Hong Kong Teams Shine at MiC Global Contest 2025, Aither Entertainment Wins Second Place.

Hong Kong representatives triumph at Maker in China SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Contest Final

The Maker in China SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Contest (MiC Global Contest) Final 2025 was held at Nansha, Guangzhou, earlier this month.Hong Kong representative teams achieved outstanding results.Among them, the "Apeiron" by Aither Entertainment Limited was awarded Second Place in the global contest.

The Commissioner for Digital Policy, Mr Tony Wong, congratulated the award-winning Hong Kong teams. He said, "I am immensely proud of Hong Kong representative teams for winning awards at the MiC Global Contest. The achievement is not only a recognition of Hong Kong's achievements in scientific research, but also highlights Hong Kong's strong innovation and technology (I&T) capabilities and showcases our rich pool of talent. I encourage all participating teams to continue to forge ahead in the area of I&T and drive more breakthroughs in I&T. By leveraging the powerful 'Maker in China' platform, they can explore business opportunities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), thereby making contributions together to build the GBA into an international I&T hub."

The MiC Global Contest Final 2025 featured winning teams from local contests in Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, Korea, and Central and Western Asia. The awards received by Hong Kong representative teams are as follows:

Representative team (Project name)

Award

Aither Entertainment Limited (Apeiron)

MiC Global Contest Final 2025 Second Place

Logital Co. Limited (Savoir by EasyHear)

MiC Global Contest Final 2025 Market Potential Award

Rain Biotech Solutions Limited (AI powered Encapsulation and Microfluidic Platforms for Diverse Cell-based Applications)

MiC Global Contest Final 2025 Technology Innovation Award

Participating teams also visited the I&T park in Nansha and promoted their innovative projects to industry representatives on the Chinese Mainland.

The MiC Global Contest is co-organised by the SME Development Promotion Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China and the China International Cooperation Association of SMEs. It is one of China’s innovation and entrepreneurship contests at the state level with a significant global influence. Organised by the Digital Policy Office, the Maker in China SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Contest- Hong Kong Chapter (MiCHK) is an important platform for Hong Kong start-ups and SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) to better integrate into the overall development of the country and expand their business opportunities in the GBA. Apart from representing the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to join the MiC Global Contest Finals on the Chinese Mainland, winning teams can also gain business matching opportunities with a number of Mainland investors and enterprises, facilitating the establishment of their businesses in various cities in the GBA. For more details about the Contest, please visitmakerinchina.hk/.

Hong Kong representatives triumph at Maker in China SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Contest Final Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Hong Kong representatives triumph at Maker in China SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Contest Final Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

HKTE organises 12 career fairs this year to connect employers with talent

Hong Kong Talent Engage (HKTE) today (December 18) held a job-seeking themed seminar to help incoming talent gain insights into salary trends and understand keys aspects of recruitment and selection criteria. HKTE has held 16 themed seminars this year covering job-seeking, employment and entrepreneurship, as well as co-organised 12 online and physical career fairs with industry partners to help incoming talent secure employment and settle in Hong Kong.

The 12 career fairs focused on Hong Kong's key development areas, including innovation and technology (I&T), finance, maritime and trade. Attracting over 200 000 participants, the fairs effectively facilitated career matching between outside talent and local employers, assisting them in developing their careers in Hong Kong smoothly.

Among them, four were online career fairs, allowing global talent to engage directly with local enterprises without geographical or time-zone constraints, understand Hong Kong's job market, explore development opportunities in Hong Kong and strengthen their confidence in pursuing development in Hong Kong. The four online fairs received over 16 600 curriculum vitaes in total, and over 21 000 dialogue sessions were recorded during direct exchanges between employers and job-seeking candidates. Participating talent mainly came from the Chinese Mainland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, the United States, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia and Australia. Participating enterprises and talent affirmed the effectiveness of the fairs and expressed their intention to continue participating.

The Director of HKTE, Mr Felix Chan, said that HKTE will continue to organise career fairs, themed seminars, workshops and integration programmes next year to support incoming talent. The office will also organise the Global Talent Summit Week in March next year to foster global talent exchanges, with a view to proactively building Hong Kong into an international hub for high-calibre talent.

HKTE organises 12 career fairs this year to connect employers with talent Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

HKTE organises 12 career fairs this year to connect employers with talent Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases