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Hong Kong can offer AI governance solutions for major economies: Paul Chan

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Cheng, M. (2026, September 27). Hong Kong can offer AI governance solutions for major economies: Paul Chan. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3368931/hong-kong-can-offer-ai-governance-solutions-major-economies-paul-chan?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-27 · by Matthew Cheng

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Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po wrote in his weekly blog that Hong Kong can provide AI governance solutions to major economies by leveraging the city's strengths such as its common law system, international standards, and professional services. He emphasized that Hong Kong is well-positioned to offer trusted solutions in areas like data privacy protection, cross-border data flows, model training, and dispute resolution due to its unique attributes including biliterate and trilingual legal talent and robust financial backing.
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Paul Chan Mo-po, Hong Kong's Financial Secretary, stated in a recent blog post that Hong Kong can offer trusted solutions for artificial intelligence (AI) governance to major economies. He highlighted the city’s unique strengths including its common law system, internationally connected standards, and professional services. Specifically, he emphasized that Hong Kong could contribute to AI model training, cross-border data flows, privacy protection, and dispute resolution due to its legal expertise and financial support.

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Finance chief cites common law system, internationally connected standards and professional services as city’s strengths Hong Kong can offer trusted solutions in artificial intelligence (AI) governance for major economies by leveraging the city’s unique strengths, including its common law system, internationally connected standards and professional services, the city’s finance chief has said.
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2026-09-27 · South China Morning Post
Hong Kong can offer AI governance solutions for major economies: Paul Chan · assertive framing

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Hong Kong can offer AI governance solutions for major economies: Paul Chan asserted
Kong → offer → economies
Finance chief cites common law system, internationally connected standards and professional services as city’s strengths Hong Kong can offer trusted solutions in artificial intelligence (AI) governance for major economies by leveraging the city’s unique strengths, including its common law system, internationally connected standards and professional services, the city’s finance chief has said. asserted
chief → cite → system
“As major economies begin discussing AI governance, data, compliance and risk management, Hong Kong can leverage its unique strengths in providing ‘rules’ and ‘trust’,” Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po wrote in his weekly blog on Sunday. asserted
po → begin → Sunday
“Hong Kong can offer trusted solutions in [AI] model training, cross-border data flows, privacy protection and dispute resolution. asserted
Kong → offer → training
He highlighted the city’s advantages in its common law system, biliterate and trilingual legal talent, internationally connected standards, professional services and strong financial support. asserted
He → highlight → system
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