Latest news about business, commerce and government policy. Government business grants such as BUD Fund, TVP Fund etc change rapidly in recent years.
From 27th Jun 2022, the 3rd phase extension of the BUD Fund will be in effect as below: The FTA & IPPA Programme will extend to Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. The total subsidy remains unchanged as HKD 6,000,000 on one-to-one basis. BizMagnet government fund consultant helps Hong Kong companies to apply for TVP, … Read more
BizMagnet funding consultant is happy to become a writer of HSBC VisionGo. Our consultant will regularly post article to share latest information and analysis about government funding. BizMagnet articles are totally open and free. “HSBC VisionGo” is a business community platform operated by HSBC HK. At VisionGo, Entrepreneurs can seek business information and opportunity. General … Read more
The Competition Commission has lodged a case recently against ATAL and Shun Hing. It accused ATAL and Shun Hing of price-fixing, market sharing and big-rigging in air conditioning projects, in contrary to the Competition Ordinance. The case is noticeable as ATAL was established by Otto Poon, the husband of Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng and the … Read more
TVP website notice: The TVP user portal system will be suspended during 6:30pm – 7:30pm, 15th June 2022. This is for system upgrade to enable 2-factor authentication. From 15th June 2022, all users will receive a one-time password (OTP) via registered emails when they log into the TVP system. They have to use the OTP … Read more
TVP portal notice: The TVP system will be suspended between 7:30pm to 9pm on 12th May 2022 for maintenance work. During the suspension, users cannot login, submit or edit any documents. You should submit any required document in advance. External link: TVP system
After the epidemic, the average time to proceed a TVP application is about 5-6 months. Usually, a reply is expected one month after application submission. During COVID peak, the average time to proceed a TVP application is about 6 months. First 2 months to wait for a reply, and 4 months more to approval if … Read more
Technology Voucher Programme launched as a pivot programme in 2016. It became regular in Feb 2019. Local businesses which fulfill the basic requirement (e.g. substantive operation, non-listed etc) can submit TVP application to the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC). Successful applicants can enjoy the matching fund for 75% of their IT project cost, with a … Read more
In Budget 2022, the Financial Secretary extended the application of “SME Financing Guarantee Scheme” and lifted the maximum amount of “Special 100% Loan Guarantee“. However, the scheme is limited to business started on or before 31st March, 2020. Businesses started in last two years are not qualified to apply. The authority announced a good news … Read more
In order to lower the impact of the fifth epidemic wave on local SMEs, the HKSAR Government launched “Special 100% Loan Guarantee” scheme to provide low-rate credit. However, fraudsters made false instrument such as bank statement and MPF records etc. They obtained around HKD 280 million already and planned to apply for HKD 100 million … Read more
Financial secretary Paul Chan announced the last financial budget of his term. Due to the serious impact of the 5th wave of COVID-19, the budget provides a series of support to local commerce and this is the brief: Reduce 100% of profit tax for the year of assessment 2021/2022 (Maximum: HKD 10,000) Reduce non-residential rate … Read more
