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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-2020, it was home to about 900 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 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 institution, Cyberport provides basic infrastructure and technical know-how to foster the growth of digital technology enterprises and strengthen overall development of the ICT ecosystem. It has a community of 1,600 local, Mainland and overseas ICT companies. Its campus provides 98,000 sq m of rental office area, of which 12.2 per cent is used as Smart-Space co-working space for some 100 start-ups. To support ICT start-ups, Cyberport offers incubation programmes, funding support for market development and accelerator programmes, as well as early-stage venture capital investment support.

Cyberport operates a Smart-Space 8 co-working space in Tsuen Wan to accommodate some 100 start-ups, offering entrepreneurial training and support to young entrepreneurs involved in innovation.

Hong Kong Productivity Council

The Hong Kong Productivity Council aims to increase Hong Kong enterprises' productivity by helping them to adopt advanced technologies and production processes. It provides integrated support for their business operations in Hong Kong and in the Mainland, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups focused on four areas: manufacturing technologies, IT, environmental technologies and management systems. In recent years, the Productivity Council has focused on 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: 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.

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