Hong Kong tech chief heads to Zhejiang for World Internet Conference
Hong Kong's Secretary for Innovation, Science and Technology, Sun Dong, departs for Zhejiang on 2 November to attend the 2026 World Internet Conference in Wuzhen. He will speak at forums on AI agent interoperability and cross-strait internet development. Deputy Secretary Cheung Man Lee will act as s
Hong Kong's Secretary for Innovation, Science and Technology, Sun Dong, departed on the afternoon of 2 November for Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, to attend the 2026 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit.
The summit, hosted by the World Internet Conference and organised by the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government, is themed 'Open Source and Openness, Co-building and Sharing – Joining Hands to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace'. Sun is scheduled to attend the opening ceremony and ministerial-level meetings, and will deliver opening remarks at two forums: 'Trustworthy, Interconnected and Interoperable Agents – Global Cooperation and Innovation for Building an Intelligent Internet' and 'Cross-Strait and Hong Kong-Macao Internet Development'.
Acting Commissioner for Digital Policy, Cheung Yee-wai, will also attend the summit.
Sun is expected to return to Hong Kong on the evening of 4 November. During his absence, Deputy Secretary for Innovation, Science and Technology, Cheung Man Lee, will serve as acting secretary.