Asia's platform for Tech Companies

Asia's Internationalisation and Commercialisation Platform for Technology Companies

Hong Kong serves as the key electronics parts sourcing and distribution hub for Asia. Hong Kong has over 9,000 overseas and indigenous electronics companies. Hong Kong's electronics industry is the largest merchandise export earner, accounting for 45% of Hong Kong's total exports.

There are over 200 pharmaceutical manufacturers of which more than 60 are licensed to produce Western drugs in Hong Kong. All Western drug manufacturers have to comply the GMP standards. Major international biotechnology players have presences of regional headquarters or regional office here in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has also becoming the regional Traditional Chinese Medicine hub.

World-Class Research and Development Infrastructure

Hong Kong has all the conditions in place to be a regional technology hub: rigorous IP protection, well established legal framework, world class IT and transportation network and excellent technological infrastructure.

The Hong Kong Government has supplemented Hong Kong's infrastructure through supporting a number of initiatives, including:

Hong Kong has over 10,000 overseas and indigenous electronics companies.

Hong Kong's Biotech Infrastructure

Hong Kong Institute of Biotechnology (HKIB) Opened in 1988, it is one of the best equipped manufacturing technology centres for vaccines and biopharmaceuticals in Asia and the key organisation conducting downstream research on fermentation under GMP in Hong Kong.

Biotechnology Research Institute (BRI) BRI was set up in 1990 and has a multi-disciplinary team seeking to develop neuro-drugs from traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). It has developed high-throughput screening for TCM and collaborates with overseas biotechnology companies.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Institute of Chinese Medicine Company Limited (HKJCICM) A subsidiary of ASTRI incorporated in May 2001 to strengthen the scientific and technological research base for Chinese medicines and facilitate their commercialisation.

Through the admission of talents scheme, Hong Kong attracts mainland Chinese professors and other skilled workers to work local experts on technology projects.

Hong Kong Government has committed significant resources to support technology industry through the Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) and university grants, to fund the projects ranging from infrastructure projects, applied R&D, product development to promotional activities.