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Hoi-ying, L., & Chen, L. (2026, October 20). How smart will Hong Kong’s ‘AI city brain’ be? South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3371394/how-smart-will-hong-kongs-ai-city-brain-be
Hoi-ying, Lo, and Leopold Chen. “How smart will Hong Kong’s ‘AI city brain’ be?” South China Morning Post, 20 Oct. 2026, https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3371394/how-smart-will-hong-kongs-ai-city-brain-be.
Hoi-ying, Lo, and Leopold Chen. “How smart will Hong Kong’s ‘AI city brain’ be?” South China Morning Post, October 20, 2026. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3371394/how-smart-will-hong-kongs-ai-city-brain-be.
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Hong Kong's government plans to implement an AI city brain system to improve urban management, drawing inspiration from Hangzhou’s successful implementation during Severe Typhoon Dolphin in August 2026. During the typhoon, more than 110,000 delivery riders in Hangzhou received automatic alerts and personalized safety guidance on their mobile phones every minute. The “riders’ code” system helped navigate them to the nearest shelters, reducing occupational risks under extreme weather conditions. Hong Kong aims to integrate databases for landslide monitoring, fallen trees, water pipes, weather forecasts, and public complaints into a single AI-powered system, which will be tested initially in handling severe weather events. Scholars advise that while lessons can be drawn from mainland cities, Hong Kong should develop its unique approach rather than blindly copying others' methods.