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Seizing Immense Opportunities for                    partnerships with Zhuhai Da Heng Qin, as well as
          Innovation and Technology in the                     with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the
          Greater Bay Area to Boost FinTech                    Shenzhen  Municipal  Financial  Development  and
          Development                                          Services Office, to provide cross-border support for
                                                               start-ups and tech companies in Hong Kong and
                                                               the  Mainland,  and  together,  capture  the  business
          I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to   opportunities brought by the GBA.
          the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Dashun
          Foundation.                                          Earlier this year, Cyberport signed a Memorandum
                                                               of  Understanding  with  the Authority  of  Qianhai  to
          Dashun  Foundation  continues  to  be  committed  to   offer start-ups in both cities matching opportunities
          building  a  better  Hong  Kong  and  its  great  work   in market expansion, technology support and tech
          over the last decade has borne significant fruits. It   investment. Both parties will also co-organise
          spares  no  efforts  in  promoting  and  facilitating  the   innovation and technology events to allow Cyberport
          Belt  and  Road  initiative  and  the  Greater  Bay Area   Community members to expand their Mainland
          (GBA) and continues to create opportunities for      networks  and  facilitate  the  development  of  the
          win-win cooperation and exchange for Hong Kong       Shenzhen-Hong Kong  innovation  and  technology
          enterprises  in  trade  and investment,  banking  and   ecosystem.
          finance, and in innovation and technology.
                                                               Hong Kong’s status as a leading global financial
          Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,     centre, coupled with its continuing technological
          the  Mainland  remains  a  leading  economy  and     advancement efforts, puts this global city in a
          continues to develop rapidly. The GBA has become     prime position to develop the FinTech sector.
          a  key  avenue  for  Hong  Kong  to  participate  in  the   The development of the GBA will bring along
          internal circulation of China’s economy, and provides   opportunities  for  financial  technologies  such  as
          a pivotal opportunity for particularly the innovation   cross-border wealth management, regulatory
          and technology industry.                             technology, virtual banking and virtual insurance. As
                                                               the largest FinTech start-up cluster in Hong Kong,
          Cyberport and Dashun Foundation share the same       Cyberport  will  continue  to  strengthen  its  ties  with
          commitment  towards  building  a  sustainable  Hong   financial  institutions  and  technology  companies  in
          Kong when it comes to promoting and facilitating     the GBA to cultivate the development of FinTech in
          innovation and technology. As the leading digital    Hong Kong and the Mainland.
          technology hub  of  Hong  Kong,  Cyberport  is  a
          vibrant innovative digital community with over 1,650   The GBA offers Hong Kong infinite prospects for
          start-ups and technology companies, dedicated to     development.   By facilitating local start-ups to
          cultivating innovation and technology talents and    expand  to  the  GBA,  Cyberport  hopes  to  unleash
          promoting and facilitating the development of the    their potential to take active roles in the international
          New Economy.                                         market to nurture innovation, promote the betterment
                                                               of society and create quality job opportunities. The
          Cyberport is actively expanding its network of       Cyberport team looks forward to working together
          partners in the GBA, providing start-ups and young   with Dashun Foundation and other stakeholders so
          talents with comprehensive support to help them      that Hong Kong will become an active participant in
          seize the huge development opportunities in the      the  domestic  circulation  of  our  country’s  economy
          GBA.                                                 and a leading facilitator in its international circulation
                                                               in the context of the ‘dual circulation’ development
          Over the past years, Cyberport has developed         strategy. Together Dashun Foundation and Cyberport
          various strategic cooperation agreements to foster   will help Hong Kong to take full advantage of the
          cross-border innovation and technology collaboration   GBA  development  as  the  best  avenue  to  better
          within the GBA. In 2017, Cyberport formed strategic   integrate with the overall development of our country,

                                                               and  bring  sustainable  growth  to  Hong  Kong’s
                                                               economy.
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