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Technology priority areas

Hong Kong's vision is to become an innovation-led, technology-intensive global economy. The specific focus areas include:

• information technology, especially in Internet, electronic commerce and software engineering;
• fashion, apparel, consumer electronics, toys and games, watches, optical goods and other products or services;
• multi-media-based information and entertainment services;
• biotechnology with focus on health food and pharmaceuticals based on Chinese medicine;
• supply of professional and technological talents and services; and
• technology transfers between the Mainland and the rest of the world.