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As part of those innovation and technology ambitions, the government extended a concessionary scheme originally slated to expire on March 2016. Under the scheme, owners of eligible industrial buildings can apply for a waiver at nil fee to&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/property\/hong-kong-china\/article\/2160457\/data-centres-become-rising-investment-class-amid-hong-kongs\" target=\"_blank\">Data centres to become rising investment class amid Hong Kong\u2019s smart city bid<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Hong Kong has the potential to be a regional technology centre and play home to&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-p4L","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40177,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/new-industrial-estates-crucial-for-hong-kongs-innovation-goals\/","url_meta":{"origin":96395,"position":0},"title":"New industrial estates crucial for Hong Kong\u2019s innovation goals","date":"January 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r In the Chief Executive\u2019s last policy address, the Hong Kong government committed itself to promoting innovation and technology, triggering a public debate about how the city could \u2018reindustrialise\u2019 to achieve this goal. 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