This photo taken on March 28, 2026 shows guests attending the groundbreaking ceremony of the Range (Hong Kong) Sandy Ridge Data Facility Cluster in Hong Kong, south China. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
HONG KONG, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The Range (Hong Kong) Sandy Ridge Data Facility Cluster broke ground on Saturday, estimated to become Hong Kong's largest computing facility when put into use in 42 months.
Spanning some 110,000 square meters in Hong Kong's Northern Metropolis, the data center is expected to generate 4.6 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 588 million U.S. dollars) worth of output and 180 technology-focused positions during its first three years of operation. By 2032, its computing power will reach 180 ExaFLOPS, or 36 times Hong Kong's current capacity.
The data center's proximity to Shenzhen endows it with a critical role in the data industry chain of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, making it a potential catalyst for Hong Kong's artificial intelligence development, said Sun Dong, secretary for innovation, technology and industry of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, at the groundbreaking ceremony.
Zhou Chaonan, chairperson of Range Intelligent Computing Technology Group Company Limited, told Xinhua that Hong Kong's top-tier universities and large pool of talent are part of the reason companies like Range came here. She said Range will work to turn the Sandy Ridge project into one of the country's top sci-tech innovation clusters. ■
This photo taken on March 28, 2026 shows guests attending the groundbreaking ceremony of the Range (Hong Kong) Sandy Ridge Data Facility Cluster in Hong Kong, south China. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
