His Excellency Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah bin Amer Al-Sawaha held several bilateral meetings in Hong Kong, during his visit and participation in the LEAP East conference, to strengthen technical partnerships between the Kingdom and Hong Kong, expand areas of partnership in artificial intelligence, advanced technologies, and develop the technical innovation ecosystem.

The meetings included his meeting with Hong Kong's Minister of Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, to discuss prospects for cooperation in artificial intelligence, advanced technologies, and developing the technical innovation ecosystem between the two sides.

His Excellency also met with the Chairperson of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), Cordelia Chung, to discuss opportunities for cooperation in enabling startups and developing national talent pathways in promising technical fields. Al-Sawaha also held a meeting with the CEO and Executive Chairman of SenseTime, Dr. Xu Li, to discuss advanced AI applications and opportunities to deploy them in vital sectors, thereby enhancing technical innovation and opening new horizons for qualitative partnerships in the digital economy.