AI in Media & Entertainment: Hong Kong actor Lawrence Ng says he licensed his “younger likeness” for a film, where AI recreated him as a 20-year-old so he “didn’t have to film anything,” calling it a contract-backed opportunity rather than a threat. AI Governance in China: Alibaba, ByteDance and Tencent plan to disable AI persona features as Beijing tightens rules on AI “personas.” Privacy & Education in Hong Kong: The PCPD and DPO launched a six-month “Safeguarding Personal Data AI Sandbox” for 15 publicly funded schools, offering guidance to adopt AI while complying with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. Startup Ecosystems in HK: HKSTP is pushing an end-to-end, one-campus model for startups—labs, funding, office space and investor access—aimed at speeding research-to-commercialisation. Energy-Saving Solar Tech (CityUHK): City University of Hong Kong researchers developed “liquid droplet mops” that clean solar panels using far less water, cutting water use by up to 80%. FinTech in HK: Pak Tak Credit launched an upgraded “No-Trace Loan Query” system aimed at preventing loan inquiries from harming a borrower’s credit rating. AI Video Tools for E-commerce: RecCloud rolled out “Marketing Video Recreation,” letting sellers generate new promo videos from a reference clip with product swaps and text prompts. AI Chips in HK: Shanghai Biren Technology is raising HK$7bn to ramp GPU production as it battles for Nvidia-like demand in China. Markets Watch (HK/China): China and Hong Kong stocks rose as AI enthusiasm broadened into agriculture and biotech, alongside proposed CSRC refinancing and new trading rules.