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Ye Liu criticized "smart convenience" as difficult to use: guild members all worked for half of Zhong Xue Yongheng said constant optimization

2021-06-04T10:52:41.677Z


The Finance Committee meeting of the Legislative Council was held today (4th) to review the additional funding of the Innovation and Technology Fund of 4.75 billion yuan, as well as the "Academics Midstream R&D Program", "Reindustrialization Funding Scheme" and "Innovation


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Written by: Luo Jiaqing

2021-06-04 18:33

Last update date: 2021-06-04 18:34

The Finance Committee meeting of the Legislative Council was held today (4th) to review the additional funding of the Innovation and Technology Fund of 4.75 billion yuan, and the funding of the "Academics Midstream R&D Program", "Reindustrialization Funding Program" and "Innovative Living Fund". The funds are incorporated into the overall funding of the Innovation and Technology Fund.

Member of the Industrial Legislative Council, Wu Yongjia, is concerned that the current application for technology voucher takes 80 to 90 days on average. He noticed that the Productivity Council is now responsible and asked whether the approval time will be expedited.

The Secretary for Innovation and Technology Xue Yongheng said that the government's introduction of technology coupons is welcomed by the industry, and applications increase every year, so the approval time is also increased. The human resources of the Bureau of Health will be used to carry out related plans.

Member of the Executive Council and New Democrat Party Ye Liu Shuyi pointed out at the meeting that the "Smart Convenience" and "Travel with Peace" apps launched by the bureau were not "user-friendly" enough, and she received many complaints. "(Smart Convenience) Guild The members have to play for half an hour."

Xue Yongheng said that the bureau will continue to strive for perfection. He also mentioned that "Travel with peace of mind" has now been downloaded more than 4.4 million. Thanks to the support of the public, the bureau will optimize the relevant plans.

Ye Liu Shuyi said that many projects were mentioned in the documents submitted by the bureau, which was dazzling. He also pointed out that there are no KPIs (key performance indicators) for each plan.

Ye Liu believes that the document mentioned in the fund results section that there are 9 unicorns in Hong Kong, which is misleading. He emphasized that many unicorns have developed before the establishment of the Innovation and Technology Council and the Startup Fund. "Success has nothing to do with you." She did not want the bureau to "launder money for money laundering."

In response, Xue Yongheng said that he would humbly accept the relevant opinions, but emphasized that the innovation and technology fund documents are absolutely not misleading. For example, the company GOGOX (delivery platform) was supported by the bureau in Hong Kong, and then entered the Southeast Asian market. Listed in the Greater Bay Area.

He reiterated that Hong Kong will do a good job in infrastructure, talent training, etc., to attract start-up companies to stay in Hong Kong for development at every stage.

Zhong Guobin.

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Liberal Party Legislative Council Member Zhong Guobin is concerned about the effectiveness of the bureau's investment in the development of innovation and technology. Xue Yongheng said that the number of start-ups increased from 1,100 in 2014 to 3,400, and the number of hires increased from 2,400 to 10,700 last year. In addition, the attracted innovation and technology financing rose from 1.24 billion in 2014 to 16.3 billion in 2018. From the number of companies, the number of employees and the number of funds attracted, we can see that it is related to the booming development of innovation and technology.

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