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Supercomputer hub brings Hong Kong and Shenzhen closer together

A planned supercomputing facility in the Northern Metropolis will help blend the strengths of Hong Kong and Shenzhen

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A view of the Sandy Ridge data facility cluster site in the northern New Territories, near Lo Wu, on October 10. Photo: Dickson Lee
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Shenzhen is one of Asia’s top tech hubs, while Hong Kong has long been a financial powerhouse. Together, they are two souls merging into a turbocharged engine of growth behind the Greater Bay Area. The government’s flagship project, the Northern Metropolis, will soon become a focal point of this unbeatable combination. At its heart will be a supercomputing facility to help the city become a data centre hub.

Range Intelligent Computing Technology won the tender to build the supercomputing centre by investing HK$23.8 billion (US$3 billion) over three years. When fully operational, the centre is projected to boost Hong Kong’s computing power 36-fold.

The firm’s parent, Shenzhen-listed Runze Intelligent Computing Technology Group, specialises in developing and operating high-end data centres – the kind of facility needed to power advanced artificial intelligence and supercomputing. It has built about 20 data facilities across the country.

Hong Kong is positioning itself at the forefront of the nation’s quest for computing supremacy. The new facility will occupy 11 hectares (27 acres) of land in the northern New Territories, right across from Shenzhen. The high engineering complexity in the project’s construction will boost the professional training of a new generation of local engineers and technicians.

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