Eligibility

Local entities fulfilling the following requirements are eligible to apply for funding under the TVP:

(a)(i) Registered in Hong Kong under the Business Registration Ordinance (Cap. 310); or

(a)(ii) Incorporated and registered in Hong Kong under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622); or

(a)(iii) Established in Hong Kong by relevant ordinances as statutory bodies;

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(b) Not a listed company in Hong Kong, and not a government subvented organisation or subsidiary of any government subvented organisation;

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(c) With substantive business operation in Hong Kong which is related to the project under application at the time of application.

 

- Applicants are not allowed to conduct more than one project of technology voucher at the same time. 
- No other local public subsidies would be accepted.

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​Scope of funding

Technology advisory services-applicants can appoint technology advisors to provide external advisory services for their application projects. When making an application, the relevant consultant must be a local organization or scientific research institution, or a company/organization that has been registered in Hong Kong under the Business Registration Ordinance.

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​Buy, rent or order off-the-shelf equipment/hardware, software and technology services or solutions that are an essential part of the project.

Generally speaking, the cost of these equipment/hardware/software/services or solutions should not exceed 50% of the project cost.

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Purchase, rent or order customized equipment/hardware, software and technology services or solutions that are an essential part of the project.

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The general operating costs including but not limited to the following will not be funded by the Technology Voucher Scheme

(a) Building rent;

(b) Staff salaries and other related expenses, including but not limited to mandatory provident fund contributions, contract gratuities, annual salary adjustments, general fringe benefits (such as medical treatment), and allowances (such as housing, transportation, overtime work allowance), General training and development;

(c) General office equipment/hardware, software and technology services or solutions required for daily operations 6;

(d) Maintenance, warranty and insurance of existing and newly purchased equipment;

(e) Professional service fees not related to technology;

(f) Marketing and brand promotion expenses;

(g) Transportation and accommodation;

(h) Financing expenses (e.g. payment of loan interest); and

(i) Administrative expenses.