There are a number of government funding schemes available to support your business. Create Hong Kong. The Create. HK is a dedicated agency set up under the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau on 1 June 2. Hong Kong. It co- ordinates Government policy and effort regarding creative industries, focuses Government’s resources catering for the promotion and speeding up of the development of creative industries in Hong Kong, and works closely with the trade to boost the development of creative industries.
Click Here for More Information. Cyberport. Cyberport is a creative digital community with a cluster of technology and digital content tenants. With a vision to establish itself as a leading information and communications technology (ICT) hub in the Asia- Pacific region, Cyberport is committed to facilitating the local economy by nurturing ICT industry start- ups and entrepreneurs, driving collaboration to pool resources and create business opportunities, and accelerating ICT adoption through strategic initiatives and partnerships. Click Here for More Information.
Hong Kong Productivity Council. The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) is a multi- disciplinary organization. It promotes productivity excellence through the provision of integrated support across the value chain of Hong Kong firms, in order to achieve a more effective utilization of resources, to enhance the value- added content of products and services, and to increase international competitiveness.
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Click Here for More Information. Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation.
Comprising Science Park, Inno. Centre and Industrial Estates, Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) is a statutory body dedicated to building a vibrant innovation and technology ecosystem to connect stakeholders, nurture technology talents, facilitate collaboration, and catalyse innovations to deliver social and economic benefits to Hong Kong and the region.
Established in May 2. HKSTP has been driving the development of Hong Kong into a regional hub for innovation and growth in several focused clusters including Electronics,Information Communications Technology, Green Technology, Biomedical Technology,Materials and Precision Engineering. We enable science and technology companies to nurture ideas, innovate and grow, supported by our R& D facilities, infrastructure, and market- led laboratories and technical centres with professional support services. We also offer value added services and comprehensive incubation programmes for technology start- ups to accelerate their growth. Technology businesses benefit from our specialised services and infrastructure at Science Park for applied research and product development; enterprises can find creative design support at Inno. Centre; while skill- intensive businesses are served by our three industrial estates at Tai Po, Tseung Kwan O and Yuen Long. Tec. ONETec. ONE, a one- stop service centre which starts operation in July 2.
SMEs comprehensive advisory services in relation to public funding schemes, industry support programs, HKSTPC support services, bank finance and angel investment. Talks are organised at Tec. ONE to facilitate technology SMEs to learn more about various resources available in the community. You can read more information here. Click Here for More Information. Hong Kong Trade Development Council The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) offers a variety of platforms and business- matching services, connecting small and medium- sized enterprises in Hong Kong with business partners from all over the world. HKTDC also has resources for start- ups here.
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- Trade Support Loans provide financial support to eligible apprentices to assist them with the costs of living while undertaking an apprenticeship.
- Loan Guarantee Program Title XVII of Energy Policy Act of 2005 authorizes the DOE to issue loan guarantees to eligible projects that 'avoid, reduce, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of.
Invest Hong Kong works with overseas and Mainland entrepreneurs, SMEs and multinationals that wish to set up an office – or expand their existing business – in Hong Kong. It offers free advice and services to support companies from the planning stage right through to the launch and expansion of their business. Click Here for More Information. Create. Smart Initiative (CSI)< p> < span> The Create. Smart Initiative (CSI) was established by the Government in June 2. Hong Kong into Asia& rsquo; s Creative Capital.
The CSI aims at providing financial support to projects conducive to the development of creative industries in Hong Kong.< /span> < /p>. Create. HK and other Government departments are also eligible to apply. Project elements which are covered under the scope of Film Development Fund, Film Guarantee Fund, and other dedicated Government funding schemes, and those which will receive or have received funding from other Government or known sources will NOT be considered.
