OptimaTech Opens Regional Office in Hong Kong to Expand IT Solutions in Asia-Pacific Market

New Zealand-based information technology solutions provider opens regional office in Hong Kong

​Invest Hong Kong announced today (January 8) that New Zealand-based information technology (IT) solutions provider, OptimaTech, has officially opened its regional office in Hong Kong, leveraging the city's strategic location as the base to expand in the region.

Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion Mr Charles Ng congratulated OptimaTech on the opening of its regional office in Hong Kong. He said, "Hong Kong, as a premier business hub in Asia, has rigorous protection of intellectual property and tech-savvy consumers. It provides an excellent base for technology solution businesses to flourish. In fact, many of the world's leading software services companies base their regional operations in the city to mirror their client's preferences." Hong Kong is the perfect sandbox where innovative companies can adopt and test tailor-made solutions before their product launch in the local and global markets, he added.

The Business Development Director of OptimaTech, Mr Jeremy Cheng, said, "We saw Hong Kong as a strategic location for expanding our business thanks to its dynamic business environment, world-class infrastructure, and status as an international financial and technology hub. As a gateway to the Asia-Pacific region, the city offers unparalleled access to markets in Mainland China and Southeast Asia, which aligns perfectly with our growth strategy."

He added, "Hong Kong's strong legal framework, availability of skilled professionals, and extensive network of multinational businesses and local enterprises add further appeal to establish our presence here. We will use the Hong Kong office to drive the development of innovative solutions that protect sensitive information and support businesses in navigating an increasingly digital and interconnected world."

Founded in New Zealand in 2023, OptimaTech specialises in advanced data security solutions, collaboration applications, and managed IT services. By setting up its regional office in Hong Kong, it aims to contribute to the region's growth as a global technology hub while delivering secure, reliable, and efficient services to local and international clients.

For more information about OptimaTech, please visit www.optimatech.com.hk.

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New Zealand-based information technology solutions provider opens regional office in Hong Kong Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

HKSAR Government responds to media enquiries on reporting, photo and video-taking at prohibited places specified in subsidiary legislation made under Safeguarding National Security Ordinance

​In response to media enquiries on reporting, photo and video-taking at prohibited places specified in the subsidiary legislation made under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, a spokesman for the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region today (May 16) said the following:

The Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, at the meeting of the Legislative Council Subcommittee on Two Items of Subsidiary Legislation Made under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance and the subsequent media session yesterday (May 15), clearly said that according to section 45 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, a "specified officer" (including a police officer or a guard of the prohibited place), who has reasonable grounds to believe that exercising such power is necessary for safeguarding national security, may order any person not to do or cease to do such acts as that of approaching or inspecting (including doing so by electronic or remote means) a prohibited place, and such officer may also order persons in the neighbourhood of a prohibited place to leave. Any person who contravenes an order commits an offence.

There is no problem for members of the public to purely "check in" and take photos near a prohibited place while passing by, without any intention of endangering national security. However, if they deliberately take photos or videos of the entrances or the interior of a prohibited place so as to inspect such place, or engage in other conduct during photo or video-taking giving people reasonable grounds to believe that they may endanger national security, police officers or guards of the prohibited place have the power to ask the members of the public to leave in accordance with the above legal requirements and the judgment made at the scene at the time.