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DeepSeek appears in Hong Kong?
Bloomberg news shows that DeepSeek has registered two companies, DeepSeek Limited and DeepSeek (HK) Limited, in Hong Kong last month. The above two companies completed their registration on February 5.
Backed by Hong Kong and facing the world, Hong Kong’s position gives it a unique global perspective. Some sources believe that DeepSeek’s move may be intended to promote the establishment of its Hong Kong headquarters.
At the same time, Hong Kong is also interested in promoting the development of the artificial intelligence industry.
Within a few weeks, Hong Kong’s first artificial intelligence model was officially released. The Artificial Intelligence Security, Credible and Responsible Forum was held in Hong Kong. The 2025/2026 SAR Government’s budget announced that HK$1 billion would be reserved to establish Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Institute……
A series of news shows that Hong Kong is making efforts to enter a new artificial intelligence track.
DeepSeek or set up a Hong Kong headquarters?
“I haven’t seen Liang Wenfeng recently. He is a key protected animal.& rdquo; A Shenzhen investor told Rongzhong reporters.
Since the resumption of work during the Spring Festival, although it has only been a month, Liang Wenfeng and DeepSeek have become popular all over the world. ldquo; All investors are looking for Liang Wenfeng. rdquo;
How lively is this scene?
“The security is tight. This is the most intuitive feeling for an employee working in a company in Huijin International Building on the first day of returning to work after the Spring Festival. In early February, when she stepped into the building, she was keenly aware that the security situation was completely different and was much stricter than before. ldquo; Later, I heard from security personnel that DeepSeek and we worked in the same building.” rdquo;
In the following week, as DeepSeek’s popularity soared, Huijin International Building became a hot check-in point. A building staff member said that at most, nearly a hundred people came to visit in one day.
But most of these visitors only left behind their backs in disgrace. ldquo; Although DeepSeek’s specific office address can be found online, security personnel will not disclose the specific floor it is located on, let alone expect to meet their employees, the employee said.
Enterprises, partners, local and primary market VC investors are actively looking for Liang Wenfeng.
But it was very difficult to meet him. Recently, Liang Wenfeng’s whereabouts have also been varied. A few days ago, I heard an investor friend say that Liang Wenfeng had gone to Beijing. Since then, there have been rumors that he is in Hangzhou. For a time, there were different opinions.
But DeepSeek went to Hong Kong at this time?
According to Bloomberg, as early as February 5 this year, DeepSeek low-key registered two companies in Mong Kok and Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, namely DeepSeek Limited and DeepSeek (HK) Limited. Some industry insiders bluntly said that DeepSeek may be planning to establish a new headquarters in Hong Kong.
Why Hong Kong?
First of all, it is Hong Kong’s international stance.
For any mainland company, deploying Hong Kong is the first step in its internationalization strategy. As an international financial center city, many mainland companies also consider listing and financing when deploying in Hong Kong. Backed by Hong Kong, DeepSeek can advance the pace of globalization and further shine on the global stage.
Second, attract talents from Hong Kong and even around the world.
For large model companies, talent is the key to technological development. As a leading company in the large model industry, DeepSeek has high recruitment conditions.
Recently, DeepSeek recruited people to offer an annual salary of one million yuan, which attracted attention. According to information from multiple recruitment platforms, the company has opened a number of positions with an annual salary of one million yuan based on the 14-salary model, covering fields such as in-depth learning, system research and development, and UI design, with working locations concentrated in Beijing and Hangzhou.
Among the positions offered by Deepseek, the starting salary of most positions is more than 20,000 yuan, and many of them can reach the annual salary of one million yuan. Among them, the position with the highest annual salary is Deep Learning Researcher-AGI, with a monthly salary of 80,000 to 110,000 yuan, and an annual salary of up to 1.54 million yuan. The salary range of core system R & D engineers (recruited by the school) ranges from 60,000 yuan to 90,000 yuan. After an estimated salary of 14 per year, the maximum annual salary can reach 1.26 million yuan. The salary range of large-scale model full-stack engineers ranges from 50,000 yuan to 80,000 yuan, with a maximum annual salary of 1.12 million yuan.
Under an annual salary of one million, employment requirements are equally strict.
For technical positions, you must have outstanding research capabilities or engineering capabilities, or both. If you are applying for an Deep Learning Fellow (AGI), you generally require a doctorate in a relevant field. If you are a recent graduate, the hardest stepping stone is the thesis results during your doctoral period, preferably a representative work of a very influential first author.
