GPTX簡坤投資 and HKUST Shanghai Center Jointly Build a New Eco-system for the AI and Finance Industry
On April 29, the "Shanghai-Hong Kong Partnership: Sailing Globally" 2025 Shanghai-Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Roundtable was held at the former site of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce. The event was jointly organized by the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong.
Chen Tong, Standing Committee Member of Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Head of United Front Work Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee and Chairman of China Overseas Friendship Association(Shanghai), attended and spoke at the event. Shou Ziqi, Vice-Chairman of Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Chairman of Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce, Chairman of Shanghai Chamber of Commerce; and Jonathan Choi, President of Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong and Chairman of Sunwah Group, delivered addresses. Xu Xiaolin, Deputy Director-General of Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Zhang Ying, Director of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization; Zhong Xiaoyong, Secretary of the Jing'an District Party Committee; Zhai Lei, Jing'an District Mayor; Ye Liang, Deputy Director General of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the Shanghai Municipal Government; Leung Wing-yin, Deputy Director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Shanghai; Yu Xiao, Vice Chairman and President of the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association; and Tang Zhengang, Chairman of Chinese General Chamber of Commerce UAE also attended the event. The event was chaired by Wang Xiaohan, Deputy Head of United Front Work Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee, Executive Deputy Chairman of Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce and Vice Chairman of Shanghai Chamber of Commerce.
The Shanghai-Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Roundtable has been successfully held for three years. Through a model of "annual rotation, focused themes, and government-enterprise collaboration," it has established a regular, high-level dialogue and exchange mechanism between the business communities of Shanghai and Hong Kong. This year's event, themed "Shanghai-Hong Kong Partnership: Sailing Globally", showcased Shanghai's investment policy environment and leveraged Hong Kong's advantages in professional services and international exchange. It focused on industrial collaboration and global cooperation, encouraging enterprises from both cities to jointly pursue new opportunities in emerging sectors, contributing to high-level opening up and high-quality development. The event attracted over 200 representatives from institutions and enterprises in both Shanghai and Hong Kong, who exchanged cooperation experiences and explored new paths for collaborative development between the two cities.
During the event, GPTX Investment Management Limited (GPTX簡坤投資) and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Shanghai Center (HKUST Shanghai Center) signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the Shanghai-Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence Industry Fund Project. The collaboration aims to establish a long-term stable strategic partnership to jointly cultivate high-quality projects and accelerate industrial development processes. GPTX簡坤投資 or its designated party will serve as the fund manager, leveraging the HKUST Shanghai Center's resources in technology projects and expert networks to achieve complementary resource integration and enable high-quality development of the fund.
This collaboration represents a significant breakthrough in the deep integration of Shanghai-Hong Kong artificial intelligence industry and financial sectors, signifying that both parties have reached profound consensus on building an industrial-financial ecosystem and promoting technological transformation and industrial upgrading. By integrating industrial resources with financial advantages and advancing collaboratively, this strategic partnership will provide solid strategic support for the explosive growth of the artificial intelligence industry, becoming a new engine for innovation-driven regional economic development.