Application Process - Digital Economy Accelerator Hong Kong

Step 1

Submit your application form by Jul 14, 2023 and the required supporting documents prior to the due diligence meeting.

Required Supporting Documents:

Copy of Hong Kong Identity Card of the key shareholder and all full-time staff
Copy of Business Registration (BR) Certificate of the applicant company
For a Limited Company, a copy of the following:
i. Certificate of Incorporation (CI),
ii. Form NNC1/ NC1 or NAR1/ AR1
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For an Unlimited Company, a copy of the following:
i. Form 1(c) (for Partnership) or
Form 1(a) (for Sole Proprietorship)
Copy of Academic certificate(s)/ Transcript(s) of the key shareholder
Employment contract(s)/Business card(s) of all staff
Social media accounts' URLs of the applicant company
SKU list of the applicant company
Completed PPT. /PDF. of Business Plan of the applicant company with file size under 10MB (Download Link of Template)
TransUnion Limited Credit Report from no more than 3 months before its application date
Audit report/ tax return form/ bank statements from past 12 months of the applicant company (for actualisation stage only)

Form 1(c) & 1(a) can be obtained from the Inland Revenue Department

Suitable applicants will be shortlisted and invited to attend a due diligence meeting between Jun 1 - Jul 14, 2023 with the Digital Economy Accelerator Secretariat to review all relevant original documents, including the applicant company registration, educational background, and work experience of the shareholders and full-time staff.

Step 2

Suitable applicants will be shortlisted and invited to attend a due diligence meeting between Jun 1 - Jun 30, 2023 with the Digital Economy Accelerator Secretariat to review all relevant original documents, including the applicant company registration, educational background, and work experience of the shareholders and full-time staff.

Step 3

Successful applicants will be notified by email before Aug 1, 2023. They are required to attend an in-person meeting to sign acknowledgement letters and submit their deposit. The agreement lists out the obligations and responsibilities of the applicants (if selected) for participating in the programme, such as attendance rate requirement, terms and conditions for funding, undertaking, etc.

Application Fee

The application is free, but to ensure the participants’ engagement, a refundable deposit of HK$1,000 for each participant will be charged by HKDC. If the participant meets the requirements listed below, the HK$1,000 will be refunded after one month upon completion of the programme. Otherwise, HKDC has the right to retain the deposit. The participants are required to:

- Attend at least 12 hours of training at Training Stage
- Attend at least 7 hours of training at Pilot Stage
- Attend 2 hours of group mentorship at Pilot Stage
- Attend 6 hours of 1-on-1 mentorship at Actualisation Stage (for those participants who successfully advance to this stage)

For enquiries, please contact DEA Secretariat at (+852) 5195 3325/info@deahk.com

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