According to the recruitment information released by DeepSeek, the position of Deep Learning Researcher (AGI) requires proficiency in at least two programming languages; rich research results and publication of relevant papers in international conferences or journals; and excellent results in well-known competitions in the field are preferred.
According to the 2024 World University Subject Rankings released by research institutions, the data science and artificial intelligence majors of four universities, including Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and City University of Hong Kong, have all entered the top 40 in the world, of which Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranks tenth in the world.
Such a abundant supply of high-quality talents is unmatched in other cities.
Third, an excellent artificial intelligence cultivation environment.
As early as 2024, the Hong Kong Chief Executive’s policy address proposed the establishment of a HK$10 billion Innovation and Technology Industry Guidance Fund to guide market funds to invest in emerging industries including artificial intelligence. In order to expand the coverage of computing services, the SAR government allocated HK$3 billion last year to implement a three-year artificial intelligence funding plan, mainly used to subsidize local universities, R & D institutions and artificial intelligence-related companies to use the high-end computing services of the Cyberport Artificial Intelligence Supercomputing Center.
In recent years, Hong Kong has vigorously promoted the development of the artificial intelligence industry and created conditions for DeepSeek’s visit.
Hong Kong also has investment promotion offices!
Talents in the field of artificial intelligence are very scarce, especially in the direction of large models. Because the track is very new, unlike traditional fields where there are a large number of textbooks and practices, the base of relevant personnel is small. At the same time, this new field requires practitioners to have a good background and mental agility, as well as strong ability to withstand stress and enthusiasm.
A headhunter told Rongzhong reporters that today, with the increasing application of large models such as DeepSeek, relevant positions will focus more on the appointment of technical talents with rich experience in large models. rdquo;
For example, it has the ability to deploy AI models and apply scenarios, intelligent mid-stage innovation, etc.; the ability to establish a risk monitoring system for new technologies to ensure risk control and respond to changes in regulatory requirements.
Talent is not only a scarce resource that various large model companies compete for, but also a core resource that local governments actively attract.
Hong Kong is no exception.
Recently, Hong Kong has continued to promote the artificial intelligence industry. Based on DeepSeek, it has developed artificial intelligence (AI) tools suitable for local use to promote Hong Kong’s further development through technological innovation.
In fact, DeepSeek has penetrated many government departments in Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post stated that many government departments in Hong Kong have begun to use AI tools provided by DeepSeek’s data learning model to support local development.
On the 26th of last month, Hong Kong held its annual budget in the conference hall of the Legislative Council Complex of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. One of the focuses of this budget is artificial intelligence. It is understood that Hong Kong will regard artificial intelligence as its core industry this year and will invest 1 billion Hong Kong dollars (approximately 933.5 million yuan) to establish an artificial intelligence research and development institution.
The core of a strong industry is to strengthen talents.
In order to attract more talents in the field of artificial intelligence, Hong Kong has already made many arrangements.
At a previous budget meeting, Chen Maobo introduced that since its establishment, the Office for Introducing Key Enterprises has introduced 66 key enterprises to Hong Kong, 80% of which have already or are planning to establish global or regional headquarters. As of the end of last year, more than 430,000 applications had been received and more than 270,000 applications had been approved under various talent admission schemes, with a total of about 180,000 talents arriving in Hong Kong.
What deserves attention is the introduction of key enterprise offices.
Rongzhong learned that Hong Kong’s introduction of key enterprise offices had been established as early as 2022.
2. Three years ago, due to the decline of the secondary market, there were rumors in the market that foreign capital withdrew from Hong Kong on a large scale. At that time, Qiu Yinghua, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the Hong Kong SAR Government, refuted this rumor.
At that time, he said that the number of foreign-funded enterprises in Hong Kong is currently stable at 9000, which has not changed significantly compared with before the outbreak of the epidemic. Foreign-funded enterprises are still full of confidence in Hong Kong’s business environment and legal system.
In order to better cope with changes in the external environment, Hong Kong has launched a series of policies to promote the development of foreign economic and trade. At the same time, Hong Kong has also actively introduced enterprises. Since 2022, the Hong Kong SAR government has launched a number of measures to seize talents and enterprises. The establishment of the Office for Introducing Key Enterprises is one of them.
After several years of layout, the introduction of key enterprise offices has achieved initial results.
