HKMagazine: Hong Kong's Startups Grow Up

Hong Kong’s startup scene is going from coffee mornings to public offerings. By Adam White

The Anatomy of a StartupAt heart, a startup is a few people with a new idea who want

to change the world. It’s quite the goal. But the people behind

startups have to want something big: otherwise, they wouldn’t be

wasting their time. “When we say startup we usually refer to a tech

startup. These are companies that don’t have clear revenue models

and are about building a platform that people want to use,” says

Casey Lau, one of the founders of networking and community org

StartupsHK. “In Hong Kong, I see it more about entrepreneurs that

use technology to make things better—whether it be stock trading,

booking a taxi or a hotel room, education or social innovation.”

“I think the startup scene has grown a lot since we started

meeting in a coffee shop back in late 2009 at the first Startup

Mondays,” agrees Jon Buford, who’s another of the founders of

StartupsHK and also behind 3D printer Makibox. “We started with

six members,” says Lau. “Now we have 5,000-plus. We had 1,000

square feet of co-workspace in January 2012—by the end of 2013,

we will have 150,000 square feet.” Floor space, in Hong Kong?

That’s how to define a business.

Take the great success case: silly-image-sharing site 9Gag.

Founded in 2008 by HKU student Ray Chan, the site raised $21.7

million in seed funding back in July of last year. These days it gets

in the region of 60 million visitors a month. Of course, it’s not

all easy. “You have to truly love solving problems to stay in the

startup biz,” says Chan. “9Gag makes a lot of money, but there’s

not much profit. If you’re interested in making money, there are

much better ways to do that in Hong Kong.”

Why Hong Kong?I think Hong Kong is probably the easiest place in the world to startup,” says

James Beacher of venue-booking platform venueHub. “The process is incredibly

simple, cost-effective and the government really understands the importance

of startups to the local economy.” The ease of doing business in Hong Kong has

always made it a draw, and startups benefit from the same advantages. “The

government is now stepping in and bringing a spotlight on this industry, and

making it easier for startups to get visibility,” says Casey Lau. “That’s a great thing.”

But it’s also something about the nature of our city that makes Hong Kong

prime startup soil. “The diversity of the population makes Hong Kong a great testing

ground for your idea or product before you consider expanding elsewhere,” says

Winston Wu, founder of recommendations app Pingspot. Jon Buford agrees. “With

a larger market, like Taiwan, you have enough people to do local products, but not

really enough to scale to be much more than a comfortable business. With more

established and larger markets, like the US, you tend to only see the local market

and completely miss the opportunities elsewhere. Hong Kong is a good mix.”

The other great advantage is the sense of community. Networking events and

venues exist to help startup founders meet and help each other out. “Hong Kong’s

blessing and curse both lie in its size,” explains Michael Gasiorek of fashion app

ShopHop. “The startup scene is tight-knit, incredibly supportive, and you’ll have

more difficulty picking the events worth your time than finding them. Still, while it’s

a great test market, it’s an even better launching pad to the rest of Asia.” Pingspot’s

Wu points out, “seven million people is a small market. Most startups need to think

cross-border from the get-go.” As Simon Squibb of angel investors Nest says,

“We’re not running businesses that are successful in Hong Kong—we’re thinking

globally. A lot of people have missed this point. They say ‘Oh, Hong Kong, don’t

bother.’ But if you only think locally, you won’t go anywhere.”

“

Don’t believe what your grandparents tell you: being successful in

Hong Kong doesn’t mean that you have to be a doctor or a lawyer

(or enter the lucrative world of journalism, for that matter). These days,

forward-thinking entrepreneurs are entering the world of startups, where Hong

Kong’s can-do spirit has found its next natural home. These people are in it to

remake Hong Kong in a startup image—and make a fortune while they’re at it.

14 HK MAGAZINE FRIDAY, octobeR 4, 2013

Startup StoppersIt’s not all good, of course. Hong Kong’s startup scene is still nascent,

and there are obstacles to overcome if it’s ever going to be a truly successful

scene. We’re missing three great things at the moment: talent, government

infrastructure and—of course—money.

The lack of talent comes down to something elegantly predictable: Asian

parents. “The culture for university students to form or work for a startup is still

not strong enough,” says Andrew Chan of package-tracking site Aftership.

