Soft Landing Programs: How HK Hosts Mainland and Global Founders
Hong Kong's soft-landing programmes are designed to attract foreign and mainland Chinese startups to establish operations in the city.
Hong Kong’s soft-landing programmes are designed to attract foreign and mainland Chinese startups to establish operations in the city. Cyberport’s Soft-Landing Programme provides up to 12 months of free workspace and introductions to the HK investor and corporate ecosystem. HKSTP’s Soft-Landing Programme offers lab access and office space for deep tech companies expanding to Hong Kong. InvestHK provides visa facilitation, business registration support, and network introductions. The target audiences are: mainland Chinese startups using Hong Kong as an international launchpad, and global startups using Hong Kong as an Asia-Pacific hub. The soft-landing programmes are competitive — startups must demonstrate a credible business plan and the value they will bring to the HK ecosystem.