Eligibility

Eligible Applicants include:

• Non-governmental organisations receiving subvention from the Social Welfare Department

• Public bodies under Section 2 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201), except the Government Bureaux/Departments, the Executive Council and the Legislative Council

• Professional bodies

• Trade associations

• Social service organisations exempted from tax under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap. 112)

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The above organisations should either be registered under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) or the former Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32); or statutory corporations established under any Ordinances in Hong Kong. Other organisations may also be considered under exceptional circumstances.

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Project requirements:

• The project must be able to benefit the public or special communities, and be in line with government policies

• The project must be innovative application technology

• The fund supports different project themes, such as daily life, education, environment, health, safety, transportation, etc., which will benefit the society

• Project results can be in different forms, including mobile applications, products, devices, equipment, tools, services, software, or other forms with good reasons

• The project results must be developed and launched within 12 months, and operate continuously for at least two years after launch (except for one-off projects)

• The funding limit for each approved project is 90% of the project’s eligible total expenditure or HK$5 million

• The project is not profitable during the funding period

• The project must be mainly developed in Hong Kong