Meta announced a series of new initiatives to support the development of the metaverse in Hong Kong.
Working with a wide range of partners including local café chains, creators, educators, arts and culture groups, and non-profit organizations, Meta will enable people across Hong Kong to experience the metaverse first-hand and better understand its potential in many aspects over the next few months.
Meta’s metaverse plan for Hong Kong includes Virtual Reality (VR) experiences and exhibitions at local cafés and public spaces; a short film showcase and a new award competition to support the convergence of film, visual media and technology; and Augmented Reality (AR) training workshops for educators and secondary school students. Testing of digital collectibles will also begin with Hong Kong creators who will be able to share their own non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Instagram.
“Hong Kong plays a key role in the technology ecosystem of the Asia-Pacific region, and Meta remains committed to driving economic and technological development in this market. We’re aware that people want to know how the metaverse will work, and with AR and VR – the key technologies that underpin the metaverse – on the cusp of becoming ubiquitous, more and more young people want to learn these in-demand skills. Building for the metaverse is a collective effort that involves multiple stakeholders of the society, which is why we are thrilled to collaborate with a broad range of partners from Hong Kong to bring the metaverse experience to the community, and promote AR and VR innovations in the arts and cultural, and education sectors,” said George Chen, Managing Director of Public Policy for Greater China, Mongolia, and Central Asia at Meta.
