Hong Kong has no gigafactories, but it wants a cut of Asia’s US$5T battery boom

e27 - Oct 29, 2026

Hong Kong does not make many batteries. It has no lithium mines, no gigafactories, and industrial land prices that would make any cell manufacturer wince. Yet Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) wants the city counted among Asia’s premier energy storage ecosystems, and it has now published a report saying so. The inaugural […] The post Hong Kong has no gigafactories, but it wants a cut of Asia’s US$5T battery boom appeared first on e27.

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