“Top students still aim to work in an investment bank or big corporate firm.”

“People are always asking ‘when are you going to make money?’” explains

Simon Squibb. “The government wants to know the business plan, how you’re

going to get revenue, when will you be profitable, will you employ local people.

All fair questions. But the problem is, I don’t know when it’s going to make

money.” The reality of startups doesn’t really fit into Hong Kong’s traditional

business mindset, just yet.

The lack of cash is a knottier problem. Hong Kong’s not a cheap place

to live or work, although more and more shared office space has helped to

shoulder the burden. But the real problem is capital. “There seems to be a

large gap between risk appetite amongst angel investors in Hong Kong and,

say, Singapore,” says Asif Ghafoor, one of the founders of property search

engine Spacious. “Most of the angel investors in Hong Kong seem to be

looking for a company that is already making money, or very close to.” That’s

a tricky position for startups to be in—after all, it took Twitter years to work

out how to turn a profit. “Most of our seed money came from abroad,” says

Jeffrey Broer of social media translation app Surround. “When you’re talking

to investors in mainland China, they’re all expecting the new Angry Birds.”

He says it’ll take a while—and a little bit of experience—before they begin to

invest more diversely.

What Next? The startup founders identify a few solutions. “The ‘newness’ of it

all is the biggest drawback. Hong Kong is definitely on the right track,

but it will still take some time,” says Pingspot’s Wu. He points out that

we are a city that got rich on traditional business and land. “Wealthy

investors have only recently started to turn their attention to angel and

venture investing as an alternative investment option.”

But the thing we need above all else is an enormous success story:

an exit. An “exit” is a successfully executed exit strategy, wherein a

startup is sold to a corporation for a huge amount of cash. “I think the

main thing people are waiting for is that first big exit from a company

here,” says Jon Buford. “It will be those companies that form the next

round of growth and will act as both investors and mentors to the next

generation of companies.” Wu agrees, pointing out that a high-profile exit

would validate and energize the startup community, provide a model for

new startups, encourage entrepreneurship as a career amongst young

people (and their parents), and demonstrate to investors the value of

Hong Kong companies. “It’s a powerful cycle, and I think Hong Kong is on

the cusp of setting off that cycle.”

“We’ve seen the startup community grow like crazy and I think 2014

will be a landmark year. In Asia we have so much potential with so many

people, and so many problems that affect people, from Kowloon Bay to

Makati City. There are some great startups I’ve seen in HK and around

Asia that are ready to be international successes,” says Casey Lau.

“These will change the game.” “This city was built on entrepreneurs,”

Nest’s Simon Squibb points out. “Li Ka-shing was an entrepreneur—he

started out selling plastic flowers. A lot of people have forgotten that.”

Hong Kong is a city that’s grown rich on people wanting to make great

things happen. Meet the next generation.

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Hong Kong is rammed full of exciting, interesting startups at the moment.We’ve picked just 10 here—but there are many, many more.

HotelQuicklyRApHAel CoHeN (pICTuRed),

TomAS lAbouTKA, CHRISTIAN mISCHleR,

mICHAl JuHAS, mARIo peNg

Launch March 2013.

The Elevator Pitch “HotelQuickly is

the largest last-minute hotel booking

smartphone app in Asia.”

The Deal Stuck in a foreign city and in

need of a last-minute hotel room? Load

up HotelQuickly and it gives you a list of

deals on hotel rooms in your city. You can

make a reservation right up until 4am that

same night, in 11 countries across Asia and

Australasia. Hotels fill their empty rooms,

and you get a bed. Everyone’s a winner.

The app has just raised $9 million in

“Series A” (first round) funding.

The Dream “We aim to become the

reference app for spontaneous hotel bookings in the Asia Pacific. We

are building up a lifestyle brand for spontaneous travelers in the region.

Business travelers, flashpackers, staycationers—anyone who makes last-

minute changes in travel plans—should all think about our app right away.”

www.hotelquickly.com, free from the App Store,

Google Play, and blackberry World.

Launch July 2013.

The Elevator Pitch “Spacious makes

it much easier to find a property to buy

or rent in Hong Kong.”

