Hong Kong’s workforce lags behind regional peers in the frequent use of artificial intelligence , a sluggish adoption rate that experts say are limiting pay rewards and job security even as companies prepare to trim entry-level roles. The data showed only 22 per cent were daily users, lagging behind the Asia-Pacific's 29 per cent. Advertisement“Technology is revolutionising work and, while AI integration is growing in Hong Kong, its potential is underutilised as the Hong Kong workforce is still catching up on generative AI and agentic AI usage,” Michael Cheng, workforce lead partner at PwC Hong Kong, said. AI agents are technologies capable of performing multi-step processes, such as scheduling a meeting with many participants, using little human input. AdvertisementOnly 19 per cent of local respondents attributed a salary increase to AI in the last 12 months, far below Asia-Pacific’s 46 per cent.