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Smart

Global lighting executives shared insights as part of the

Asian Lighting Forum – organized by the Hong Kong Trade

Development Council (HKTDC) and co-organized by the

Hong Kong Electronics & Technologies Association & the

Hong Kong Institution of Engineers – under the theme of

Smart Lighting: Future Applications.
BY LINDA LONGO

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here’s no question where lighting is

heading — and it’s the same direction
that the electronics, home, auto, and

mobile industries are racing toward:
smart living.

William Li, Assistant Vice President/Product

Development & Management for the Consumer
Group at PCCW, began the session by introducing
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