The Deal We’ve all had to do the flat-

hunting thing, and it sucks. It’s tricky

to find flats online, doing it in person is

time-consuming, and either way it’s hard

to compare prices and market information.

Spacious overlays Hong Kong property

listings onto a map, and cross-references

them with previous data to indicate if the

place you’re looking at is a good deal,

or just owned by a greedy landlord.

Add detailed neighborhood guides and you’ve got yourself an effective

way of looking for your next place. Interested? Spacious is currently

looking for more investors who can bring something special to the team.

The Dream “We want Spacious to significantly improve the experience

of buying or renting a property. The general consensus across property

searchers seems to be that the current players are not providing the great

customer experience people expect. We passionately believe Spacious

will change this.”

Spacious.hk.

SpaciousdAvId beATTy (l)

ANd ASIf gHAfooR (R)

Launch July 2013. First batch

planned for this month.

The Elevator Pitch “Solving Hong Kong’s

plastic bag problem by replacing normal

plastic bags in the wet market with

100 percent biodegradable ones. How do we

do it? We fund it by turning plastic bags into

a new advertising channel for companies.”

The Deal Hong Kong’s choking on plastic

bags, and Chinese University students

Lettie Sin and Hanley Li have an idea: to

sell advertising space on biodegradable

plastic bags, and then to sell those

bags at cut-rate prices to wet market

stall and shop owners across the city.

It’s an elegant solution that uses business to clear the way for the

environment: how very Hong Kong.

The Dream “Making plastic bags as an advertising channel more common

and accepted. It’s an effective and economical advertising method.”

www.carryad.com.

CarryAdHANley lI (l) ANd leTTIe SIN (R)

HoNg KoNg SCIeNCe pARKS INCubATIoN pRogRAmmeS

Catchy name for a series of

government-funded startup

incubators. Offers a variety of

programs for app, tech and biotech

startups. www.hkstp.org.

ACCeleRAToRHK

Three-month-long startup

“accelerator” program for mobile

startups. Provides $116,000 in seed

capital, mentors, guidance and space

to work. acceleratorhk.com.

NeST

Incubator for scalable lifestyle

startups. Known for its “Dragon’s

Den”-style pitch days, where

participants have 15 minutes to

present their idea. If they like you,

they might mentor you and invest up

to $500,000. nestideas.com.

geNeRAl ASSembly

Launched in New York in 2010 as a

startup, General Assembly now holds

courses in tech, business and design

across the world. It’s just kicked off

its first full-time training program for

web developers. generalassemb.ly.

INNovATIoN lAb

A fully serviced 8,000-square-foot

office space in Sai Wan with private

offices and communal areas. Casual

use starts at $2,000 per month, while

offices start at around $20,000 per

month. Cheung Hing Industrial

building, 12P Smithfield,

Kennedy Town, 2542-1035,

www.innovationlab.hk.

HKdC INCubATIoN pRogRAmme

Two-year program run by the

Hong Kong Design Centre, for design-,

fashion- and branding-related startups.

www.hkdesigncentre.org.

CybeRpoRT INCubATIoN pRogRAmme

$530,000 of funding for tech startups

for two years. www.cyberport.hk.

dRAgoN lAW

Online legal consultancy designed

for startups. Create legal documents,

contracts and agreements with easy

templates. Find answers to legal

conundra, or get in touch with a

lawyer. Launches Nov 1; pre-register

at www.dragonlaw.com.hk

for more resources and information, visit www.startmeup.hk.

geT NeTWoRKedThese people will get you off the ground.

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ShopHop(CloCKWISe fRom Top lefT) mICHAel

gASIoReK, KRIS duffy, HeSpeRuS mAK

ANd olgA lyudovyK

Launch “You’re catching us at a great time!

We haven’t launched yet, but we’re right now

looking for local fashion-lovers to be part of our

VIP beta.” Sign up online.

The Elevator Pitch “ShopHop helps anyone shop

like a local in Asia. We’re like the app version of a

longtime Honkie who just has to take you to her

favorite little boutique (or five) as soon as you arrive.”

The Deal Not everyone can be as on top of fashion

as HK Magazine’s style maven Katie Kenny. ShopHop

aims to help you out. The app will fill users in on

trends and hot new openings, chart out little-known

boutiques as recommended by fashionistas or

friends, and match your style with other shoppers

across Hong Kong.

The Dream “ShopHop wants to be the one-stop

mobile and web portal for all Asian shopping that

doesn’t carry a barcode. We’ll start with the best of local written and photo editorial

from bloggers and fashion publications. We make it actionable with search-and-go

personalized store tours of Asia’s favorite boutiques, vintage stores, pop-up shops

and anything fashion small-business. And eventually, build a platform for taking the

best stores to the world with mobile commerce. You’ll be able to learn, explore and

buy: with one app, in English and Chinese, across 12 Asian shopping cities from

Bangkok to Singapore.”

www.shophop.me.

So, you WANT To lAuNCH A STARTup?Nest’s Simon Squibb offers 10 tips…

and some advice.

1. Be passionate. Love the idea and

don’t just do the startup for money.

2. Make sure your startup is something

people want or need. Don’t adopt the

“build it and they will come” school of

thought. Read “The Lean Startup” by

Eric Ries, and don’t start until you have!

3. Invest time in a scalable idea [one

that can be expanded regionally

or globally]. This is definitely more

attractive to investors.

4. Think about who your client might be

in as much detail as possible, and don’t

forget to ask them if they need your

business idea. Talk to customers; don’t

sit behind a computer and guess what

they want.

5. Hire people smarter than you

and/or who complement your skill set.

6. You’ve got to think, so think big.

7. Be original and don’t steal ideas.

Some people might disagree with me,

but in the long run, anyone who copies

someone else always pays for it.

8. Be confident and develop a thick skin.

Many will say you are nuts and tell you

to get a real job.

9. Give yourself no choice but to

succeed! Many fail because in the back

of their minds, they know they can go

back to a job. Failure is not an option—

but then again, don’t be scared to fail.

10. Ask everyone in your circle to

support you. The founder of LinkedIn

said that building a startup is like

jumping off a cliff and building a plane

on the way down. You need to go home

to a soft landing to make it!

Hire Wise. Don’t hire the wrong people

just because you’re desperate for help.

Sell Yourself. A lot of people overlook

things like marketing. They just assume

their app is going to get on the App

Store and everyone is going to love it.

Have a marketing plan.

brand It. Don’t underestimate the need

to have a brand—especially IT-driven

startups. People need to trust brands

and what you stand for, if they

are going to give you their data.

Don’t Think It’s Gonna be Easy.

Doing a startup is the hardest thing

you can do. A lot of people leave big

companies to do a startup and suddenly

there’s no one to pick up the phone for

them anymore; there’s no one to take

care of their accounts. People just don’t

realize how much is involved, and how

much multitasking they need to do.

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Launch Production begins in October.

The Elevator Pitch “The MakiBox

A6 is the world’s cheapest complete

3D printer kit. It is both inexpensive

and easier to use than others on the

market. It takes three to four hours

to assemble and start printing, and

comes with an instruction manual

similar to IKEA furniture.”

The Deal Eventually, 3D printing—where digital models are transformed

into physical products—is going to redefine how we get our goods. In the

meantime, the MakiBox goes a long way towards making that a reality. At

$1,550, this home 3D printer is incredibly cheap. There’s plenty of interest

from schools and tech groups, and the first batch of 1,500 ships this month.

The Dream “We are working on how to make manufacturing more

accessible to companies and how to change the supply chain for

products: the next step in bringing traditional retail sales and crowd-

funded products together. There will likely be much more manufacturing

in Hong Kong in the near future.”

store.makibox.com.

makiboxJoN bufoRd

Launched October 2012.

The Elevator Pitch

“AfterShip is a tracking and

notification service for online

retailers, supporting 108

couriers worldwide.”

The Deal If you run an online business, keeping track of everything you

send to your customers can be an almighty pain in the ass. AfterShip

allows you to combine all your orders into a single interface, so it’s easy

to stay on top of irritating customers. AfterShip is one of Hong Kong’s

success stories, winning the 2011 Startup Weekend Hong Kong and then

going on to win the 2011 Global Startup Battle. These days it’s used by

4,000 merchants, mostly in the US.

The Dream “Google for package tracking—when you want to track

a shipment, you come to AfterShip.”

www.aftership.com.

