HONG KONG, Nov. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation ('HKSTP') has entered into a cooperation agreement with China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection (Hong Kong) Investment Co., Ltd. ('CECEPHK') to launch a Joint Incubation Programme ('Programme'). Under the Programme both parties will build a market-leading and resourceful research and development (R&D) platform for energy conservation and environmental protection technologies that will support HKSTP's green technology incubatees and enterprises based in Hong Kong Science Park. Through a series of unique and all-round value-added support measures, the Programme is set to nurture local green technology start-ups into global energy conservation and environmental protection enterprises.
Regional innovation and technology incubator and strong global market leader join hands to support local green technology start-ups in various ways
China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group ('CECEP'), the parent company of CECEPHK, is the only state-owned company specialising in energy conservation, emission reduction and environmental protection in Mainland China. With over 470 subsidiaries and businesses in more than 30 provinces and cities in the country as well as over 40 countries and regions abroad, the Group plays an influential and decisive role in the development of green technology both in Mainland China and the world. As the overseas financial and asset management platform as well as overseas information and technology centre for CECEP, Hong Kong-based CECEPHK endeavours to explore new investment opportunities and bring in innovative technologies from the energy conservation and environmental protection industry.
HKSTP has always been active in establishing close partnerships with strong industry leaders and venture capital firms in order to accelerate the development of the local innovation and technology ecosystem. It has organised several visits to CECEP with an aim to foster a collaboration platform for both parties to foster the growth of local green technology start-ups. The strategic partnership of HKSTP with CECEPHK enables both side to fully leverage one another's unique strength and resources to provide value-added support, including technical guidance in R&D, entrepreneurship and corporate management training, marketing support and funding and more, etc. to green technology start-ups under HKSTP's Incubation Programme and enterprises based in Hong Kong Science Park. This scheme will speed up the R&D progress of high-potential energy conservation and environmental protection technologies and shorten the time required for commercialising green technology products and solutions.
Bring both sides' strength into full play and cooperate extensively to help start-ups go further and faster
Through the Programme, CECEPHK will enable local green technology start-ups to enter the enormous energy conservation and environmental protection market and seize every golden opportunity for growth through its vast capital, know-how and competitive advantages in the market. It will connect these start-ups with real-world business opportunities to enable innovations with great potential to get recognition in overseas markets as soon as possible. Zhao Youmin, Executive Director & General Manager of CECEPHK, said, "We firmly believe that the Programme will help us identify and bring in Hong Kong's innovative and feasible energy conservation and environmental protection technologies with high market potential. This Programme can facilitate the technological progress and industrial development of China's energy conservation and environmental protection industry, promote capital docking with global transitional capital and help us further put our operation principle, 'Based in Hong Kong, Facing the world' into practice."
Eminent CECEP targets Hong Kong's high quality R&D projects
Allen Ma, CEO of HKSTP, believes such collaboration seals the distinguished mark of innovations and technologies nurtured by the Corporation and boosts the confidence of local green start-ups for their future development. He said, "Being one of the leading innovation and technology incubators in the region, HKSTP has built an extensive market network with many years of effort; our teams with in-depth professional knowledge in various science and technology fields are definitely capable in guiding international global venture capital firms to target local start-ups with the most promising future and assisting them in making the best investment decisions. The ability for HKSTP-nurtured technology enterprises to draw the attention from CECEPHK, a large-scale corporation and leader in Mainland China's energy conservation and environmental protection market, fully manifests the fact that these technology enterprises are with great potential in business growth and have made outstanding R&D accomplishments."
HKSTP strives hard to drive the growth of local innovation and technology start-ups and has, as of the end of September, incubated more than 580 technology start-ups over the years. Its incubatees have so far obtained 360 local and international invention-related awards and filed more than 840 intellectual property rights. In addition, since its establishment, HKSTP has orchestrated more than 176 successful investment match-up cases for incubatees and enterprises in Science Park with a total value of more than HK$1,200 million. Currently there are more than 550 technology companies in Hong Kong Science Park with over 11,500 scientific research talents focusing on the R&D of technologies in five technology clusters: biomedical technology, electronics, green technology, information and communications technology, and materials and precision engineering.
Boldly develop smart city as a technology platform through breeding technology breakthroughs in green innovations
HKSTP spares no effort to fuel the advancement of innovation and facilitate technologies' applications in Hong Kong. At the same time it focuses on the development of Smart City, Healthy Ageing and Robotics, three over-arching cross-disciplinary technology platforms. Since most of the infrastructure and innovation and technology needed for creating smart cities mainly focus on energy conservation and environmental protection, the partnership between HKSTP and CECEPHK, a market leader in green technology, is set to catalyse the development of smart city as a technology platform and also facilitate more cross-regional and long-term R&D partnerships in tune with HKSTP's 3Cs strategy -- Connect stakeholders across society, promote Collaboration between innovation and technology companies, education and research organisations, government and the business sector, as well as Catalyse socio-economic development with innovation and technology.
About China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection (Hong Kong) Investment Co., Ltd.
CECEPHK was founded by China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP) in March 2010 as a wholly-owned subsidiary, to perform the roles of overseas financial platform, overseas asset management platform and overseas information and technology center for the group company.
In accordance of the aim of "Based in Hong Kong, Facing the world", the company is committed to build a comprehensive multinational invest-holding company focusing on global development and industry integration in the area of energy conservation and environmental protection; to promote the capital docking and the combination of production and finance between domestic energy conservation and environmental protection resources and global cutting-edge technology and transitional capital; to facilitate the technological progress and industrial upgrading of China's energy conservation and environmental protection industry. For more details, please refer to our website: www.cecep.cn.
About Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Comprising Science Park, InnoCentre and Industrial Estates, Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) is a statutory body dedicated to building a vibrant innovation and technology ecosystem to connect stakeholders, nurture technology talents, facilitate collaboration and catalyse innovations to deliver social and economic benefits to Hong Kong and the region.
Established in May 2001, HKSTP has been driving the development of Hong Kong into a regional hub for innovation and growth in several focused clusters including Electronics, Information & Communications Technology, Green Technology, Biomedical Technology, Materials and Precision Engineering. We enable science and technology companies to nurture ideas, innovate and grow, supported by our R&D facilities, infrastructure, and market-led laboratories and technical centres with professional support services. We also offer value-added services and comprehensive incubation programmes for technology start-ups to accelerate their growth.
Technology businesses benefit from our specialised services and infrastructure at Science Park for applied research and product development; enterprises can find creative design support at InnoCentre; while skill-intensive businesses are served by our three industrial estates at Tai Po, Tseung Kwan O and Yuen Long.
More information about HKSTP is available at www.hkstp.org.
Media Contact:
China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection (Hong Kong) Investment Co., Ltd.
Xiao Yao
Tel.: +852-3469-0889
Email: xiaoyao@cecep.cn
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Eunice Fung
Tel.: +852-2629-6928
Email: eunice.fung@hkstp.org
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