The Outline of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Plan also emphasizes that' in 1992, cities should strengthen cooperation in scientific and technological innovation, give full play to the role of scientific and technological cooperation committees between the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao, promote the integration of Hong Kong and Macao into the national innovation system, give full play to the scientific and technological and industrial advantages of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, actively attract and dock global innovation resources, and build an open, interoperable and reasonably distributed regional innovation system. Promote the construction of the "Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macao" science and technology innovation corridor, improve the ecology of innovation and entrepreneurship, and open the major scientific research infrastructure and large scientific research instruments laid out by the state in Guangdong to Hong Kong and Macao in an orderly manner.
Since Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor became the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on July 65, 1965, 438+0 and 2007, he has been focusing on the development of innovative technology, and included the development of science and technology in his first annual policy address, including increasing R&D resources, developing new infrastructure and establishing science and technology clusters. , and has allocated HK$ 654.38 billion to implement a series of measures to support Hong Kong's technology enterprises.
Now the entrepreneurial atmosphere in Hong Kong is getting stronger and stronger. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has been rushing around in various scientific and technological innovation forums, and a top-down entrepreneurial tide is surging in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is actively innovating and seeking change.
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR Government, said in public that Hong Kong's "foundation" is good and its people are excellent, which will surely create more brilliant achievements. Today's Hong Kong SAR Government has made scientific creation the focus of its future development.
Changes are reflected in policy support and financial support. From 2065438 to March 2008, the Hong Kong SAR Government allocated HK$ 50 billion to support the development of science and technology projects, and announced a major move closely related to the development of Hetao District-reserving HK$ 20 billion for the first phase development and construction of the "Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park" in Hetao District. At the end of April, 2065438+2008, the new IPO policy of Hong Kong stocks landed, accepting new economic companies with the same shares and different rights to go public in Hong Kong, lowering the IPO threshold of biotechnology companies. 2065438+In May 2008, the Hong Kong Science and Technology Bureau launched the "Science and Technology Talents Entry Scheme" to provide work visas conveniently and quickly and attract talents from all over the world to gather in Hong Kong.
Since taking office, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has gone to major scientific and technological innovation forums to showcase Hong Kong's advantages and talent pool in the field of scientific and technological innovation. On May 14, Ms. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor attended the launching ceremony of the Hong Kong Winners Forum hosted by the Hong Kong Government. The main purpose of this forum is to strengthen the ties between young scientists from all over the world, support the exchanges between Hong Kong and the international community in the field of scientific and technological innovation, and seek innovative breakthroughs. In his speech, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor emphasized that Hong Kong needs to catch up in the field of scientific and technological innovation, so as to stimulate the young generation's enthusiasm for science. The development of scientific and technological innovation occupies a very important position in the SAR government.
Compared with Shenzhen, Hong Kong, separated by a river, did not make much achievements in the first wave of Internet. Nowadays, Hong Kong is more like an "outsider" in the booming mobile Internet business. Compared with finance, Hong Kong has nothing to offer in the fields of technology and Internet. CICC wrote in a theme strategy report "A Tale of Three Cities": In 20 13 years, Hong Kong's manufacturing industry only accounted for 1% of GDP, and the industry quickly hollowed out and became a veritable "service capital". The proportion of R&D investment in the whole society is seriously low, accounting for only 0.7% of the total GDP, while it is 4% in Shenzhen, where every thousand people have R&D and technicians.
Known as the "Iron Lady of Hong Kong", Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor set a goal in his first policy address after taking office: before the end of the current government term in 2022, the total R&D expenditure in Hong Kong will rise from 0.73% to 1.5%, that is, about HK$ 45 billion per year.
In order to encourage the whole society to increase investment in R&D, the Hong Kong SAR Government cut the R&D expenditure of private enterprises by as much as 300% in the financial years from 20 18 to 20 19, set up an innovation and technology venture capital fund to invest in local start-ups and injected HK$ 20 billion into the research fund of the Research Grants Council under the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong. These measures are strengthening Hong Kong's innovation ecosystem, and will push the proportion of R&D expenditure in GDP in Hong Kong to double to 1.5% by 2022.
Hong Kong Science and Technology Park: Committed to
Make Hong Kong a Maker Center
Close to the Chinese University of Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Science Park. The Hong Kong Science Park, which is separated from Shenzhen Futian Port by a river, is a science and technology innovation center built with the support of the Hong Kong SAR government, aiming at providing a good entrepreneurial environment and support for young people in the field of science and technology innovation in Hong Kong. The first phase of the Science Park was completed in 2004, and the total area of the third phase is about 22 hectares.
