TVP Application flow 2023

科技券申請流程 TVP Application flow

The Technology Voucher Programme (TVP) was founded in 2016 to support local businesses, NGOs and charities to improve efficiency and competitiveness with the use of technology. Every eligible company or organization can claim 75% of the IT project cost and it can be granted for 6 times. The total subsidy is HK$ 600,000. How to … Read more

What is a Cover Bid?

Cover Bid

The Competition Commission lodged a case on 22nd March 2023 in the Competition Tribunal against 4 IT companies. The case told that these companies unfairly obtained 189 projects in “D-biz” with cover bids and the corresponding amount is about 13 million dollars. This is the very first case, and what is cover bidding? Cover bidding … Read more

Govt Funding 2023

BizMagnet wish you a Happy New Year

BizMagnet wish you a Happy New Year and good health. In the new year time, our consultant would like to share viewpoints about current situation, and the consequence to government funding. The Chinese Government’s termination of the “zero COVID policy” is the very first black swan of 2023. Almost nobody anticipated the sudden change before … Read more

Know more about Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property

Whenever our consultants mention the importance of intellectual property (IP), most clients response: it is only for big corporation. Indeed we have a lot of tool in commerce to avoid potential risk, such as commercial insurance and intellectual property etc. Think about it, an employee demands million dollars as compensation to industrial accident and you … Read more

ATAL has $150m fine for anti-competitive behavior

Competition Ordinance

ATAL(1977), a listed company chaired by husband of ex-justice secretary Teresa Cheng Otto Poon, was suited by the Competition Commission (the Commission) that ATAL violated the Competition Ordinance with Shun Hing Group by price fixing and bid rigging. Today (4 Nov), the Commission announced that the ATAL subsidiary admitted the case and pay the fine … Read more

Anti Money laundering tech

IT-security banner

In recent years, the compliance requirement in financial industry gets stricter and stricter. Here are the reasons: 1. technology allows easier international laundering, 2. political figures sanction due to geopolitical issues, 3. terrorism. Financial institutions such as banks, exchange shops, insurance companies etc pay extra attention to ensure compliance fulfillment. Offences can result penalty or … Read more

HSBC VisionGo writer

HSBC VisionGo

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

Know more about Competition Ordinance for funding

Competition Ordinance

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

Successful BUD cases in 2022

Successful BUD application

The Dedicated Fund for Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales (BUD Fund) was launched in 2012 to help Hong Kong companies to brand, upgrade and market in mainland China. As Hong Kong signed Free Trade Agreement and Investment Promotion & Protection Agreement with other economies, the BUD Fund are now consisted of Mainland Programme and FTA … Read more