// This has led about 500 Chinese companies to set up or redomicile in the city in the last calendar year, according to estimates by business groups. The influx has included family office funds, private equity firms and wealth managers. They have all brought expertise and talent from the world’s second-largest economy, ex­perts note, and an eagerness to invest in Singapore’s technology and start-up scene. https://www.ft.com/content/49134abc-60d0-4a39-9903-361f720c9081 //

// Nex, a leader in motion entertainment, today announced they will be offering an exclusive first look at Nex Playground, a new entertainment device that delivers immersive games and experiences powered by body motion, at the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) on March 22-24 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230322005347/en/Nex-Gives-Developers-a-Sneak-Peek-at-Its-Eye-Catching-Motion-Entertainment-Device-at-GDC-2023/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-d2-_-DMJyMm3uYmtOy2XFwcvlLbwpKQTgkxGMXSeZO97dI9_69nqXXndEkzoNy31peBvhKXN8xoKDPrCnMXhC58cMd5Jhr97vTYoLZQbGkSxJ0LM3ryl-yrNKrvMa0Wtg== //

// 香港大學兩名學者最近獲選《麻省理工科技評論》（MIT Technology Review）2022年中國地區「35歲以下科技創新35人」。向超博士的研究重點，為在矽基上開發異質集成光子學及光電子器件，楊易博士的研究方向，為納米光子學及光學物。

Two scholars from the University of Hong Kong have recently been selected as part of MIT Technology Review’s 2022 “35 Innovators Under 35” for the China region. Dr. Xiang Chao’s research focuses on developing heterogeneous integrated photonics and optoelectronic devices on silicon-based substrates. Dr. Yang Yi’s research direction is in nanophotonics and optical materials. http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=132713 //

// 01Fintech 是一家位於香港的公司，由前螞蟻金服國際投資和投後負責人 Kenny Man 領導，於2022年10月推出了一個3億美元的亞太基金。該基金得到了許多知名投資者的支持，包括David Vélez、菲律賓的阿亞拉家族以及該國電信巨頭Globe的CEO Ernest Cu。

Based in Hong Kong, 01Fintech is led by Kenny Man, who was Ant Group’s international investment and post-investment head. They launched a US$300 million Asia-Pacific fund in October 2022. It is backed by notable investors such as David Vélez, the Philippines’ Ayala family, and Ernest Cu, CEO of the country’s telco giant Globe https://www.techinasia.com/sinar-mas-group-invests-in-ex-ant-group-exec-pe-firm //

// Gazmararian explained that the SFC’s approach is to ask VASPs to apply the same standards that existing financial institutions, like huge banks and huge asset managers, have to comply with. These high standards might pose challenges for the crypto industry in Hong Kong over the short term, Gazmararian said. She pointed out that crypto businesses are often in the startup phase, and many have funding but not hundreds of millions.

Gazmararian解釋道，證監會的做法是要求虛擬資產服務商應用現有金融機構（如大型銀行和大型資產管理公司）需要遵守的相同標準。Gazmararian表示，這些高標準可能在短期內對香港的加密行業構成挑戰。她指出，加密企業通常處於創業階段，許多企業有資金但卻沒有數億元。 https://www.technicalripon.com/hong-kongs-crypto-regulations-set-the-bar-high-for-good-reason-says-sfc-adviser/ //

// Valued at more than $1 billion last year, the Shanghai-based firm will this month start providing Hong Kong merchants with payments services when they buy from mainland suppliers, it said in a statement. Registered in Hong Kong as Xtransfer Ltd., the company aims to attract about 300,000 small and medium-sized enterprise clients in the city. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinese-unicorn-xtransfer-expands-hong-000001817.html //

// 屠厚鈞透露，公司正進行A輪融資，目標在今年中完成，資金主要用於海外市場拓展及產品開發。他期望，政府能夠為本港初創企業開拓國際市場提供更多支持。而公司亦會適時鋪排上市，盼望有更多利好初創上市的政策出台。 http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=132602 //

// 香港理工大學與其所培育的獨角獸企業海柔創新科技有限公司，合作設立的人工智能機械人實驗室於周二（4日）正式啟用。該實驗室為理大全新教研平台，總面積達1800方米，設有先進智能配送系統，配置先進機械臂、機械人、自動導引車、無人機、人工智能機械人及工業4.0相關學習套件，用以加強該校機械人科技教育。 http://startupbeat.hkej.com/?p=132622 //

// 愈來愈多企業關注環保和可持續發展議題，即使無須提交 ESG 報告的企業，也會訂下各種環境、社會和管治目標。香港科技園公司近日便宣布，承諾在2045年前達到科學基礎減量目標倡議（SBTi）提出的淨零排放標準，是香港首個在SBTi 基礎上作出相關承諾的法定機構 https://unwire.pro/2023/04/06/hkstp-9/低碳綠色/ //