Mo said that up to now, there are more than 700 technology companies in Hong Kong Science Park, with more than13,000 employees, including about 9,000 R&D employees, accounting for about 70%. 622 companies have graduated from the business incubation program. From 2065,438+08 to 2065,438+09, in Hong Kong Science Park,
In order to attract high-tech talents, the Hong Kong government has introduced the "High-tech Talents Entry Plan" to help start-up technology companies attract top talents at home and abroad. Through the Science Park, the entry program for high-tech talents has become fast and convenient, and they can obtain work visas in the Immigration Bureau within about four weeks.
Mo Weixuan said: "We focus on research and development in five major scientific and technological fields, including biomedical technology, electronics, green technology, information and communication technology and materials and precision engineering, and strive to build Hong Kong into a maker hub."
At the end of April last year, Hong Kong's capital market carried out the most important listing mechanism reform in 25 years, allowing new economic companies with the same shares but different rights to list in Hong Kong, accepting unprofitable biotechnology companies' IPOs, and modifying the relevant rules for secondary listing, so as to facilitate more companies listed in major international markets to come to Hong Kong for secondary listing. After the reform, the main board will be able to gather more types of listed companies, especially high-growth innovative companies.
Whether in the fields of artificial intelligence, biotechnology, financial technology, robotics, etc., or in the big capital market, we can see that Hong Kong is innovating for change and actively welcoming the arrival of the new economy.
The atmosphere of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Hong Kong is getting stronger and stronger.
The development plan of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area released in February 2065438+2009 proposed to build an international science and technology innovation center, which brought new policy support to the development of science and technology enterprises in Hongkong and even Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
All walks of life in Hong Kong and the Hong Kong government are expecting Hong Kong to produce more DJI and Shang Tang.
In 2006, relying on HKUST's R&D accumulation and the help of his mentor Professor Li Zexiang, Wang Tao founded DJI Technology in Shenzhen, and has now become a leader in China's UAV industry with a valuation of more than 20 billion US dollars. The success of Shangtang Technology and DJI has become a new driving force for Hong Kong's scientific and technological entrepreneurship. During the same period, some Hong Kong investors began to show strong interest in start-up high-tech enterprises.
On June 5438+ 10 this year, the second Jumpstarter Entrepreneurship Festival, a large-scale entrepreneurial activity held by Alibaba Hong Kong Venture Fund, attracted many innovative enterprises. Cancer genetic testing service, improving flora imbalance through microbial transplantation, and new retail model ... reflect the active entrepreneurial atmosphere in Hong Kong. According to the latest survey conducted by Invest Hong Kong, Hong Kong's start-ups grew by 18% in 20 18 years. There are 2,625 entrepreneurs, of whom more than13 are from outside Hong Kong, mainly including Britain, the United States and Chinese mainland. The business of start-ups is diversified, involving financial technology, big data, cloud computing, e-commerce, supply chain management and logistics technology.
If the rent of office space can be reduced, the cost of starting a business in Hong Kong will be greatly reduced, and young people will be encouraged to join the business. In recent years, Hong Kong's * * * enjoy more and more space, thanks to the support of big real estate developers. Sun Hung Kai and Sino Group provide * * * enjoyment space for Hong Kong entrepreneurs in Kwun Tong and Jordan respectively. In addition, Tencent Westart Creative Space in Kwun Tong was officially opened in August 2065438+2008, and so far 70 start-ups from 8 countries have settled in.
In 20 17, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, proposed in his policy address to provide working space for young entrepreneurs and artists, and launched the "Youth Space Plan". At the call of the Hong Kong government, more than one enterprise 10, such as Sun Hung Kai Properties, Sino-trust Group and Emperor Group, actively participated in the support and rented office space to entrepreneurs at a preferential rent lower than half of the market price.
According to Mo, by the end of 20 18, there were about 2,600 start-ups in Hong Kong, with an annual growth rate of 18%, and the start-up ecosystem in Hong Kong was gradually improved.
As for why you don't do business in the mainland, Shi added that the mainland is a very important market, but the process is relatively complicated because biotech companies established in the mainland need to obtain licenses every time they open laboratories or develop projects. In the future, it depends on whether there is a good genetic testing policy in Greater Bay Area, and we are very much looking forward to it.
In addition to the above-mentioned high-end talent pool and R&D capabilities, the most direct attraction of Hong Kong to innovative technology enterprises at this stage is IPO, a smoother and more convenient public financing channel. Mi Shan is one of them, and will seek listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in two years, so as to reserve grain and grass for the company's future business expansion in the Mainland.
As an international financial, logistics and shipping center, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will also bring new development opportunities and help it break through various bottlenecks in its own development.
Based on the historical background of Hong Kong, Hong Kong has more advantages than the mainland in language, culture, finance, law, international trade and logistics. Using Hong Kong to explore foreign markets will become an important strategic stronghold for mainland enterprises to go global.
At present, Hong Kong has actually obtained a very good time node for the development of science and technology: the dual opportunities of Greater Bay Area strategy and the new changes in science and technology in the "intelligent era".