1. Focus on Business – Partnerships for Growth Canberra • 14, Sept 2006 Anthony Wong Commissioner for Innovation and Technology Innovation and Technology The Regional Environment

2. Canberra versus Hong Kong Land Area (km 2 ) Population (‘000) Density (people/km 2 ) GSP / GDP (USD billion) Major Contribution to GSP/GDP 806 324 401 13.8 (ACT) Federal Government 1,104 6,936 6,420 165.6 Services Sector Year 2004

4. Innovation & Technology Development Supportive government Robust IP protection & enforcement Time-to-market Access to competitive manufacturing base Strong research Technological capabilities Free flow of idea/information Environment Conducive for Innovation

5. Australia Hong Kong Collaboration – Success Story Octopus Card World’s most successful Electronic Cash System 14 million in circulation Fare Collection System Point of Sales Applications Over 9.8 million transactions per day Over 370 service vendors Access Control

7. The Pearl River Delta Region

13. The One-stop Shop

14. General Guidelines of Participation R&D Centre Be a Project Investor e.g. venture capitalist, manufacturer, service company, technology enterprise Be a Technology Partner e.g. technology enterprise, research institute and university Be a Research User e .g. manufacturer, service company Be an Ordinary Member e.g. SME, venture capitalist

15. Thank You For more information, please contact the Innovation and Technology Commission of the Hong Kong SAR Government Address Website Email Tel Fax : 20/F Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong : www .itc.gov.hk : R&Dcentre @itc.gov.hk : (852) 2737 2208 : (852) 2730 4633