Hong Kong to launch HK$5 billion tech fund in August, finance chief reveals


Hong Kong will launch a fund worth HK$5 billion (US$637 million) next month to support local tech companies and attract foreign start-ups, the city’s finance chief has told the Post.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the government hoped the Strategic Tech Fund would fill the gap in series A and series B financing for start-ups and help convince investors to back projects by Hong Kong tech entrepreneurs.

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