SUCCESS Activities

The counter service of SUCCESS has been resumed.  Meanwhile, webinars, Customer Hotline (Tel.: (852) 2398 5133) and Email Enquiry (success@tid.gov.hk) continue to be operated as usual.  On the other hand, in order to minimise the risk of COVID-19 spreading in the community, SUCCESS has suspended "Video Show of SME Seminars" for the public until further notice.

SUCCESS Seminar

Webinar “Introduction to Online Marketing Regulations in the Mainland”
(This webinar will be live-streamed on 17 June 2022)

Many Hong Kong enterprises have often encountered problems in expanding their e-Commerce businesses in the Mainland of China as they are not familiar with the relevant laws and regulations.  In this seminar, an e-marketing expert will introduce the latest regulations on We-Media platforms, e-Commerce platforms and advertising in the Mainland.  The expert will also explain how Hong Kong enterprises and key opinion leaders (KOLs) could protect their interests while doing online marketing in the Mainland, share real-life examples and answer some frequently asked questions.  (This webinar will be conducted in Cantonese.)

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Trade and Industry Department / SUCCESS-supported Activities

“HKMA Leadership and Management Seminar Series 2”

(This seminar will be held at Hong Kong Management Association and live-streamed on 17 June 2022)

This seminar is organised by the Hong Kong Management Association.  SUCCESS is one of the supporting organisations.  In this seminar, enterprise representative will share on how the traditional business is reshaped by digitalisation and robotics applications.  (This seminar will be conducted in English.)

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SME ReachOut “vMega Outreach Day”
(This activity will be conducted online from 28 to 30 June 2022)

“SME ReachOut” will hold a three-day long online event, “vMega Outreach Day 2022” from 28 to 30 June, with a view to matching SMEs and startups with suitable funding schemes and helping them tackle the challenges they are facing in their business operations.  SME ReachOut will collaborate with various funding scheme implementation agents and “vClinics” of the InnoPreneur vPlatform to offer a series of webinars, sharing sessions and one-on-one consultations in this event.  No admission fee is required.

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Webinar “Recommended Model Contractual Clauses for Cross-border Transfers of Personal Data”

(This webinar will be live-streamed on 27 June 2022)

This webinar is organised by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD).  Given the increasing digitalisation in the handling of personal data and globalisation of business operations in recent years, the challenges and complexities encountered by local enterprises in cross-border data transfers are set to mount.  Against this background, PCPD is organising a webinar to introduce the “Recommended Model Contractual Clauses (RMCs) for Cross-border Transfer of Personal Data”.  The RMCs serve to help enterprises meet the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance and good data ethics in transferring clients’ personal data to places outside Hong Kong.  (Admission fee is required.  This webinar will be conducted in Cantonese.)

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Seminar on the Minimum Wage Ordinance

(6 July 2022 at the Hall of the Mei Foo Community Hall)

This seminar is organised by the Labour Department.  The seminar will introduce the main provisions of the Minimum Wage Ordinance as well as family-friendly employment practices.  Employers, employees and human resources practitioners are welcome to attend.  (This seminar will be conducted in Cantonese and admission is free.  Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and the enrolment deadline is 24 June 2022.)

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Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area High-value Patent Portfolio Layout Competition 2022 is now open for application

This Competition is co-organised by the Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation (Guangdong Intellectual Property Administration), the Intellectual Property Department of the Government of the Hong Kong SAR, the Economic and Technological Development Bureau of the Government of the Macao SAR, and the People’s Government of Foshan Municipality.  The Competition is now open for application.  Application deadline is 20 June 2022.

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 “Maker in China” SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Contest 2022 - Hong Kong Chapter

The 2022 Award Scheme for Learning Experiences under Qualifications Framework opens for applications

Meeting the "BRANDers" – Dr. Ellis Wong

To encourage and assist Hong Kong enterprises in developing their own brands and promoting their brands in the Mainland and overseas markets, TID conducts interviews with famous local brands and branding experts so as to share their success stories and business strategies with the industries.  TID has earlier on interviewed Dr Ellis Wong, CEO of Kiu Fung Hong Limited, to understand his philosophy in business management and the key success factors for brand development.

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In view of the cash-flow pressure of SMEs, SUCCESS has compiled a summary of support measures relating to liquidity.

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SME ReachOut

Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales (BUD Fund)

The Trade and Industry Department (TID) rolled out enhancement to the BUD Fund on 14 February 2022.

To further support enterprises in developing more diversified markets, effective from 14 February 2022, the geographical scope of the BUD Fund has been further extended to 13 economies with which Hong Kong has signed Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements, including Austria, Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom.  Currently, the geographical scope of the BUD Fund covers a total of 35 economiesnote 1.  The final phase of enhancement, with the geographical scope to be further extended to Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, will be implemented in the second quarter of 2022.

Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) as the BUD Fund Implementer regularly organises seminars/webinars in order to enhance enterprises’ understanding of the BUD Fund.  For more details of the BUD Fund, please visit its website (https://www.bud.hkpc.org/en) or contact HKPC at 2788 6088.

Upcoming event of BUD Fund for June 2022 is as follows:

Date	Theme of Seminar
28 June 2022	BUD Fund (Enhanced Mainland + FTA and IPPA Programmes) –Webinar on Application / Implementation More Details (in Chinese only)

Enterprises are welcome to join the webinar.

note 1The 35 economies currently covered under the BUD Fund include the Mainland, New Zealand, the four member states of the European Free Trade Association (i.e. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland), Chile, Macao, the ten member states of the ASEAN (comprising Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), Georgia, Australia, Japan, Korea, Austria, Belgo-Luxembourg Economic Union, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom.