2026 Maker in China SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Contest - Hong Kong Chapter opens for enrolment
The 2026 Maker in China SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Contest - Hong Kong Chapter (MiCHK) opens for enrolment today (July 9). Hong Kong start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) intending to expand into the Mainland market are welcome to join the contest. The deadline for enrolment is August 20.
The contest focuses on frontier innovation and technology (I&T) fields that drive the development of new quality productive forces, including fintech, AI and big data, intelligent devices and robotics, smart living and smart mobility, third-generation Internet and metaverse, semiconductors and integrated circuits, biomedicine and health, low-altitude economy and aerospace, new energy and green technology, as well as new materials.
The contest allows Mainland investors and enterprises to learn more about the I&T products and solutions of the local industry, and enables local I&T SMEs to explore business opportunities on the Mainland and to integrate into the overall national development. The MiCHK 2026 Final will be held on September 24 this year, during which one-on-one business matching sessions will be arranged for the top 10 finalists to meet with investors and representatives of enterprises from the Mainland to promote financing and interfacing of businesses. In addition, the contesting teams will have the opportunity to receive support to participate in various start-up programmes and exhibition activities, and to promote their innovative projects to different regions through multiple platforms. The champion, first runner-up and second runner-up will represent the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to compete in the national-level Maker in China SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Contest Final to be held in Guangzhou in the fourth quarter of this year, when they will compete with the winning teams of other regional chapters worldwide for the championship and opportunities to gain multifaceted support in connecting with Mainland investors, setting up businesses in Mainland entrepreneurial parks, and receiving guidance on outcome transformation.
The MiCHK 2026 is jointly organised by the Digital Policy Office of the HKSAR Government, the China Centre for Promotion of SME Development 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 formulated by the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited and the Angel Investment Foundation. For more details about the contest, please visit makerinchina.hk/.
The official poster, Photo source: makerinchina.hk
RTHK stages "Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs - Shanghai Gold Songs Showcase" promoting Shanghai - Hong Kong cultural exchange through music
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) today (July 23) held the "Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs - Shanghai Gold Songs Showcase" in Shanghai, comprising a three-week RTHK Vinyl Pop Up and an evening Cantopop party, showcasing Hong Kong's strong musical soft power and further promoting cultural exchanges and integration between Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Director of Broadcasting, Ms Angelina Kwan, said music is a medium that transcends geographical and linguistic boundaries. RTHK hopes to use Cantopop as a bridge, leveraging Hong Kong's unique cultural soft power to deepen cultural ties between Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland, while also bringing the RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs brand beyond Hong Kong to a wider stage in the Chinese-language music scene.
As a highlight of the event, the RTHK Vinyl Pop Up showcases a collection of treasured items from RTHK's music archive, including about 130 classic vinyl records from different eras, as well as trophies and programme booklets from past editions of Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards. The exhibition features an audiovisual zone and a photo zone, offering visitors an immersive experience to relive the development of Hong Kong popular music. Visitors can write song requests and messages, with selected entries to be read out on RTHK programmes such as "Music Lover" and have a chance to win attractive prizes.
The RTHK Vinyl Pop Up will run from tomorrow (July 24) to August 13 at WYSH, Changning District, Shanghai. Opening hours are 10am to 7pm from Monday to Friday, and 10am to 8.30pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is free.
The "Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs - Shanghai Gold Songs Showcase" is co-organised by RTHK, the Shanghai Hong Kong Association, the Shanghai Fraternity Association and the Federation of Hong Kong - Shanghai Associations, with the Shanghai Chinese Overseas Friendship Association as the guiding unit and Dragon Television as the media partner. Co-organisers include K Wah International Holdings Limited and the Shanghai Defa International Trading Co, Ltd. Supporting organisations include the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Shanghai of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Shanghai Public Relations Association, the Shanghai Changning Overseas Friendship Association, the Shanghai Xuhui Overseas Chinese Friendship Association, the United Prospect Elite Association, the Hong Kong - Shanghai Youth Association, the Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong Ltd, IFPI (Hong Kong Group), the Hong Kong Recording Industry Alliance Limited and the Hong Kong Record Merchants Association.
RTHK stages "Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs - Shanghai Gold Songs Showcase" promoting Shanghai - Hong Kong cultural exchange through music Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
RTHK stages "Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs - Shanghai Gold Songs Showcase" promoting Shanghai - Hong Kong cultural exchange through music Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
RTHK stages "Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs - Shanghai Gold Songs Showcase" promoting Shanghai - Hong Kong cultural exchange through music Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
RTHK stages "Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs - Shanghai Gold Songs Showcase" promoting Shanghai - Hong Kong cultural exchange through music Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
