Hong Kong’s technology enterprises are set to benefit from the city’s annual budget as the government plans to roll out investments in artificial intelligence research.

Hong Kong will cut government spending by 7 per cent over the coming three years, Financial Secretary Paul Chan has announced in his 2025 budget speech, as the city logged an estimated HK$87.2 billion deficit.

Driving innovation and technology was a key focus of Hong Kong SAR's Financial Secretary Paul Chan's 2025-26 Budget. Identifying Artificial Intelligence (AI) as being at its core, Mr Chan said Hong Kong would leverage its competitive edge under the "one country,