Google 300000 Square Foot Hong Kong Data Center

Google announced on Thursday it will invest $300 million to build a new 300,000-square-foot data center in Hong Kong. The new data center, which will be located in the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate in Kowloon, will be fully operational in early 2013.

Google said the data center will be staffed by 25 full-time local employees, including electrical and mechanical engineers, computer technicians, security and catering staff. The company said the investment represents a new commitment to the region. The data center will help increase user access speed for the company's different online services in Asia.