Support for SMEs

To encourage and facilitate Hong Kong-owned factories in Hong Kong/Guangdong Province to adopt cleaner production technologies and practices.

Nature of Project

To support HK-owned factories in adopting new cleaner production technologies to upgrade traditional industries and achieve green transformation.

Eligible Technology

• New technologies in the Technology List; or
• Meet the approval criteria for fundable new technologies

Targets

The Programme targets at industry sectors which -
•    involve production processes resulting in substantial emission of air pollutants;
•    use large quantities of potentially environmentally damaging chemicals or materials; and
•    consume large quantities of fuel and energy

Priority for funding support will be given to companies with factories belonging to any of the following eight targeted industries:

•    Chemical products
•    Food and beverage
•    Furniture
•    Metal and metal products
•    Non-metallic mineral products
•    Paper and paper products
•    Printing and publishing; and
•    Textiles

Hong Kong Business with factories from other industry sectors may also apply.  Approval of funding for New Cleaner Production Technology Project for these factories will, however, be subject to the endorsement of the Project Management Committee on a case by case basis.

Funding Amount

50% of the project fee, subject to a ceiling of HK$650,000;

For projects adopting new technologies developed by Hong Kong institutions or jointly developed by Hong Kong and Guangdong institutions, subject to a ceiling of HK$750,000.

Any business registered in Hong Kong under the Business Registration Ordinance (Cap. 310) ("Hong Kong Business") and also meets any one of the following connection requirements below:

• The Hong Kong Business has a connection in any of the following manner with a factory in the Guangdong province which is owned and operated by any of the followings:
  (1) a Sino-foreign equity joint venture or a co-operative joint venture established in the Mainland to which the Hong Kong Business is a party;
  (2) a wholly-owned foreign enterprise established in the Mainland with capital from the Hong Kong Business;
  (3) a Mainland enterprise which is a party to a subsisting agreement with the Hong Kong Business in relation to any of the three forms of processing and assembly operations or compensatory trade（三來一補）; or
  (4) a Mainland enterprise to which a Hong Kong resident (natural person) is an owner with more than 50% shareholding or equity interest, who also possesses at least 30% shareholding or equity interest of the Hong Kong Business.
• The Hong Kong Business owns and operates a factory in Hong Kong.

• Cleaner Production Partnership Programme is open for application all year round.
• Applicants shall complete the application form and submit it together with supporting documents as required to the Secretariat by email.