The bureau can also work with China to take mainland IT standards to the global stage. For a standard to become recognized globally, it has to be comprehensive with a large adopter base. China has already developed many comprehensive technology standards. If Hong Kong adopts these standards and adds value to them with intellectual property protections--this is what we are good at--we can mutually benefit each other.

KW: To encourage tech-related business activities between Hong Kong and China, government officials from both places need to remove some of the barriers resulting from regulatory differences.

Both China and Hong Kong should also create programs to attract and foster business activities. Discussion and implementation related to this wasn't possible before because there was no senior Hong Kong government official familiar with technology.Now with the TCB and a bureau chief supposedly with a tech background, things can move a lot faster.