Category: MIL-OSI

Award Ceremony cum Experience Sharing Seminar of 5th Hong Kong Game Enhancement and Promotion Scheme sponsored by CCIDA takes place  
     A total of 11 local start-up game companies were selected this year, covering genres such as home design simulation, strategy, puzzle and survival games. Four of the most outstanding companies received additional funding to support further game enhancement and promotion.
 
     GEPS aims to provide comprehensive support to selected companies to improve the quality and monetisation capability of their original games. In addition to financial assistance, the companies also benefit from guidance and training from industry leaders to enhance their operation and promotion capabilities. They were also sponsored to employ two interns to assist with the testing and optimisation work before the launch of the related games. The selected companies not only gained public exposure for their companies and games through online and offline promotional channels of GEPS in both local and non-local markets, but also had their international visibility further boosted.
         
     Since its launch, GEPS has subsidised nearly 60 local start-up games, with some generating over $10 million in revenue and more than 1 million downloads, fully demonstrating both the potential of Hong Kong’s game entertainment industry and the effectiveness of the scheme. For more information on GEPS, please visit www.geps.hk/Issued at HKT 17:34

CE meets Prime Minister of Singapore (with photos/video)      
     Mr Lee welcomed Mr Wong’s visit to Hong Kong with his delegation, and was pleased to meet Mr Wong in Hong Kong today following their attendance at the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference in Hainan yesterday (March 26). Mr Lee expressed support for Mr Wong’s remarks at the annual conference, and stated that Hong Kong and Singapore both actively practise free trade, support the upholding of free trade and multilateralism, support international organisations, including the World Trade Organization and the United Nations, and oppose unilateralism and protectionism.
      
     Mr Lee said that Singapore has long contributed to Asia’s development and prosperity. Hong Kong and Singapore will continue to deepen co-operation to bring more opportunities to Asia. He expressed his gratitude to Singapore for its continuous support for Hong Kong’s accession to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, and stated that Hong Kong will proactively promote regional co-operation and economic synergy.
      
     Hong Kong and Singapore have long maintained frequent exchanges. As international trade and financial hubs, both places value the rule of law and free trade, and are supported by high-quality professional services and a strong pool of talent. Hong Kong and Singapore have also been learning from each other in continuously enhancing the quality of public policies through regular civil service exchange activities, including the Singapore-Hong Kong Permanent Secretaries Exchange Programme. Mr Lee said he looks forward to further promoting broader and deeper collaboration between the two places in economic and trade, tourism, people-to-people ties and civil service staff exchanges.
      
     Mr Lee said that the National 15th Five-Year Plan explicitly supports expediting the development of the Northern Metropolis (NM). The NM is a new engine for Hong Kong’s future development, with enormous development potential and economic value. The Hong Kong Park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone (Hetao Hong Kong Park) officially commenced operation at the end of last year, and is being developed into an international innovation hub. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is pressing ahead with the development of the NM at full speed, in particular the construction and development of the Hetao Hong Kong Park.
      
     Mr Lee welcomed Mr Wong’s visit to the Hetao Hong Kong Park in the afternoon. He encouraged Singaporean enterprises to establish a presence in the NM and the Hetao Hong Kong Park and to participate in areas including commercial development and innovation and technology, to seize the enormous opportunities brought by the NM and the Hetao Hong Kong Park, with broader scope for collaboration between the two sides. With Hong Kong’s unique strengths under the “one country, two systems” principle, enjoying the strong support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world, Hong Kong will actively play its roles as a “super connector” and a “super value-adder” in assisting Singaporean enterprises to tap into, in particular, the Mainland market, and to open up more opportunities for enterprises and investors.
Issued at HKT 18:47

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Tokyo ETO holds reception in Seoul to foster cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and Korea  
     Speaking at the reception, the Principal Hong Kong Economic and Trade Representative (Tokyo), Ms Gillian Lam, said that Hong Kong has long been a unique melting pot of Chinese and Western cultures. With its extensive international connections, Hong Kong brings together local and global talent, serving as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange.
 
     Ms Lam added that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is firmly committed to supporting the development of the arts, culture and creative industries. Over HK$9 billion has been injected into initiatives such as the CreateSmart Initiative and the Film Development Fund to nurture talent and support industry growth.
 
     She remarked that the Government is committed to constructing world-class arts and cultural facilities. New venues, including the Kai Tak Sports Park, have already hosted major international performances by renowned Korean pop groups. Major events such as Hong Kong Arts Festival and Art Basel Hong Kong 2026 have brought together numerous Korean artists in Hong Kong.
 
     In addition, Tokyo ETO, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Invest Hong Kong and the Hong Kong-Korea Business Association, co-organised a Hong Kong-Korea business networking reception in Seoul yesterday (March 26) under the Economic and Trade Express platform to promote Hong Kong’s business advantages.
 
     Ms Lam said that Tokyo ETO will continue to work closely with regional partners, including Invest Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, in leveraging the Economic and Trade Express platform to promote economic and trade co-operation and assist Hong Kong enterprises in exploring business opportunities in Korea.
Issued at HKT 20:00

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Appointments to Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund BoardMr Matthew Lam Kin-hongMr Chu Hon-chung
Mr Wong Yin-hao
Ms Ching Ngon-laiMs Wong Caroline Ho
Ms Alice Wong Nga-lai
Ms Ngan Ming-sauAssistant Commissioner for Labour (responsible for wage security matters)
Assistant Principal Solicitor of the Official Receiver’s OfficeIssued at HKT 11:00

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Applications open for 11th batch of Child Development Fund projects     ​
     The 11th batch of NGO-led and school-based projects will provide approximately 4 600 places for eligible children studying Primary Three to Primary Six in the 2026/27 school year. NGOs and primary schools interested in operating CDF projects may refer to the Guide on Application Procedures on the SWD website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/whatsnew/latestnew/Issued at HKT 11:00

FEHD releases fifth batch of gravidtrap indexes for Aedes albopictus in March