On April 8, at a signing ceremony hosted by the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, witnessed by Paul Chan Mo-po, the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Shenzhen Urban Transport Planning & Design Institute Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "SUTPC") was officially announced as one of the 18 newly introduced key enterprises to set up its international headquarters in Hong Kong and establish an innovation center there. This is a significant move for Shenzhen Urban Transport Planning & Design Institute to deepen its global strategic layout and marks a new stage in the collaborative innovation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

According to the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises, the signing ceremony involved 18 key Chinese and foreign enterprises from high-tech industries such as artificial intelligence and data science, advanced manufacturing and new energy technology, fintech, and life and health technology. SUTPC, Ant Digital Technology, Baidu Intelligent Driving, Li Auto, and China Mobile (Hong Kong) Innovation Research Institute were among the key enterprises participating in this signing. Together with the 66 enterprises introduced previously, these key enterprises are expected to invest approximately HK$50 billion in Hong Kong in the coming years, creating over 20,000 job opportunities and injecting strong impetus into the Hong Kong economy.

Paul Chan Mo-po, the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, stated at the signing ceremony that key enterprises bring investment, job opportunities, and technology to Hong Kong, as well as products and solutions that can transform lifestyles and inspire innovation, which are highly valued by Hong Kong. The settlement of key enterprises in Hong Kong can support Hong Kong in becoming an international innovation and technology hub. Hong Kong, with its convenient access to the mainland and Asian markets, serves as an ideal platform for enterprises to achieve their visions and pursue better development.

As an international innovation hub, Hong Kong's open market environment, free flow of capital and information, and vibrant innovation and technology ecosystem are deeply strategically compatible with SUTPC's core technical advantages in the field of intelligent transportation. As a world - leading technology company in the construction and operation of a new generation of transportation systems, SUTPC has always been committed to driving the high - quality development of cities through digital innovation. Its technical strength in the construction of smart transportation and smart cities has been highly recognized by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.

By establishing the Hong Kong Innovation Center, SUTPC will focus on cutting - edge fields such as urban transportation digital twins, electrification and intelligent transformation, autonomous driving applications, and low - altitude economy regulatory sandboxes, providing full - scene digital solutions for Hong Kong's smart transportation system and promoting the digital upgrading of Hong Kong's transportation. At the same time, taking the Hong Kong Innovation Center as a fulcrum, it will deepen the industry - university - research cooperation with local universities and enterprises in Hong Kong, jointly cultivate new productivity in the field of smart transportation, and through the innovation cycle of "technology research and development - scenario verification - industrial transformation", continuously help Hong Kong consolidate its status as an international innovation and technology hub and provide a digital engine for the construction of a world - class city cluster in the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area.

Based in Shenzhen and the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area,SUTPC serves the whole country and actively integrates into the international system. At the end of 2023, it established the International Business Department to deeply layout its international business and founded its international headquarters, SUTPC Digital Technology (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong. Currently, it has initially formed a global business layout with Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates as bases, radiating Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Relying on its international headquarters and using digital technology as a link, SUTPC will accelerate the global expansion of its smart transportation innovation achievements, continuously export the "Chinese solution", and contribute Chinese wisdom to the new journey of building a human digital civilization.