Support/Funding Details: a) No limit is imposed on the maximum amount of grant to be granted, but projects involving funding support of $1. Finance Committee of the Legislative Council for considerationb) Funding support is normally given as a grant and be disbursed by instalmentsc) The CSI will fund projects with objectives that are in line with our strategic direction to drive the development of the creative industries, namely: (i) Nurturing a pool of creative human capital which will form the backbone of our creative economy; (ii) Facilitating start- ups and development of creative establishments; (iii) Generating demand for innovation and creativity and expanding local market size for creative industries; (iv) Promoting creative industries on the Mainland and overseas to help explore outside markets; (v) Developing creative clusters in the territory to generate synergy and facilitate exchanges; (vi) Fostering a creative atmosphere within the community; and(vii) Promoting Hong Kong as Asia’s creative capital. Click Here for More Information. Design- Business Collaboration Scheme (DBCS)< p> < span> < span> The Design- Business Collaboration Scheme (DBCS)& nbsp; aims to promote the interest and investment of small- and- medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) in relation to utilising design and transforming design activity into tradable deliverables that manifest exploitation and deployment of intellectual property, which may comprise patent, copyright, trademark or industrial design.< /span> < /span> < /p>. Either of them, with the consent of the other party, is eligible to lodge an application under the DBCS. The co- applicants should not be related in terms of ownership or management.
Support/Funding Details: a) Funding support for each SME is subject to a limit of $1. This limit applies to all SMEs irrespective of the time they participated in DBCS. For instance, if an SME has previously been approved a project with funding support of $3. However, if it has previously been granted $1. Basically the funding support takes the form of a matching grant calculated based on 5. HK$1. 00,0. 00, whichever is the lower.
However, since each SME is subject to a funding limit of $1. SME. The SME should be the sole party to contribute the matching fund in cash, in the form of cheque and bank pay- in slip or other traceable form. The grant will be disbursed upon the project completion. Click Here for More Information.
Cleaner Production Partnership Programme (CP3)< p> < span> Cleaner Production Partnership Programme& nbsp; aims to encourage and facilitate Hong Kong- owned factories in Hong Kong / Guangdong to adopt Cleaner Production (CP) technologies and practices. They could make positive contribution to a cleaner environment by reducing emissions.
For example Minimize Air Pollutant Emissions, Improve Energy Efficiency, Reduce and Control Effluent Discharge and Reduce Production Cost< o: p> < /o: p> < /span> < /p>. They could make positive contribution to a cleaner environment by reducing emissions. For example Minimize Air Pollutant Emissions, Improve Energy Efficiency, Reduce and Control Effluent Discharge and Reduce Production Cost. Eligibility: 1) Any company registered in Hong Kong under the Business Registration Ordinance (Cap.
Guangdong which is owned by any of the following: - a Sino- foreign equity joint venture or a co- operative joint venture established in the Mainland to which the company is a party; or- a wholly- owned foreign enterprise established in the Mainland with capital from the company; or- a People’s Republic of China enterprise which is a party to a subsisting agreement with the company in relation to any of the three forms of processing and assembly operations or compensatory trade. Hong Kong. 3) Companies registered in Hong Kong under the Business Registration Ordinance (Cap.
Hong Kong which involves polluting processes such as paint- spraying and curing, solvent cleaning of metal parts and components, and vehicle engine testing, etc. Successful examples and experience in the application of CP technologies and good practices adopted by the participating factories will also be collated and reported for sharing purposes.*The on- site improvement assessment project should cover at least the following scope: - review of the production processes of the factory; - evaluation of usage of raw materials, energy consumption and sources of air pollutant emissions; - identification of potential cleaner production (CP) measures and the expected benefits; - prioritization of potential CP measures into . This period includes submission of the assessment report to HKPCb) Demonstration Projects : To help factories overcome any confidence barrier they may have in investing in cleaner production (CP) technologies, demonstration projects will be funded under the Programme to demonstrate the effectiveness, actual cost involved and potential financial return of CP technologies/practices through installation of equipment and/or modification of production processes.