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Incubation Programmes for Technology and Design Start-ups
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| The Incubation Programme is a technology & design-based service run by the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) to assist technology & design start-ups in their vulnerable inception stages. The aim of the programme is to encourage and promote innovation-based entrepreneurial activities in order to: |
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- Contribute to GDP growth;
- Increase high value-added employment;
- Diversify Hong Kong's industrial base;
- Enhance Hong Kong's position as a development centre complementary to the production role in the Mainland;
- Reinforce Hong Kong's position as a window to the world.
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The duration of the incubation programme ranges from 2 to 4 years, dependent on the business focus of the company
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Business Focus
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Duration of Incubation period
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Design (e.g. Product Design, Fashion Design, Branding and Packaging, Jewelry Design, Visual and Multimedia Art, Interior Design)
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2 years
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Technology (e.g. Electronic, IT, Nanotechnology)
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3 years
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Biotechnology (for those companies housed at the biotech incubation centre in Phase 2 of the Science Park)
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4 years
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