From left to right: principal liaison officer for Hong Kong, Shenzhen Qianhai Authority, Witman Hung; co-founder and chief executive officer at Ampd Energy, Brandon Ng; director, Entrepreneurship Centre, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Gary Chan; founder and chairman at EGI Technologies, Edward Cheng; and associate director-general of investment promotion at InvestHK, Charles Ng, speak at the forum on innovation and entrepreneurship. Photo: Dickson Lee From left to right: principal liaison officer for Hong Kong, Shenzhen Qianhai Authority, Witman Hung; co-founder and chief executive officer at Ampd Energy, Brandon Ng; director, Entrepreneurship Centre, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Gary Chan; founder and chairman at EGI Technologies, Edward Cheng; and associate director-general of investment promotion at InvestHK, Charles Ng, speak at the forum on innovation and entrepreneurship. Photo: Dickson Lee
From left to right: principal liaison officer for Hong Kong, Shenzhen Qianhai Authority, Witman Hung; co-founder and chief executive officer at Ampd Energy, Brandon Ng; director, Entrepreneurship Centre, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Gary Chan; founder and chairman at EGI Technologies, Edward Cheng; and associate director-general of investment promotion at InvestHK, Charles Ng, speak at the forum on innovation and entrepreneurship. Photo: Dickson Lee
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What is next for Hong Kong after its first billion-dollar start-up?

City’s start-up community needs support from a bigger pool of funding resources, while it should sharpen its focus on building an international business, industry experts say

Topic |   Hong Kong innovators
Bien Perez
Bien Perez

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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From left to right: principal liaison officer for Hong Kong, Shenzhen Qianhai Authority, Witman Hung; co-founder and chief executive officer at Ampd Energy, Brandon Ng; director, Entrepreneurship Centre, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Gary Chan; founder and chairman at EGI Technologies, Edward Cheng; and associate director-general of investment promotion at InvestHK, Charles Ng, speak at the forum on innovation and entrepreneurship. Photo: Dickson Lee From left to right: principal liaison officer for Hong Kong, Shenzhen Qianhai Authority, Witman Hung; co-founder and chief executive officer at Ampd Energy, Brandon Ng; director, Entrepreneurship Centre, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Gary Chan; founder and chairman at EGI Technologies, Edward Cheng; and associate director-general of investment promotion at InvestHK, Charles Ng, speak at the forum on innovation and entrepreneurship. Photo: Dickson Lee
From left to right: principal liaison officer for Hong Kong, Shenzhen Qianhai Authority, Witman Hung; co-founder and chief executive officer at Ampd Energy, Brandon Ng; director, Entrepreneurship Centre, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Gary Chan; founder and chairman at EGI Technologies, Edward Cheng; and associate director-general of investment promotion at InvestHK, Charles Ng, speak at the forum on innovation and entrepreneurship. Photo: Dickson Lee
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