Hong Kong, the new hub for Tech companies & Start up
Until recently, Hong Kong was not well developed in Technology area. Yet, Investment in technology companies and start is key factor of development of Hong Kong as International hub. Thanks to the HKSTP, it is now done.
The support and programme by HKSTP (Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks) are mainly focused on 4 actions:
- Global Acceleration Academy: a free-of-charge open innovation platform that takes corporate innovation with deep-tech solutions from global tech ventures to the world,
- HKSTP Ventures: HKSTP’s corporate venture fund purpose is to drive the innovation and investment ecosystem in Hong Kong,
- Launch competitions to attract and draw talent from global for tech startup challenge,
- Labs and services support: Data Studio, Senosor Lab and Hub, AI plug and Robotics Catalysing Centre.
Hong Kong has lost 20 years for the high-Tech development. Compared with Singapore, Hong Kong government was less proactive, but in the recent years, Hong Kong government put a lot of funding in Technologies and R&D capabilities. Universities in Hong Kong are often in high level at the world university rankings. Hong Kong has strong academic institutions and innovation labs to nurture technological growth.
As part of Great Bay Area development, HKSTP is building the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park in the Lok Ma Chau Loop. It is four times the size of Hong Kong Science Park. Cross-border collaboration with Shenzhen is the trend for future technology development.
For any information on the technology companies in Hong Kong, incubation of start up, ventures capital, please contact our team at info@opkofinance.com or by phone at +852 2654 8800.
