CMR Surgical, a US$3 billion UK start-up backed by investors including SoftBank and Tencent Holdings, is keen to establish a presence in Hong Kong as it looks to expand into mainland China and the Asia-Pacific for its surgical robotic system. The medical technology company’s Versius system provides surgeons with multiple robotic arms to perform a wide range of keyhole, or minimally invasive, operations. The company was targeting local surgeons in Hong Kong, an important market which will serve as a launch pad to bring its surgical robotic system to the region, Per Vegard Nerseth, chief executive of the Cambridge-based firm,…