Research Talent Hub for Technology Companies Conducting R&D Activities in Hong Kong (RTH-TC)
Objective: The RTH-TC aims to provide funding support for technology companies conducting or planning to conduct research and development (R&D) activities in Hong Kong to engage research talents to conduct R&D work. The RTH-TC merged the previous Researcher Programme and Postdoctoral Hub for technology companies conducting R&D activities in Hong Kong.
Funding Details:
- An applicant company can engage up to 4 research talents at any one time.
- The maximum engagement period for each research talent under the Research Talent Hub is 36 months in general.
- The maximum monthly salary allowance is HK$20,000 for research talents with a bachelor degree, HK$23,000 for those with a master degree, and HK$35,000 for those with a doctoral degree.
- An additional monthly living allowance of HK$10,000 will be provided to research talents participating in the RTH-TC with doctoral degrees.
Eligibility:
Applicant Company
- conducting or planning to conduct R&D activities in Hong Kong;
- has substantive business operations in Hong Kong at the time of application;
- registered in Hong Kong under the Business Registration Ordinance (Cap.310) or incorporated in Hong Kong under the Companies Ordinance (Cap.622); and
- not a government subvented organisation or a subsidiary of any government subvented organisation.
Research Talent
- must be legally permitted to work in Hong Kong during the RTH-TC engagement period;
- must possess a bachelor／master／doctoral degree awarded by either a local university or a well-recognised non-local institution, or jointly awarded by a local university together with a non-local university. The degree obtained should be in a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (“STEM”) related discipline.