? Robin Tim K?hnlein, growth and project manager with Arteus Energy GmbH in Germany, tries out palm payment during a visit to Tencent’s global headquarters in Binhai Building, Nanshan District, yesterday. He was one of the 16 key opinion leaders (KOLs) representing 14 countries who gathered in Shenzhen yesterday morning to kick off the third Future Close-up program. The program, jointly organized by Tencent and China International Communications Group, aims to showcase China’s dynamic achievements to international KOLs, with a particular focus on the tech scene of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area this year. The KOLs will visit Hong Kong, Macao, Guangzhou, and Dongguan in the following six days of the program. P3 >Lin Songtao | 