Support for SMEs

To provide financial support to non-profit-distributing organisations to implement projects which aim at enhancing the competitiveness of non-listed Hong Kong enterprises in general or in specific sectors.

(Remarks: It is a merger between the previous SME Development Fund (SDF) and the Organisation Support Programme (OSP) under the Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales (BUD Fund).)

Funding Scope
All projects (except activities which are or will be in receipt of other Government funding support) that are conducive to enhancing the competitiveness of non-listed Hong Kong enterprises in general or in specific sectors are eligible. Activities under the projects include seminars, workshops, conferences, exhibitions, research studies, award schemes, codes of best practices, databases, service centres, support facilities and technology demonstrations.

Funding Amount and Duration

• Maximum funding amount for each approved project is HKD5,000,000, or 90% of the total approved project expenditure, whichever is the less.
• The applicant has to contribute the remaining 10% of the total project expenditure, which may be in cash, in kind or in the form of sponsorship.
• Each funded project should be completed within 3 years.

• Non-profit-distributing organisations* are eligible to apply.
• Applicants should either be statutory organisations or organisations registered under the laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

*Non-profit-distributing organisations refer to those which do not distribute profits to their directors, shareholders, employees or any other persons, such as trade and industrial organisations, professional bodies or research institutes, etc.

• Applications for the Trade and Industrial Organisation Support Fund (TSF) are accepted all year round.
• Applicants shall send the completed application form and supporting documents to the TSF Secretariat in person, by post (Address: 15/F, Trade and Industry Tower, 3 Concorde Road, Kowloon City, Hong Kong) or electronically. If the application is submitted electronically, please send the soft copy of the application form and the supporting documents with a valid digital signature of the applicant organisation's authorised person supported by a recognised e-cert (Organisational) by e-mail to tsf_apply@tid.gov.hk.