HONG KONG — The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corp (HKSTP) hosted its inaugural Co-Development and Investment Conference at Hong Kong Science Park on Monday, officially announcing the first batch of portfolio investments under the Co-Acceleration Fund.
The six-day conference runs through Sept 12 and spans three innovation hubs: Hong Kong (Sept 7-8), Dongguan (Sept 9-10), and Hangzhou (Sept 11-12).
The program covers global deep-tech investment trends, industry application scenarios and sectors, including AI & Data Science, Robotics, Life & Health Technology, and Sustainable Materials.
Activities include visits to incubation centers and pilot-scale testing facilities, startup pitching sessions and industry scenario-matching with local enterprises and investors.
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Speaking at the opening ceremony, Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said: “When capital markets and the technology industry are properly connected — when they work as one — innovation accelerates.”
Hong Kong aims to build a capital ecosystem where “a company at any stage of its development can find the right capital partner in Hong Kong”, Chan added.
Cordelia Chung, chairwoman of HKSTP, described the event as bringing a “tripartite alliance” of enterprises, investors and industry leaders under one roof, calling it “an efficient engine for commercialization.”
The HK$500 million Co-Acceleration Fund, Hong Kong’s first public-private partnership private fund dedicated to the I&T sector and managed by a statutory body of the HKSAR government, announced its first four investee companies: e-SENSOR (self-powered wireless IoT sensor systems), FluviusH2 (biological enzyme-based green hydrogen production), Akerf Robotics (AI-powered wall-climbing inspection robots), and FST Space (reusable heavy-lift launch vehicles).
Meanwhile, a record 895 startups have graduated from HKSTP’s Ideation, Incubation and Acceleration Programmes, demonstrating the growing strength of Hong Kong’s I&T ecosystem.
