HKMA launches 2025 Green Fintech Competition
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (May 9) the launch of the 2025 Green Fintech Competition, co-hosted with the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers, and supported by the Institute of Sustainability and Technology, the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, and Invest Hong Kong.
Building on the success of the inaugural event in 2023 and reflecting latest market developments, the Competition focuses on five themes that highlight the opportunities for the banking sector and wider financial industry to leverage the power of green fintech:
- Sustainable supply chain and small and medium-sized enterprises;
- Accelerating climate risk modelling and analytics;
- Carbon market analytics and technology;
- Sustainable investing; and
- Sustainable banking and financing products.
The Competition is an important part of the HKMA's ongoing efforts to foster collaboration between the financial and technology sectors, build capacity for harnessing green fintech, and attract green fintech firms to expand their presence in Hong Kong.
Firms from Hong Kong and around the world are invited to submit innovative green fintech solutions that tackle at least one of the above themes. The solutions should be submitted via the Competition website (link) by June 6, 2025. Solutions will be evaluated by a judging panel comprising industry leaders from diverse fields, including experts from the banking, investment, and technology industries, as well as professional associations and academia.
Winners of the Competition will be invited to present and showcase their winning solutions at the 2025 Green Fintech Symposium, scheduled to take place on September 12 this year. As a key event of 2025 Hong Kong Green Week (link), the Symposium promises to bring together a gathering of distinguished industry leaders, innovators, and experts, providing winners with a unique opportunity to connect with key stakeholders, forge strategic partnerships, and unlock new business prospects, while also promoting and raising awareness of the latest green fintech solutions available in the market. For other opportunities available to winners and finalists to support their business expansion and development, please refer to the Annex.
Enrolled Nurse (General) Training Programme for Welfare Sector 2026-27 invites applications
The Social Welfare Department (SWD) announced that the full-time Enrolled Nurse (General) Training Programme for the Welfare Sector 2026-27 is inviting applications starting today (January 12). The programme, which will last for two years, with a total of 427 places, aims to train students to become enrolled nurses to alleviate the shortage of nurses in the welfare sector and enhance the quality of care services.
In response to the keen demand for nurses in the welfare sector, the SWD has commissioned the Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Saint Francis University and the Tung Wah College to provide the Enrolled Nurse (General) Training Programme for the Welfare Sector for five consecutive years starting from the 2023-24 academic year.
An SWD spokesman said, "Applicants for the programme must be permanent Hong Kong residents with right of abode in Hong Kong and have attained the age of 18 by the time the training programme commences. They must also have attained Level2 or above in five subjects, including Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics and any two other subjects in Categories A (Note) and B, in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination; or an equivalent qualification. Applicants are also required to take note of other entry requirements as specified by respective training institutes."
The spokesman added, "To encourage young people and frontline staff currently serving the welfare sector to upgrade their professional skills, priority will be accorded to applicants who have successfully completed the two-year Diploma Programme and obtained the diploma under the Navigation Scheme for Young Persons in Care Services launched in 2015 (or under the First-hire-then-train Pilot Scheme from 2013 to 2016) by the SWD; or those who are currently working full-time in non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or private organisations providing elderly, rehabilitation, family and child care, youth or correctional services. Individuals who aspire to pursue a career as enrolled nurses in the welfare sector are also welcome."
Tuition fees will be reimbursed to trainees in full on the condition that they have successfully completed the training programme and qualified to register as enrolled nurses within two years. Trainees will be required to sign an undertaking to work as an Enrolled Nurse (General) in NGOs or private organisations recognised by the SWD for providing elderly, rehabilitation, family and child care, or correctional services for a continuous period of no less than three years after completion of the training.
Information seminars on the training programme will be held by the three institutes starting from January. Details of the information seminars are set out in the table below:
Training institute |
Date and time of information seminar |
Website |
Enquiry number |
Hong Kong Metropolitan University |
2pm,
January 27 |
Programme content (Chinese only)
www.hkmu.edu.hk/nhs/tc/programmes-courses/nursing-and-health-studies/sub-degree-programmes/hdngf1_hdngosf1/
Application
admissions.hkmu.edu.hk/ug/online-application |
3970 2928 /
3970 2957 |
Saint Francis University |
3pm, February 6 |
Programme content
www.sfu.edu.hk/en/programmes/sub-degree-programmes/higher-diploma-in-enrolled-nursing-general-hden-swd/introduction/index.html
Application
onlineapplication.sfu.edu.hk/oa/admission/hdenswdForm |
3702 4388 |
Tung Wah College |
3.30pm, January 28 |
Programme content
www.twc.edu.hk/en/Programmes/hdn_swd
Application
www.twc.edu.hk/admission/ |
3190 6672 |
Applications will be closed at 5pm on March 2. For enquiries, please call the enquiry numbers of the training institutes.
Note: "Attained" in Citizenship and Social Development will be accepted as Level 2.
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