Media

HKU partners with Cyberport to set up
the HKU x Cyberport Digital Tech Entrepreneurship Platform
for developing a new digital tech entrepreneurship ecosystem

04 Aug 2017

To foster talents and co-developing an innovative FinTech ecosystem, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (Cyberport) will be held tomorrow (8 August 2017) to setup the “HKU x Cyberport Digital Tech Entrepreneurship Platform” (Platform).

The Platform is the first-of-its-kind collaboration between HKU and Cyberport aiming to form a closer partnership between the two parties to build a digital tech entrepreneurship platform. By leveraging the unique capabilities of both HKU and Cyberport, a unique digital tech entrepreneurship ecosystem for Hong Kong in the aspects of human capital, innovation and technologies, entrepreneurship, as well as legal and business expertise will be developed.

The “HKU x Cyberport FinTech Nucleus” will also be launched tomorrow. Through this FinTech Nucleus, HKU will deploy its very own unique cybersecurity technology “SHIELD” at Cyberport and offer 50 units of SHIELD for a one-year free trial to the FinTech start-ups and companies in the community. SHIELD is developed by one of the research labs at HKU – CISC (Center for Information Security and Cryptography). The CISC team led by Dr Chow Kam-pui, Associate Professor of the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, HKU, will demonstrate how the system works in a media tour held after the MoU signing ceremony.

In addition to SHIELD, HKU will showcase a powerful portfolio optimization software “PORTimizer®” and a MPF mobile app “MPF Optimal Allocation (MPF OpAl)” developed by Dr Philip Yu Leung-ho of the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Faculty of Science, at the FinTech Nucleus.

Several Cyberport start-ups and tech companies will also introduce their FinTech solutions, including TNG Wallet, APrivacy, Privé Managers and Taiger.

Members of the media are cordially invited to cover the Ceremony and the media tour. Details are as below:

Date: 8 August 2017 (Tomorrow)

Time: 2p.m. – 4p.m.

Venue: Smart-Space FinTech, Level 4, Core E, Cyberport 3 

Officiating guests:

Professor Peter Mathieson, President and Vice-Chancellor, HKU

Professor Paul Tam Kwong-hang, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, HKU

Professor Andy Hor Tzi-sum, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), HKU

Dr. Lee George Lam, Chairman, HKCMCL

Mr. Herman Lam Heung-yeung, Chief Executive Officer, HKCMCL

Dr. Toa Charm Ka-Ieong, Chief Public Mission Officer, HKCMCL

Rundown:

Media enquiry:
HKU Communications and Public Affairs Office:

Ms Rhea Leung (tel: 2857 8555/ 9022 7446; email: rhea.leung@hku.hk)

Ms Grace Ng (tel: 2241 5257/ 6347 2221; email: gracesk@hku.hk)

Cyberport

Ms Tiffany Lau (tel: 3166 3905 / 9809 1800; email: tiffanylau@cyberport.hk)

Ms Cynthia Chan (tel: 3166 3711; email: media@cyberport.hk)