Incubation & Acceleration Programmes

Source from: Startmeup.hk

Incubators and accelerators in Hong Kong are tailored to provide you with the ultimate support on your entrepreneurial path to success. You are one step closer to executing your brilliant idea. Take a look and see which one fits you best.

Government Funding Schemes

Source from: InvestHK

The Government spares no effort in promoting and supporting the development of enterprises and industries in Hong Kong. Over 70 funding schemes have been introduced focusing on areas such as “environmental, social and governance” (ESG), technology transformation, digitalisation and cyber security, with a view to enhancing their competitiveness through leveraging new technologies.

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Financing & Guarantee

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•  ^(New) Introduction to the Services and Facilities of Guangzhou Talent Group’s “Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Young Inventors Innovation Center” (Chinese only)

• The Guangdong Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security and nine other departments issued measures to improve the entrepreneurial support system

• List of Employment and Entrepreneurship Policies and Items Available to Hong Kong and Macau Youth

• New！Shenzhen Nanshan District Government Releases the “Six Ones” Action Plan to Encourage Graduates and Outstanding Young Talent from Key Industries to Start Businesses (New Supporting Initiatives Released in Nov 2025)
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• HKSTP Shenzhen Branch Introduction and Initiatives (PDF Content)
• Applications for Qianhai’s “Policy Package” for the Science and Technology Service Industry are now open! (Content in Chinese Only)
• Entrepreneurship Subsidies and Support Policies for Hong Kong and Macau Youth in Shenzhen (Content in Chinese Only)
• 12 Measures to Support Employment and Entrepreneurship for Hong Kong and Macao Youth in Qianhai

HEX CUBES

The Shenzhen HEX CUBES Startup Incubator, located in Qianhai, Shenzhen, has served over 5,000 entrepreneurs from Hong Kong and Macau in recent years. The incubator provides services such as policy consultation, business registration, tax declaration, and cross-border finance for these entrepreneurs from Hong Kong and Macau, China. It also assists Hong Kong and Macau youth in finding personal residences and coordinates with the government to secure entrepreneurial venues for them.

• The renewed Implementation Rules for Encouraging and Supporting Hong Kong and Macao Youth to Start Businesses and Find Employment in Guangzhou Nansha New Area (Free Trade Zone), aimed at promoting employment and entrepreneurship among young people from Hong Kong and Macao in Nansha through a wide range of subsidy policies covering employment, housing, and medical care, were released on 16 May 2025.
• The Hong Kong and Macao New Youth Apartments are designed to provide convenient housing for young people from Hong Kong and Macao who are starting businesses, working, or studying in Nansha District, enabling them to live and work with security and peace of mind.
• The Hong Kong and Macao Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base offers one-stop services—including office space, financial support, training and mentorship, and industry–university–research collaboration—to help young people from Hong Kong and Macao launch and grow enterprises, strengthen their employability, and promote exchanges, cooperation, and resource sharing between youth from the two regions and the Chinese mainland.

• Zhuhai launches "one exemption and two reductions" housing policy for newly arrived young talents (Content in Chinese Only)
• Sixteen measures to support the development of Hong Kong and Macao youth in Zhuhai (Content in Chinese Only)
• Zhuhai to implement four major actions to support the full participation of Hong Kong and Macao residents in the "Hundreds, Thousands, and Tens of Thousands Project" (Content in Chinese Only)
• Zhuhai launches a rural development and training program for Hong Kong and Macao youth (Content in Chinese Only)

• PhDs receive a 200,000 yuan settlement subsidy! Learn more about Huizhou's talent preferential policies in one article (Content in Chinese Only)
• Hong Kong & Macau Resident Living in Huizhou App-Pass Lauched for Easy Access to Resources and Policies in Huizhou (Chinese only)
• Huizhou Launches Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Hong Kong & Macao Services) Special Zone
• "Huizhou 38 Measures" Introduced to Fully Facilitate Work and Living for Hong Kong and Macao Residents
• Several Support Measures Unveiled for Huizhou Zhongkai Hong Kong-Macao Youth Entrepreneurship Base Development
• Multiple Measures Implemented to Facilitate Hong Kong and Macao Residents' Development in Huizhou 

• Officially Release of the 20 Innitiatives for Innovation and Technology in Nanhai District, Foshan (Content in Chinese Only)
• Foshan City Launches “Innovation and Sharing Easy” Platform to Streamline Policy Access for Tech Enterprises (Content in Chinese Only)
• Foshan Unveils New Talent Hub to Drive Innovation and Growth (Content in Chinese Only)

• NEW! Applications for Songshan Lake 2025 technology transfer projects are now open, with subsidies up to 3 million yuan!

• Dongguan Songshan Lake High-Tech Industrial Development Zone strengthens Hong Kong strategic deployment and helps enterprises expand overseas via Hong Kong

• Guangdong Province Issues New Measures to Support Hong Kong and Macao Youth Innovation in Dongguan Binhaiwan (Contents in Chinese Only)

• Zhongshan Co-operates with Hong Kong and Macao to Develop the Biomedicine Industry
• Exploring the Guangdong‑Hong Kong‑Macao Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base Project in Zhongshan Cuiheng（Contents in Chinese Only)
• Zhongshan Builds Over 40 Innovation Bases to Attract Hong Kong and Macao Youth Entrepreneurs (Contents in Chinese Only)

• Jiangmen Strengthens Entrepreneurship Ecosystem, Inspiring Hong Kong and Macao Youth to Innovate with Full Confidence (Contents in Chinese Only)
• How Jiangmen Strengthens Ties with Hong Kong and Macao: The Overseas Chinese City Deepens Sci‑Tech and Industrial Cooperation
• Why Are Startups Flocking to Jiangmen’s Innovation Park, Now Home to Over 180 Projects? (Contents in Chinese Only)

• Macao Special Administrative Region Young Entrepreneurs Aid Scheme
• Macao Youth Entrepreneur Incubation Centre: Government Support Measures