The 2025 edition of a technological innovation and entrepreneurship competition, jointly organised by the Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), which is accepting innovation projects submitted by teams from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, was launched in Macau yesterday, aiming to source good-quality projects from the three regions with their commercial applications to get off the ground in Guangzhou.
The organisation of the competition is jointly implemented by the Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute and the Guangzhou Science and Technology Progress Foundation.
A launch ceremony was held at the Macao Young Entrepreneur Incubation Centre in Nam Tung Commercial Centre yesterday.
The ongoing period for entrepreneurship teams to sign up is running until the middle of next month, after which various rounds of contests will be held, with the finals to be held in Guangzhou’s Nansha District in October.
Mike Loh (盧志強), manager of Innovation and Business Affairs Office of the Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, told yesterday’s ceremony that the organisers are aiming to draw 300 projects from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan for the upcoming competition, pointing out that about 200 projects from the three regions participated in last year’s contest.
Loh pointed out that the competition aims to provide a platform for innovation projects with great potential for commercial applications to draw attention from potential investors in the mainland.
Mike Loh, manager of Innovation and Business Affairs Office of the Guangzhou HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, briefs representatives from institutions slated to organise teams to join the upcoming competition, including local higher education institutions, during yesterday’s launch ceremony at the Macao Young Entrepreneur Incubation Centre. – Photo: Tony Wong
