The survey finds strong optimism on business prospects and personal wealth, with the respondents expecting the technology to drive workforce expansion and productivity gains.

Entrepreneurs in Hong Kong are banking on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies as a key driver of future growth, according to HSBC Private Bank’s Global Entrepreneurial Wealth Report 2026 released on 29 September. Nearly half (46%) also expected to spend significantly more on AI than they did last year The survey found that almost seven in 10 entrepreneurs (69%) planned to invest between 11% and 30% of their annual turnover in AI technologies over the next 12 months, compared with