AfterShipANdReW CHAN (l) ANd

Teddy CHAN (R)

Launched August 2013.

The Elevator Pitch “Snaptee’s mission is to

realize your creativity, by empowering people

with the ability to create and collaborate. We

want to let everyone design unique T-shirts.”

The Deal A T-shirt designing app that plugs

into your camera feed or Instagram account.

Add filters, text, and color, alter shapes and

use templates. Once you’re happy, your

personalized T-shirt will be delivered straight to

your door for $155 plus shipping. Share your designs online for others

to buy, and you’ll get a cut of the profits.

The Dream “We envision a world where people are happy designing and

wearing their unique creations. Snaptee empowers this T-shirt revolution.”

Snaptee.co, free from the App Store.

SnapteeWAI-luN HoNg


Launched April 2013.

The Elevator Pitch “Online photo

albums, emails, social profiles: what

happens to them when you die?

Perpetu lets you choose!”

The Deal If I should die, think only this of

me: DELETE MY SEARCH HISTORY. Perpetu

allows you to manage your digital afterlife.

You leave final actions for your Facebook,

Gmail, Twitter accounts and more: sending

a final tweet, a last missive, or deleting an

embarrassing FB album. When you die,

designated friends get in touch, and Perpetu will implement your digital will.

The Dream “To allow anyone to decide how to be remembered.”

www.perpetu.co.

perpetuRyANNe lAI (pICTuRed) ANd ANdReA lIvoTTo

Launched March 2013.

The Elevator Pitch “Pingspot is an easy way to

organize and share recommendations of great

businesses. ‘Ping’ your favorite local spots and

travel recommendations, discover your friends’

recommendations, and have all of these great

businesses at your fingertips.”

The Deal The idea’s simple: if you like it, you

“Ping” it to let people know about it. It shows

up in their feed if they’re following you. There’s no negativity or bad

reviews: you just build up a social network of your friends, and people

whose opinions you trust.

The Dream “Our dream is for Pingspot to be your go-to source

whenever you need to answer the question ‘Where should I go for _____.’

If we can achieve that, then lots of other good things will happen.”

www.pingspot.com, free from the App Store.

pingspotWINSToN Wu

Launched June 2013. Web platform

currently in beta.

The Elevator Pitch “We enable Chinese

social media for non-Chinese readers.”

The Deal Chinese social media is huge.

Sina Weibo has more than 500 million

registered users, and if you don’t read

Chinese that’s a significant part of the

internet that’s closed off to you. Surround

provides real-time machine translation

of a variety of Chinese social media

platforms, including Sina Weibo and QQ. Projected features include

human translation and accurate slang translation so you don’t miss out

on the nuance.

The Dream “To take down the barriers of social media language.

To help people communicate with each other, to have an open

conversation and break down language barriers.”

www.surroundapp.asia, free from the App Store and Google Play.

SurroundJeffRey bRoeR (l) ANd

ANgelINA yAN (R)

Additional reporting by Yannie Chan and Sarah fung.


SpaceThinkTo

Find yourself the ideal workspace. By Lisa Huang.

So you’ve got the perfect idea for the perfect business: now all you

need is an office. These collaborative work spaces will get the creative

juices flowing. Or maybe that’s just all the coffee you’ll be drinking.

Fill in The blankBest for: Sensitive artists. In the DIY-like

workspace, members at FTB will coax your

inner artist out of its cave. If you’re creative—

a writer, graphic designer, or musician—this is

the place for you.

The space: An arcade. There’s nothing like

a TV, Xbox, and a fully ranged movie and board

game collection to spike that creative flow.

The 1,000-square-foot space is equipped with

a comprehensive library, long worktables,

and dry erase walls.

What’s on? Board game and movie

nights… the tweens in us are already shaking

with excitement.

Sign up: It’s a flat rate of $100 per day,

for up to six hours of full-on creating.

If you’re a student, it’s just $50.

13/F, Hang Wai Commercial Building, 231-233 Queen’s Rd. East, Wan Chai, 2897-7792, www.fillintheblank.hk.

