STARS Programme is a mentorship and partnership-centric programme on a zero-equity basis. Participating startups will receive a broad range of support covering mentorship, business and investor matchings, proof-of-concept trials, upskilling workshops, networking opportunities and market exposure, empowering their capabilities and growths on multiple fronts. Post the Programme, some of our STARS alumni have successfully taken their innovations to the international stage, such as Consumer Electronics Show and World Summit.

Established under Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI) in 2016, Hong Kong Startup Council is devoted to serving as a platform to ramp up the growth of early-stage and growing startups by connecting them with seasoned industrialists, like-minded innovators, investors, the R&D sector and the youth. The Council is tasked to turn innovative ideas into commercially viable products or services, with the purpose of creating synergies between Hong Kong’s established and new economies.

The Federation of Hong Kong Industries was established under the Federation of Hong Kong Industries Ordinance (Cap. 321 of the Laws of Hong Kong) in 1960.

The objectives of the Federation are:

• to promote and foster the interests of Hong Kong’s industrial and business communities;
• to promote trade, investment, technological advancement, manpower development, and business opportunities in Hong Kong;
• to represent business’s views and advise the government on policies and legislation which affect business.