根据政府统计处的数据，2024年香港"制造及新型工业产业"的增加价值为822亿港元，较前一年上升 7%，约占香港本地生产总值的2.64%，反映政府的政策措施已渐见成效。 蔡杰铭指，香港需要发挥高度国际化及内联外通的优势，作为"超级联系人"和"超级增值人"，与内地携 手打拼。创新科技及工业局自2023年起，已扶植近500家具潜力或引领性的创科企业有意在港发展、落 户或扩展业务，涵盖生命健康科技、人工智能与机械人，以及先进制造与新能源科技等策略性产业。 智通财经APP获悉，1月9日，在南沙出席"大湾区(南沙)工商界高峰论坛及交流会2026上，香港创新科技 及工业局常任秘书长蔡杰铭致辞表示，香港政府坚决推进新型工业化，目前正筹备设立100亿港元"创科 产业引导基金"并计划于2026至27年度启动，加强引导市场资金投资指定策略性新兴和未来产业，建立 具有香港优势的创科产业链。 蔡杰铭提到，香港特区政府过去三年推出并落实一系列政策措施，完善创科生态圈，在支持传统制造业 利用创科升级转型，促进创科及新型工业化发展方面取得积极的进展。 香港一直鼓励这些企业与香港本地企业携手合作，并善用特区政府不同的支援计划，在这里建立研发 ...

Core Viewpoint - The Hong Kong government has launched a HKD 10 billion "Innovation and Technology Industry Guiding Fund" to promote new industrialization and the establishment of an international innovation and technology center, aiming to leverage government funds to attract more social capital into the innovation and technology sector [1][5]. Group 1: Fund Structure and Objectives - The fund will invest in five thematic sectors: life and health technology, artificial intelligence and robotics, semiconductors and smart devices, digitalization and upgrading transformation, and future and sustainable development [1]. - Each sub-fund under the thematic sectors will have a target fund size of at least HKD 2 billion, with an overall target size of at least HKD 40 billion for all sub-funds [2]. - The government will act as the last limited partner, investing up to HKD 1 billion in each sub-fund, not exceeding 25% of the sub-fund's total size [3][4]. Group 2: Investment Requirements - 100% of the total fund size must be invested in enterprises related to Hong Kong's innovation and technology industry and its industrial chain [6]. - At least 50% of the total fund size must be invested in local enterprises or non-Hong Kong enterprises that establish substantial operations in Hong Kong [6]. - At least 25% of the total fund size must be allocated to investments that establish and operate production and manufacturing bases in Hong Kong related to the innovation and technology industry [6]. Group 3: Attracting Strategic Investors - The government aims to attract a certain number of strategic investors, each contributing no less than HKD 3 billion, to co-invest in the various sub-funds under the thematic sectors [6].

Group 1 - The Hong Kong government is advancing the establishment of two pilot lines for the Hong Kong Microelectronics Research Institute, with completion expected next year for the Life and Health Research Institute and the Hong Kong Artificial Intelligence Research Institute [2] - The construction of the third "InnoHK Innovation Hong Kong Research Platform" will be expedited, focusing on sustainable development, energy, advanced manufacturing, and materials, with research centers set to be established by the first half of 2026 [2] - The "Innovation and Technology Industry Guidance Fund" is scheduled to launch in the 2026-2027 fiscal year, aimed at actively guiding market investments in strategic emerging and future industries [2]

Group 1 - The Hong Kong government has proposed the establishment of a new "Innovation and Technology Industry Guidance Fund" with a capital allocation of HKD 10 billion, which was approved by the Legislative Council's Finance Committee on July 25 [1] - Concerns were raised by several legislators regarding the fund's returns and operational issues, with a specific mention that in the private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) sectors, only a small percentage of investments tend to succeed [1] - The minimum capital return rate is set at 6% per annum, although certain industries, such as battery and satellite hardware, may not guarantee profitability [1] Group 2 - The Secretary for Innovation and Technology emphasized that the investment focus is on industry guidance and patient capital, which differs from the approach taken with PE and VC investments, indicating that returns may take longer to materialize [1] - The market's standard exit return rate is 8%, but due to the fund's purpose of industry guidance, achieving a 6% return is deemed sufficient for considering an exit [1] - The proposed management fee is capped at no more than 2% per annum, calculated based on the total amount of investment projects, with incentives for fund managers to enhance returns beyond the minimum capital return rate [1][2] Group 3 - There is a distinction between investing in startups and established companies, with the government aiming to facilitate investment without mandating specific allocation ratios [2] - Concerns were expressed about the potential concentration of funds in leading enterprises, which could undermine support for startups and deviate from the fund's original intent [2] - The terms for terminating cooperation with fund managers will be outlined in contracts, allowing for flexibility in response to market changes [2]