Hong Kong needs 10 to 15 years to make tech dreams a reality, innovation chief says

Hong Kong's ambitious plans to develop new technology clusters near the border will take 10 to 15 years to come to fruition, the city's innovation chief has said, with a feasibility study for the proposed San Tin Technopole due to start next year. That time frame will allow for the creation of the needed infrastructure, Secretary for Innovation and Technology Alfred Sit Wing-hang explained on Thursday, elaborating on the massive IT push promised this week in the final policy address of city leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's term. One of the drive's key focuses is the development of a "technopole"…