On April 23, the Signing and Unveiling Ceremony of the Hong Kong Innovative Technology Business Association (HKITBA) and Technology Innovation Sharing Exchange was held at the Bauhinia Innovation and Technology Centre, Huida Building, Shatin, Hong Kong. Zhao Mengda, CEO of Shenzhen Longcharm Holdings Investment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Longcharm Group”) and President of the Industrial Investment Branch of the China Cultural Industry Promotion Association, was invited to attend and signed a strategic cooperation agreement with HKITBA.
The event was supported by high‑profile participation from the Hong Kong SAR Government, the Legislative Council, and Greater Bay Area cooperation partners. Officiating guests included: President of the HKITBA, Yeung Chung; Co-founder of the Bauhinia Innovation and Technology Centre, Zhang Yangli; Dr. Marcus Liu Tin-shing, Political Assistant to the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry; Legislative Council Member Dominic Lee, Lam Chun-sing, Dr. Wong Kam-fai; Founding President of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Cooperation Promotion Association, Mr. Zhang Keke; Sun Nan from the Shenzhen Association for Science and Technology; Honorary Chairperson of the Shenzhen Futian District Youth Federation, Yan Xiaoqing; Secretary-General of the Shenzhen Futian District Design Chamber of Commerce, Gao Chunyu; as well as relevant leaders from Heyuan City.
Under the theme “Empowering Hong Kong through Innovation, Building Dreams; Bay Area Synergy, Embarking on a New Journey,” the event was designed to align with the national “15th Five-Year Plan” and the strategy for developing new quality productive forces, advancing Hong Kong’s development as an international innovation and technology hub, and deepening the synergy between innovation, technology and cultural industries in the Guangdong‑Hong Kong‑Macao Greater Bay Area. During the event, Zhao Mengda reached a formal strategic partnership with Yeung Chung on behalf of Longcharm Group. According to the cooperation framework, the two sides will carry out pragmatic collaboration in jointly building a “technology + culture + capital” industry-finance matchmaking platform, cross-sectoral joint R&D and outcome commercialization, Greater Bay Area and international resource coordination, policy research, and industry standard development. Priority will be given to green technology, clean energy, inclusive digital culture and other areas aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Together they will launch initiatives promoting responsible innovation and international cultural diversity.
Zhao Mengda pointed out during the event that Hong Kong, as a “super-connector” between China and the rest of the world, possesses irreplaceable advantages in technological innovation, international capital and cultural integration. Longcharm Group has long adhered to a dual‑engine strategy of “investment + industrial operation,” forming a comprehensive industrial ecosystem covering artificial intelligence, outdoor living, vocational education, comprehensive health and precious metals. This strategic partnership with HKITBA represents both an important step in Longcharm Group’s internationalization and a concrete practice of using an industrial investment platform to drive cross-regional, cross-sectoral collaborative innovation. He stressed that both parties will leverage Hong Kong’s rule‑of‑law environment, international networks and talent resources to jointly develop a number of demonstration projects that use technology to empower culture, while actively exploring new models of cooperation in innovation, technology and cultural industries across the strait and the Greater Bay Area.
The event drew participation from several Hong Kong Legislative Council members and district councilors, reflecting the high importance that various sectors of Hong Kong society attach to the integrated development of technology, innovation and culture. Participants had in‑depth exchanges on new quality productive forces such as artificial intelligence, life and health, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing, and offered constructive suggestions for future cooperation mechanisms between the two sides. Zhao Mengda also held discussions with representatives of several technology innovation enterprises, exchanging views on project implementation, capital matchmaking and talent cultivation.
The successful signing, unveiling ceremony and exchange marked a new stage for Longcharm Group in international industrial investment and cross-regional collaboration. As the supporting entity of the Industrial Investment Branch of the China Cultural Industry Promotion Association, Longcharm Group will continue to leverage its core strengths in capital, industry and platform integration, facilitating the launch of more high‑quality projects in the Greater Bay Area and on the international stage, and contributing to the creation of a global ecosystem for the integrated development of “technology + culture + capital.”