Strategic role of Hong Kong on Digital Silk Road

Dr Lee George Lam, Chairman of Board of Directors at Hong Kong Cyberport Management Co., Ltd., provided his insights on the strategic role of Hong Kong on the “Digital Silk Road”, on 11th January at City Seminar.

In the seminar, Dr Lam emphasized Hong Kong’s competitive advantages such as having the excellent infrastructure, world-class rule of law, “One Country, Two Systems” constitutional framework, free port status, simple and low tax regime, etc. These core strengths help the city to well position itself as the Digital Silk Road’s “International General Terminal”, “International Data Hub” and “Digital Economy Talents Base”, and many more, under the China's Belt and Road initiative. He believed that Hong Kong can enhance its strategic roles in the region by implementing effective policies to attract top-calibre talents to the city, and to upgrade the education system enabling young people in Hong Kong to take on the new challenges of the digital economy era.

Dr Lam has over 30 years of international experience in general management, strategy consulting, corporate governance, direct investment, investment banking and fund management across the telecommunications/media/technology, real estates, and financial services sectors, etc. Dr Lam is also serving in other positions in different public offices, including a member of the Committee on Innovation, Technology and Re-Industrialization of the Government of HKSAR, Honorary Advisor to Hong Kong Business Angel Network, and etc.

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