Independent Hong Kong funding reference
A practical, independently maintained guide to grants, incubation programmes and market-development support for Hong Kong founders and small businesses.
A clearer way to research support
Hong Kong’s support landscape changes often. Programme names are retired, funding ceilings move, and old articles keep circulating long after applications close. Every guide here identifies the administering body, the latest status we could verify and the official page you should check before acting.
HK Grant Resource is an editorial reference, not a government department, programme operator or grant consultant.
Programme notes
The old STEP page attracted some of this site’s strongest references. This guide explains the historical programme and points founders to the current HKSTP route.
Read the verified guide →Older programme names still appear in press coverage. The current route is HKSTP’s general Incubation Programme, with a separate Incu-Bio track.
Read the verified guide →TVP once supported technology adoption by local entities. It stopped accepting new applications after 31 December 2024.
Read the verified guide →BUD has evolved from separate Mainland and FTA labels into a broader market-development fund with several application routes.
Read the verified guide →A six-month early-stage programme for digital technology ideas and startups, with support tied to building and testing a prototype.
Read the verified guide →Decision guide
Begin with the business milestone: a validated prototype, a first export market, a production upgrade or a channel launch. A scheme is useful only when its eligible costs and reporting timetable match work the company genuinely needs to do.
Read the application-readiness checklist →Recently changed
The Technology Voucher Programme stopped taking new applications after 31 December 2024. The SME Export Marketing Fund accepts only qualifying activities completed by 30 June 2026, with final reimbursement windows still relevant to some businesses.
Understand the transition →Before you apply