The 2026 Policy Address positions Hong Kong to "build an international innovation and technology hub", while the 2026-27 Budget names RISC-V for the first time as a strategic chip technology. HKRVA turns that mandate into landing zones — eight scenarios where open architectures meet real public and industry demand.
Launched in Hong Kong, Nov 2025. Validated on Intel CRB; from signing to first silicon in 16 months.
A RISC-V secure metering SoC. HK rollout from 2026, serving 2M+ Towngas customers across smart gas, kitchen and home.
AI servers, edge computing and data-center energy management all need open, verifiable silicon. Global data-center management-chip shipments are ~16M/yr today, projected 30–40M by 2030 (Omdia).
Smart gas/water meters and grid-edge nodes need secure, low-cost connectivity chips. The Towngas Chip shipped 3.85M units in mainland China by end-2024; HK rollout from 2026 serves 2M+ users. The Policy Address commits to a 350 km smart-water pipeline upgrade.
The "AI City Brain" links works, environment, transport and emergency data; the 1823 service is being AI-triaged; public estates and drone emergency response need trusted edge compute.
Flight controllers and edge AI for UAVs and autonomous vehicles. The Policy Address targets a smart low-altitude traffic-management system from 2028 and accelerated autonomous-driving commercialization.
Robot control SoCs and real-time inference. The UNIDO Global Advanced Manufacturing Excellence Center (Asia-Pacific's first, HK) focuses on AI + manufacturing and robotics; the Budget promotes an embodied-AI ecosystem.
Elder-care terminals, health monitoring and assistive devices. The Policy Address reserves HK$100M for an Aging-tech Promotion Program to bring local products to market faster.
Tokenized assets, digital trade and confidential compute demand trusted hardware and secure elements — an area where open, auditable silicon earns regulatory trust.
On-board processors, LEO communications baseband and 6G edge nodes. The Policy Address opens a new aerospace special-project call and expands LEO communications infrastructure toward 6G.
