The BUD Fund provides 2 programmes (“Mainland Programme” and “FTA Programmes”) to Hong Kong companies to brand, upgrade and promote in dedicated markets. The 1-to-1 matching fund gives a cumulative amount of HK$ 4,000,000.
The Chief Execute-elect John Lee said, the re-opening of mainland border is the first priority job of his term. However, it is clearly not pragmatic to wait for the re-opening at this moment. “Zero-COVID policy” are only in several countries and regions in the world. Even isolated North Korea reported thousands of cases recently. Scientists … Read more
(This page is updated up to April 2022) The BUD Fund consists of “Mainland Programme” and “FTA and IPPA Programme“, and supports related projects in Mainland China and FTA and IPPA economies respectively. The FTA and IPPA Programme was originally the ASEAN Programme to supports projects in the ASEAN member states. Later on the Programme … Read more
From 14th Feb 2022, the 2nd phase extension of the BUD Fund will be in effect as below: The FTA & IPPA Programme will extend to Austria, Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The total subsidy remains unchanged as HKD 6,000,000 on one-to-one basis. … Read more
Cashflow is the blood of a business. It is absolutely troublesome not to get the Account Receivable, especially in Mainland China. The TID SUCCESS invites RMS, 170-year experience in receivable management, to share tips of account receivable management in China. The webinar will cover prevention and debt processing. With real cases, the speak will also … Read more
Hong Kong experienced unprecedented changes since 2019. Social unrest in 2019, National Security law and the change in trade status in 2020, and also global COVID-19 pandemic, all make fundamental changes to Hong Kong business environment. As BizMagnet government funding consultant expected, the HKSAR Government cannot reduce support to business due to political and economic … Read more
Under challenges of the globe and the region, the Hong Kong Government upgraded the FTA Programme of the BUD Fund to FTA & IPPA Programme in July 2021. Besides ASEAN and other FTA regions, it extends to Japan and Korea. The upper limit of funding (both Mainland Programme and FTA & IPPA Programme) raised from … Read more
From July 2021, the FTA Programme of the BUD Fund has upgraded to “FTA and IPPA Programme“. Besides the ASEAN and FTA economies, the Programme now supports also Japan and Korea. The total subsidy of Mainland Programme and FTA and IPPA Programme increases from HK$4 million to $6 million. By the BUD Fund, HK enterprises … Read more
From 30th July 2021, the BUD Fund enhances again as below: The FTA Programme now extends to Japan and Korea (Economies of “Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement”, IPPA) and renames to “FTA and IPPA Programme” The total subsidy of “Mainland Programme” and “FTA and IPPA Programme” increases from $4M to $6M BizMagnet government funding consultancy … Read more
Vietnam is one of the few Southeast Asian countries that can control COVID-19 epidemic well. In addition, the e-Commerce market keeps boosting in Vietnam and we expect that its scale will be about USD $52 billion in 2025. Many Hong Kong businesses are looking forward to enter Vietnam for more opportunities. The Hong Kong Trade … Read more
There are around 400 million Internet users in the ASEAN countries including Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand etc. The economy grows rapidly and the e-Commerce atmosphere is quite unique. The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) organizes the webinar “Riding on the E-commerce Bandwagon: ASEAN Opportunities” to discuss the Southeast Asian economy and consumer features, … Read more
