「BUD專項基金」的新一輪優化措施
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擴大「BUD專項基金」的資助地域範圍至涵蓋所有與香港簽署自由貿易協定(自貿協定)的經濟體#。
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增加每家企業累計資助上限至400 萬元，包括200 萬元用於推行內地項目和200 萬元用於推行東盟及其他自貿協定經濟體項目。
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提高首期撥款比率由核准政府資助總額的25%至高達75%。
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免除獲資助企業開設及維持獨立的計息帳戶，以及於收取首期撥款前須存入對等資金於該帳戶的要求。
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所有項目(包括選擇申領首期撥款的項目)均可在提交申請表後開展。
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放寬個別開支項目預算比例上限(包括採購／租賃額外的機器／設備、製作樣本／樣板、商標、專利(設計／實用新型專利註冊))。
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增加更多可獲資助的項目(包括在內地設立新增設業務單位、於內地計劃下採購／租賃額外的機器／設備以增加生產能力等)。
# 包括中國內地、新西蘭、歐洲自由貿易聯盟4國(即冰島、列支敦士登、挪威和瑞士)、智利、澳門、東盟10國、格魯吉亞和澳洲。
New Round of Enhancements to BUD Fund
A new round of enhancement measures to the BUD Fund was implemented on 20 January 2020. The enhancement measures are summarised below:
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Extending the geographical coverage of the BUD Fund to all economies with which Hong Kong has signed Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)#.
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Increasing the cumulative funding ceiling per enterprise to HK$4 million, including HK$2 million for projects in the Mainland and HK$2 million for projects in ASEAN and other FTA markets.
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Increasing the ratio of initial payment from 25% to up to 75% of the total approved government funding.
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Removing the requirements for the grantee to open and maintain a separate interest-bearing bank account and to deposit into the account the required amount of matching funds before receiving the initial payment.
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All projects, including those opting for initial payment, can commence upon submission of applications.
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Relaxing the budget cap of individual expenditure items (including procuring/leasing of additional machinery/equipment, producing samples/prototype, patent/trademark/design/utility model registration).
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Allowing more fundable items (including costs for setting up new business entity in the Mainland, procuring/leasing additional machinery/equipment for increasing production capacity under the Mainland Programme, etc.).
# Including Mainland China, New Zealand, the four member states of the European Free Trade Association (i.e. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland), Chile, Macao, the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Georgia and Australia.