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Innovation and Technology
Park and the InnoCentre. The Science Park provides around 400,000 square metres of gross floor area for R&D activities. As at end-2019, it was home to about 800 companies.
The corporation also manages three industrial estates in Tai Po, Yuen Long and Tseung Kwan O, which together provide 217 hectares of serviced land for I&T and manufacturing setups.
Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Limited
The Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park Limited (HSITPL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the HKSTPC vested with the responsibility to build, operate, maintain and manage the superstructure of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park.
Cyberport
As the city's ICT flagship infrastructure, Cyberport aims to foster the growth of digital technology enterprises and strengthen overall development of the ICT ecosystem by providing basic infrastructure and technical know-how. It has a community of over 1,500 local, Mainland and overseas ICT companies. Its campus comprises 98,000 sq m of rental office area, of which 11 per cent is used as Smart-Space co-working space. To support ICT start-ups, Cyberport offers incubation programmes, funding for market development, accelerator programmes and early- stage venture capital.
Hong Kong Productivity Council
The Hong Kong Productivity Council aims to enhance the productivity and competitiveness of local enterprises and help them move up the value ladder by adopting technologies and high value-added manufacturing processes. It provides integrated support to the manufacturing and service industries in Hong Kong and the Mainland, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups focused on four areas, namely manufacturing technologies, IT, environmental technologies and management systems. In recent years, the Productivity Council has been dedicated to developing and introducing advanced solutions and innovative services to promote re-industrialisation and smart city development.
Research and Development Centres
The government has five R&D centres to drive and coordinate applied R&D and to promote the commercialisation of R&D results and technology transfer, namely the Automotive Platforms and Application Systems R&D Centre', Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute, Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel, Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre, and Nano and Advanced Materials Institute.
Hong Kong Council for Testing and Certification
The council advises the government on the overall development strategy of the testing and certification sector.
The Mainland is opening up its market to Hong Kong's testing and certification sector through the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA). Under the
1 Formerly known as the Automotive Parts and Accessory Systems R&D Centre.
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