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One of the major goals related to the building of Smart Cities is to “connect the different city infrastructure elements,” Erdal Elver, President and Chief Executive Officer of _Siemens

Ltd._ in Hong Kong and Macao, says. This kind of connection between infrastructure, transportation, utilities, services, residential areas, and more will not only greatly improve urban life,

but will also support sustainability and help create a better environment for future generations.    _South China Morning Post’s_ ASIA SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE returns in 2021 to talk

about these possibilities in this discussion on Smart Cities moderated by Julian P. Vella, Co-head China in Global Infrastructure Advisory of _KPMG_. Advertisement THE SMART CITY CONCEPT AND

SUSTAINABILITY “A Smart City is a metropolitan [area] shaped by technologies, especially through digitalisation technology and the Internet of Things,” Elver says. Successful Smart Cities

are intended to be more efficient, make urban life better for citizens, and reduce environmental impact through long-term sustainable practices.  Jasmine Duan, Investment Strategist at _RBC

Wealth Management _in Asia, notes there are five themes when talking about sustainable technology: Smart Cities, green-tech, fintech, food tech, and health technology. These areas are not

only some of the most important industries for fostering environmental and social change but are also key areas for investment, which contributes to the growing interest in Smart Cities and

smart technology. WHY 5G IS ESSENTIAL Kenny Koo, Executive Director and CEO of _Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited_, shares 5G will be very important in the

implementation of smart technology and in the building of Smart Cities. According to Koo, this is the case due to the three main features of the 5G network: * SUPER HIGH SPEEDS: Up to 10

times faster than 4G. * LOW LATENCY: Capable of processing data without delay. * MASSIVE CONNECTIVITY: Many more devices can be connected. The implementation of 5G will be essential in order

to build successful Smart Cities, because “if we have so many different applications running on top of an infrastructure, it has to be very reliable,” Koo says. For example, if a city has

electric cars or public transportation that relies on information being transmitted quickly and efficiently through a shared network, there must be no questions or hesitations about the

abilities of the network.