*Institute for Quantum Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.*

As a key hub for international research collaboration between the Greater Bay Area of Hong Kong and the world, Hong Kong promotes quantum technology innovation and translation by acting as an intermediary. The Hong Kong International Meeting on Quantum Technology 2025 (Quantum HK 2025), hosted by the Institute for Quantum Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), on December 2, 2025, attracted over 200 experts, scholars, researchers, and industry leaders. The conference facilitated discussions on quantum technology breakthroughs and future developments, expanding academic exchange and collaboration between academia and industry. It was co-organized by The University of Hong Kong (HKU), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), the Physical Society of Hong Kong, and the Beijing—Hong Kong Academic Exchange Centre.

Professor Christopher CHAO, PolyU Senior Vice President (Research and Innovation), said, “This year is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, so quantum technologies are a key global agenda item.” Professor Chao further noted that, “PolyU established Hong Kong’s first quantum chip—based communication network and completed a 55 km—long optical fibre network quantum encrypted transmission test, showing Hong Kong’s leadership in quantum innovation. In the future, PolyU will keep nurturing talent, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and accelerating the application of quantum technology achievements, contributing to global quantum development.”

Prof. Ai-Qun LIU, the conference co-chairman, director of the Research Institute for Quantum Technology, chair professor of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Hong Kong Global STEM Scholar, said the conference gathered experts from academia and industry, building an interdisciplinary exchange and collaboration platform for quantum technologies. He added that it will continue to unite stakeholders to speed up research translation and industrialization, bringing new momentum to quantum technology development in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and the nation.

There were also multiple keynote talks for in-depth discussions on quantum computing, quantum information security, and metrology. The speakers included Academician Prof. Dapeng YU from the Shenzhen Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering; Prof. Xicheng ZHANG from the University of Rochester; Prof. Guilu LONG from Tsinghua University; Prof. Leong Chuan KWEK from Nanyang Technological University; Prof. Abolfazl BAYAT from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; Prof. Tim BYRNES from NYU Shanghai; Prof. Yanoar P. SARWONO from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore; Prof. Qi ZHAO from HKU; and Prof. Haidong YUAN from CUHK.

Meanwhile, representatives from other leading organizations and companies like Huawei, QBosoN, SpinQ, Tencent Quantum Lab, and Xuntai Quantum Technology engaged in roundtable discussions on the industrialization of research outcomes. They offered forward-looking recommendations on standardization, modularization and scalability in quantum technologies, and emphasized accelerating the development of a stable and multi-tier talent pipeline to support innovation and growth in quantum industry (Figs. 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12).

ASEAN Quantum Summit 2025 was sponsored by strategic partners from

1. Tier II sponsors: the Johor state government, the Ministry of Digital Malaysia, and Quantinuum;

2. Tier III sponsors: Yaqumo, Open Quantum Institute (OQI), the Center for Quantum Technologies (CQT), Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI technology (G-QuAT), and the Quantum STrategic industry Alliance for Revolution (Q-STAR); and

3. Tier IV sponsors: ABEX, the Quantum Technology Research Initiative Collaboration (QTRic), the Program Management Unit for Human Resources and Institutional, Development, Research and Innovation (PMU-B), SpeQtral Zurich Instruments, and Oxford Instruments.

ASEAN Quantum Summit 2025 was supported by stakeholders from

1. The Malaysian government: The Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MoHE), the Ministry of Digital Malaysia, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia (MOSTI), the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), and the Malaysian Institute of Physics (IFM);

2. Local academia: UTMSpace, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM), Universiti Malaya Center of Excellence Quantum Information Science and Technology (UM CoE QIST), and Malaysia Quantum Information Initiative (MyQI); and

3. International stakeholders and close collaborators, i.e., the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the National Institute of Metrology (Thailand), Nicolaus Copernicus University (Poland), the Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology (QIQB), The University of Osaka (Japan), the National Quantum Office (Singapore), the Quantum Technology Research Initiative Collaboration (QTRic, Thailand), the Quantum Computing Society of the Philippines (QCSP, Philippines), VNQuantum (Vietnam), the Indonesian Quantum Initiative (IQI, Indonesia) and BRIN-Q, Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA, Switzerland), the Open Quantum Institute (OQI, Switzerland), and AQSolotl (Singapore).

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