Hong Kong turns factories into datacentres to fuel cloud growth

An innovative approach to datacentre development is helping to see off Hong Kong's competitors and establish it as the number one cloud computing hub in Asia, according to the government CIO, Daniel Lai.

Speaking to The Reg at the 13th annual Info-Security Conference in Hong Kong, Lai dismissed suggestions that Special Administrative Region could be usurped by close rival Singapore as a innovation centre for the region.

The datacentres

"I feel that with the datacentres, Hong Kong is an advanced provider of IT with strong experience in business processes which can position itself then as a cloud computing hub for the region."

Sinagpore's low-tax, business-friendly policies and high quality of life have made it a genuine rival to Hong Kong for crown of pre-eminent Asian tech centre.

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