The hiveBest for: Classy visionaries. Chic consultants,

entrepreneurs, and independent professionals

who work in fashion, wine, trade, real estate,

advertisement, architecture, high-end metal

and jewelry design…

The space: The Hive comes from British

interior design firm Alexander Waterworth,

whose past projects include luxury hotels in

Miami and private clubs in London. The open,

breezy workspace is three floors high, equipped

with kitchens, lounges, sun terraces, meeting

rooms, and a business concierge. Actually, we

might just relocate HK Magazine here. We could

do with a little more sun terrace time.

What’s on? Workshops, courses and shows.

It also offers social media workshops, legal

clinics, customer relationship management

courses and fashion shows hosted by local

online fashion brand Shop des Créateurs.

Sign up: There are daily rates ($300), part-time

rates ($2,800 per month) and everything up

to monthly dedicated office or workstation

memberships (from $6,000 per month) for

those after longer-term spaces. Startups and

social enterprises get reduced rates.

21/F, The Phoenix Building, 23 Luard Rd., Wan Chai, 3568-6343, www.thehive.com.hk.

cocoonBest for: Tree-hugging masterminds.

CoCoon is an incubator-type space that

prioritizes eco-friendliness and social

responsibility. “CoCoonians”—early stage

entrepreneurs—can find mentorship and

resources from Entrepreneurs in Residence:

hired, experienced industry experts.

The space: Keeping in mind the eco- and

socially-conscious theme, the 14,000 square feet

of open space looks more like a mini-golf range,

just without the holes. In addition to a library,

lockers, conference rooms, huge worktables, and

a photography studio, it has—wait for it—foosball

and Ping Pong tables. Beer pong, anyone?

What’s on? Pitch Nights. Held once a month,

members pitch ideas and network with

investors… and maybe play some foosball

afterwards. Nothing like some networking

through the medium of tiny skewered people

kicking tiny plastic balls.

Sign up: Visit an open house night. Bring

your laptop, enjoy the café, play some ball

and join the CoCoon: you can get a six-day-a

week membership for $2,000 a month, and

participation in weekly events is mandatory.

3/F, Citicorp Centre, 18 Whitfield Rd., Causeway Bay, 3158-2999, www.hkcocoon.org.

Dim Sum labSBest for: Inventors and life hackers. As diverse

in offerings as a dim sum cart, Dim Sum Labs bills

itself as a “think tank.” If eccentric innovations

are your thing, be sure to get to know the

other members: for example, there’s one who’s

currently developing a brain-reading machine.

The space: Doraemon’s magical pouch.

This place is home to a host of really cool

equipment such as electronic parts, Arduino

microprocessors, a RepRap 3D printer, and a

CNC machine. We have no idea what half those

things are. Members also get full access to

a rooftop and 600 square feet of ample testing

space; we call first dibs on space rocket flights.

What’s on? HackJams—a platform for those

interested to check out the place and talk

hacks and ideas over free flow beer. Kind of like

a frat party, but with fewer sweaty 19-year-olds

and more laptops.

Sign up: Visit an open night to check out the

vibe, and sign up if you like the feel. Year-long

memberships cost either a $5,000 lump sum,

or $500 per month for a year.

14/F, 100 Jervois St., Sheung Wan, www.dimsumlabs.com.

hk commonSBest for: Techies. Having merged with BootHK,

another collaborative workspace, HK Commons

targets tech start-ups and developers. There

are two venues: the corporate-vibe Sheung

Wan branch, or the Lai Chi Kok locale, which is

basically Silicon Valley in HK and specializes in

video games and tech.

The space: Aside from being the best of both

working worlds—a hybrid between an open

working space and private executive offices—

HK Commons is the corporate mom you’ve

never had. They take care of everything from

incorporating your company, to a one-year

domain registered website, to business

cards and government paperwork.

What’s on? Free knowledge! Who says

education ends after college? HK Commons

offers lectures featuring top-notch speakers

and classes on tax-efficient strategies for expats.

Sign up: The full HK Commons care package

will set you back $8,888, if you pass the

interview. With BootHK’s merger, however, you

can also sign up for more flexible memberships.

25 & 27/F, Workington Tower, 78 Bonham Strand, Sheung Wan, 3563-9201, www.hkcommons.com.

The Hive’s sun terrace

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Talking ideas with BootHK

It’s like startup Google

Stylish eco-entrepreneurs

All in a trendy day’s work

Making it work


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