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Chapter Two - Right Timing











                In fact, SZ, China’s Silicon Valley, has a large pool of

                I&T talent. Can Hong Kong assume the role of primary
                research  and  development,  while  cooperating  with  the
                production establishments in GBA cities such as SZ, so
                that commercialisation can be realised? In other words,

                we leverage the technology development and industrial
                capabilities of GBA cities while Hong Kong remains as the
                driver,  just  like  the  inter-dependency  between  Stanford
                University and Silicon Valley in the U.S.



                     Stanford University + Silicon Valley                                  163


                In the past, Stanford University was a second-rate

                engineering  school  but nowadays, it has become
                the  No. 1 choice  for most students, over Harvard and
                Princeton. While the goal of most of academia is to
                advance knowledge for the sake of knowledge, not to

                commercialise technology, Stanford’s engineering school
                has shown a strong entrepreneurial spirit in building the
                tech boom; resulting in some of the most celebrated
                innovations in Silicon Valley. Stanford’s research park

                houses not only cutting-edge companies like Tesla and
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