Enterprise Support Plan
The project fund, including the ESS fund and the support fund of the recipient company, must be designated for the applicant company’s human resources for the project’s technical research and development activities and legal employment in Hong Kong; other direct expenses incurred during the project.
Non-listed local companies
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The amount of funding for each approved project is up to 10 million Hong Kong dollars, which will be provided on a one-to-one matching basis.
Funding
Accept applications throughout the year
Date of Application
Internship Program-Hong Kong Science and Technology Park and Hong Kong Cyberport
In order to strengthen support for private sector investment in R&D and cultivate more innovative and technological talents, the ITF internship program has been extended to the incubation of the Hong Kong Technology Fund and Cyberport ("IP-SPC") and all I&T tenants.
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Conception and I&T tenants of Hong Kong Science and Technology Fund and Cyberport2, whose incubation/rental period covers the recommended internship period, can apply for funding to recruit interns to assist their company's R&D projects.
Funding
Each eligible applicant company can only hire up to 2 interns at a time. The maximum internship period for each intern is 36 months. The total internship period for each applicant company should not exceed 48 months. The maximum monthly internship allowance for graduates with a bachelor’s degree is HK$18,000, while for graduates with a master’s degree or higher from a local university, the maximum is HK$21,000 per month. Approximately, the total subsidy is up to 1.5 million.
Salary
Funded project
Accept applications throughout the year
Date of Application
Patent application authorization
Used to pay for patent search and technical evaluation fees, the above-mentioned management fees, and other direct costs involved in the patent application process. Examples include attorney fees, consultant fees, and patent applications. Other expenses, including any expenses incurred before the application approval date and the renewal fee of the authorized patent, are not subsidized. The subsidy is not transferable and is valid for 3 years from the date of approval of the application.
All locally registered companies, Hong Kong permanent residents, or Hong Kong residents who have been permitted to stay in Hong Kong for no less than 7 years, are eligible if they have never owned any patents in any country or region before.
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Funding
For approved applications, the allocation does not exceed HK$250,000 or 90% of the total direct costs of the patent application (including patent search and technical evaluation fees) and the management fee charged by the Hong Kong Patent Commission, which is approximately the total direct cost involved in the patent application. 20%, whichever is lower. Since the funding is also used to pay the management fees charged by the Hong Kong Patent Office, the maximum funding that can be used for patent search and technical evaluation and other direct costs of patent applications should be about 200,000 yuan, and the maximum amount is 200,000 yuan. Appropriate 250,000 Hong Kong dollars.
Patent expenditure
Funded project
Accept applications throughout the year