Hong Kong's tech infrastructure is shifting away from Western products towards domestic alternatives, driven by closer ties with mainland China and geopolitical risks. This transformation is particularly noticeable in the government sector.

Hong Kong’s technology infrastructure is undergoing a major transformation as local government and businesses replace Western products with domestic alternatives, driven by closer integration with mainland China and rising geopolitical risks, according to tech experts. US tech giants like Microsoft have long “served as the bedrock of Hong Kong’s digital landscape”, but that dominance is now being actively contested, particularly in the government sector, according to Francis Fong Po-kiu,...