairman Peter Lam Kin-ngok said.

“By bringing together tech and innovation enterprises, investors, research institutions and innovative talent from around the world, Hong Kong is fostering cross-regional and cross-industry collaboration.”

Earlier in the year, the city staged Consensus Hong Kong, a digital asset conference, and the Hong Kong Web3 Festival, hosted by the crypto exchange operator HashKey Group and research organisation Wanxiang Blockchain Labs.

“Together with LEAP East’s debut in Hong Kong, the city has become the convergence point for three of the world’s top innovation and technology events, further consolidating its leading position as an international I&T hub and Asia’s preferred MICE destination,” Lam said, referring to meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions.