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KNOWING MORE ABOUT START-UPS IN HONG KONG
Nurturing start-ups and engaging the start-up community is one of the core directions of the Federation and the HKTDC. Local start-up companies have come up with excellent ideas in various aspects with the staunch support from the HKSAR Government and respective local institutions. You may wish to know more about their success stories and opportunities available in Hong Kong:
• Female entrepreneurship in a Fintech startup (read more)
• Why start-ups are choosing Hong Kong as the platform to enter Asia (read more)
• Founded by two 80s fathers, Maskology aims to produce ‘Made in HK’ medical masks to protect children from the pandemic (read more)
• How local start-up supports the community in fighting against COVID-19 (read more)
• Plumbers, electricians, renovators and more are now one-click away for busy Hongkongers (read more)
• HKTDC’s Start-up Express returns for the third edition as a launchpad for start-ups to shine (read more)
• HKSTP and the University of Hong Kong formed an academia-industry alliance to foster commercialisation opportunities of start-ups (read more)
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