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Qualities Required for Applicants
(I) Applicant enterprises (teams) must love their country, uphold the "One Country, Two Systems" policy, and abide by the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Macao Special Administrative Region, and the Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China. They must not have published any remarks endangering national security or participated in any activities harmful to national security.
(II) Applicant enterprises (teams) should demonstrate market potential and meet the requirements for technological and business model innovation. They must operate legally in accordance with national laws and regulations, be free from intellectual property disputes, debt disputes, or any illegal or unethical records, and voluntarily accept the relevant management regulations of the Ehub (Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneur Hub).
(III) Applicant enterprises (teams) must belong to key industrial fields in Hong Kong such as artificial intelligence, embodied intelligence, life sciences and health, cultural creativity, and fintech, and meet one of the following conditions:
→ 1.Obtain equity investment from professional investment institutions or enterprises;
→ 2.Receive funding (investment) from Hong Kong SAR government departments, statutory bodies, public bodies, universities, etc;
→ 3.Win third prize or above in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.
(IV) Based on their development stage, innovative and entrepreneurial enterprises (teams) in the Ehub are classified into Preincubation-Stage, Incubation-Stage, and Acceleration-Stage. In addition to meeting the criteria in (III), applicant enterprises (teams) must also fulfill the following conditions according to their respective stages:
1.Preincubation-Stage Enterprises (Teams)① For established enterprises, the legal representative or more than one shareholder must be Hong Kong permanent residents, with Hong Kong residents holding more than 50% of the total shares. The enterprise should have no more than 10 employees, of which more than 50% are Hong Kong residents. ② For teams not yet incorporated, the team size should not exceed 10 members, with more than 50% being Hong Kong residents, including at least one Hong Kong permanent resident. The team must complete business registration within three months of admission and meet the first criterion upon incorporation.
2.Incubation-Stage Enterprises The legal representative or more than one shareholder must be Hong Kong permanent residents; Hong Kong residents should hold more than 34% of the total shares. The enterprise should have between 11 and 30 employees, of which more than 25% are Hong Kong residents.
3.Acceleration-Stage Enterprises ① The legal representative or more than one shareholder must be Hong Kong permanent residents, with Hong Kong residents holding more than 34% of the total shares. The enterprise should have more than 31 employees, of which more than 20% are Hong Kong residents. ② Additionally, the enterprise must have obtained equity investment of HK$ 10 million (or equivalent) or more from professional investment institutions or enterprises, or funding (investment) of HK$ 4 million or more from Hong Kong SAR government departments, statutory bodies, public bodies, universities, etc., and must not be listed.

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