丘应桦表示，会加强发挥香港在共建"一带一路"关键节点的角色，联同业界深耕东盟、中东市场，探索 中亚、南亚和北非市场的潜力，缔结更多自贸协定和投资协定，政府已经分别与卡塔尔、孟加拉和秘鲁 完成投资协定谈判，正与沙特和埃及探讨新的投资协定。 丘应桦称，随着推进高水平双向开放，内地企业更积极开拓海外市场，会在香港和内地不同省市举办推 广活动，并会设立跨界别专业服务平台，法律、会计、财务、检测和认证和市场推广等香港专业服务提 供者，支持内地出海企业。政府亦会筹划外访考察团，带领内地出海企业了解海外市场。 智通财经APP获悉，2月27日，香港商务及经济发展局局长丘应桦在预算案相关措施记者会表示，香港 政府致力优化各项措施，支援中小企不断创新求变，提升竞争力，抓紧机遇，开拓更多新市场，当局正 筹备包括向"BUD专项基金"注资2亿港元等新措施的执行细节，预计今年第2季推出。 ...

Core Points - The Hong Kong government is injecting over HKD 3 billion into the "BUD Special Fund" over the next two fiscal years to support SMEs and ensure the sustainability of the funding program [1] - Since its establishment in 2012, the "BUD Special Fund" has approved nearly 12,000 applications, amounting to approximately HKD 7.5 billion, benefiting around 7,800 enterprises [1] - The fund has undergone multiple optimizations since 2018, including an injection of HKD 7.7 billion and an increase in the funding cap per enterprise from HKD 500,000 to HKD 7 million [1] Group 1 - The "Easy Application" program launched in June 2023 simplifies the application process for funding amounts of HKD 100,000 or less, reducing processing time to 30 working days [2] - By September 2025, the "Easy Application" program has approved 760 applications with an average funding amount of approximately HKD 72,000 [2] - The program allows businesses to submit applications every three months instead of every six months, and it has expanded eligible projects to include the establishment of online sales platforms [2] Group 2 - To ensure the financial sustainability of the "BUD Special Fund," the government adjusted the funding ratio to 1:3 (government to enterprise) starting in March 2025 [3] - Hong Kong is negotiating investment agreements with various economies, with the agreement with Qatar nearing completion [3] - The funding scope of the "BUD Special Fund" has been expanded to include Southeast Asian countries and targeted support for green transformation projects [3]

Group 1 - The overall economy of Hong Kong is in a transformation period, with authorities assisting enterprises, especially those from the mainland, to find new opportunities and integrate into the Greater Bay Area development [1] - The government plans to inject HKD 1.43 billion into the BUD Special Fund to assist local SMEs in upgrading and transforming, encouraging them to develop through e-commerce platforms [1] - The Productivity Council's SME support group will provide advice to enterprises, while the Labour and Welfare Bureau will attract talent to Hong Kong through talent programs to assist SMEs in their operations [1] Group 2 - The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Edward Yau, indicated that the lowering of the investment threshold for new capital investors in residential property does not imply that Hong Kong's previous thresholds were higher than those in other regions, emphasizing that each region has its own suitability [1]