Which AI fits your Hong Kong organisation? We help you choose, deploy and govern it.

As of 2026-10-03, Hong Kong is absent from the official OpenAI ChatGPT and Anthropic Claude supported-region lists. Businesses should choose officially supported services, such as Copilot or Gemini where suitable, or reviewed API/private deployment routes under the applicable terms, without informal regional arrangements.

The model name alone cannot establish suitability. Review data sensitivity, vendor terms, training use, retention, processing locations, access controls and architecture. Downloadable weights may allow controlled deployment, which still requires management of applications, logs, updates and staff access.

Microsoft 365 Copilot is an add-on licence to a Microsoft 365 business plan. iGears can provide a written quotation for the required Microsoft licensing after consultation. Copilot Chat features and eligibility are confirmed separately against current plan terms.

Scheme E / GenCMS private or on-site deployment can be evaluated. Suitability depends on model licences, compute capacity, network restrictions, permissions and operating capability. Hong Kong data-centre hosting and API routing may also be combined around the workload.

Cost depends on tools, infrastructure, licensing, user count and implementation scope. iGears provides a written quotation after consultation and requirements confirmation, including ongoing support and operating responsibilities.

Application inventory: Map email, documents, CRM, websites and existing AI tools to locate real work and integration constraints.

Data inventory: Classify public, internal, personal and sensitive data; identify owners, permitted uses and update responsibilities.

Privacy and data residency: Record PDPO, organisational policy, cross-border processing and residency questions for management and appropriate legal/privacy advisers.

Model and vendor shortlist: Compare supported regions, terms, Chinese/Cantonese performance, permissions and operating costs.

Pilot scope: Choose one reviewable workflow with a baseline, success measures, refusal rules, exceptions and human handover.

Rollout planning: Assign departmental owners, permissions, integrations, acceptance and phased expansion; confirm schedules around actual requirements.

Staff training: Establish repeatable methods, data-use boundaries, output review and escalation.

Ongoing care: Define monitoring, updates, content maintenance, licence administration, incidents and adoption reviews.

Microsoft 365 Copilot: An add-on to a Microsoft 365 business plan. Eligible plans may include Copilot Chat; confirm features and current terms.

Google Gemini: Google Workspace is also a corporate route. Personal and corporate accounts differ in administration, data terms and features.

OpenAI ChatGPT: Choose officially supported services under vendor terms. Informal account arrangements should not bypass regional restrictions.

Anthropic Claude: Confirm official service regions and business terms, and compare compliant alternatives.

DeepSeek: Check each model licence, supply route, data handling and deployment architecture. Controlled deployment may be appropriate.

Qwen: Evaluate private deployment. Models and features vary by region; a Hong Kong endpoint does not establish that all processing stays in Hong Kong.

Tencent Hunyuan / Yuanbao: Assess personal apps separately from enterprise services; confirm service regions, contracts and data handling.

Moonshot Kimi / Zhipu GLM / MiniMax: Review actual service channels, regional support, model licences and data terms individually.

HKChat / HKGAI: Confirm eligible accounts, business functions, data handling, terms and performance in local contexts.