It is understood that the Hong Kong SAR government vigorously promotes the development of innovation and technology and strives to introduce more enterprises, funds and investment institutions through diversified investment promotion activities. Recently, many economic links have continued to improve, and the government’s efforts to fight for the economy, enterprises, and talents have achieved certain results.
Hong Kong doesn’t want to miss the next DeepSeek
A few years ago, Sun Dong, Secretary of the Hong Kong Bureau for Innovation, Technology and Industry, mentioned that history does not leave much time for Hong Kong. Taking Shenzhen as an example, more than 90% of scientific research investment comes from industry. Only when the industry develops and there is a strong demand for science and technology will it invest upstream. Good upstream development will generate new technologies to promote industrial development and form a virtuous cycle.& rdquo;
Under the wave of artificial intelligence, Hong Kong does not want to miss the next DeepSeek.
In recent years, Hong Kong has deployed a lot of artificial intelligence tracks.
For example, Hong Kong has established a clear goal of new industrialization, increasing the number of intelligent production lines to at least 130 by 2027, which will provide richer application scenarios for artificial intelligence.
Just recently, the Hong Kong Generative Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Center (HKGAI), funded by the InnoHK Innovation Hong Kong R & D Platform, a key innovation project of the Hong Kong SAR Government, recently officially released the HKGAI V1 model. This is Hong Kong’s first large-scale artificial intelligence model.
In order to support the first large model product, Hong Kong coordinated various resources to help the large model product continue to be iteratively upgraded.
It is understood that as of now, under the coordination of the Digital Policy Office of the Hong Kong SAR Government, about 70 departments of the SAR government have participated in the trial of the large-model assisted office application system provided by HKGAI.
Not only that, but also in the policy plan, Hong Kong has reserved HK$1 billion to establish the Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Institute. The Digital Policy Office of the SAR Government will formulate arrangements and specific goals for the establishment of the R & D institute, aiming to promote upstream research and development of artificial intelligence, transformation of middle and lower reaches of results, and development of application scenarios.
In the Budget, Chen Maobo proposed a number of measures to promote the development and application of artificial intelligence in Hong Kong, such as providing financial and tax support for the development of artificial intelligence, reserving 100 million yuan to launch a two-year pilot plan for upgrading manufacturing and production lines, and preparing for the establishment of the third InnoHK Innovative Hong Kong R & D Platform, hosting the first International Robot Conference, etc.
This is not Hong Kong’s first support policy.
In 2024, Hong Kong launched the Hong Kong government’s first AI funding plan.
The three-year artificial intelligence funding plan was proposed by Hong Kong’s 2024 25 Budget. The plan allocates HK$3 billion to the Cyberport, mainly to subsidize local universities, R & D institutions and enterprises to use the computing power of the supercomputing center., provide sufficient financial support to promote relevant users to use the computing power services of the supercomputing center.
The plan provides financial support to five types of companies and institutions, including local universities, R & D institutions, government departments, artificial intelligence start-ups and key enterprises, so that they can make good use of the computing power of supercomputing centers and further enhance public services.
However, it is worth noting that this plan is open to both local and non-local enterprises, and has corresponding conditions and restrictions. For local companies, they need to engage in industries that are of strategic importance to Hong Kong, such as life and health, artificial intelligence and data science, financial technology, advanced manufacturing and new energy technology industries. Their projects can contribute to Hong Kong’s R & D and artificial intelligence innovation. contribution. Non-local companies need to commit to landing in Hong Kong and hire a certain number of professionals to promote the development of the local ecosystem.
This is the Hong Kong government’s first funding plan for artificial intelligence. If Hong Kong wants to become an international innovation center in the field of artificial intelligence, one of the keys lies in whether it can help various institutions and enterprises use this cutting-edge technology.
Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Hong Kong SAR Government, said that artificial intelligence is leading a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, and Hong Kong is not absent from this wave of artificial intelligence.
Over the past few years, the Hong Kong SAR government has actively responded by providing money and policies. It has successively built an artificial intelligence supercomputing center and launched a HK$3 billion artificial intelligence funding plan. Currently, more than 800 companies have gathered in the Science Park and Cyberport alone. Artificial intelligence enterprise.
It is conceivable that in the near future, Hong Kong will also establish a complete ecosystem suitable for the growth of artificial intelligence companies. With DeepSeek’s visit, more talents will flood into this land.
