Distance Business Programme approves nearly 35 000 applications
***************************************************************
A spokesman for the Commission said, "The Programme received an overwhelming response from enterprises. During the application period from May 18 to October 31, 2020, the Programme received a total of 38 572 applications from 32 143 enterprises, of which nearly 10 000 were submitted in the last week of October. Excluding cases in which the enterprises did not accept the application results or provide relevant documents after their applications had been approved, the total funding approved so far is about $1.88 billion with average approved funding of about $64,000."
The spokesman added, "Successful enterprises should confirm acceptance of the application results and provide documents required for compliance checking through the online system before the specified deadline. The Programme Secretariat will arrange signing of the funding agreements and fund disbursement as soon as possible. Enterprises can also make an appointment for signing the funding agreement through the online system."
The Distance Business Programme under the Anti-epidemic Fund aimed at supporting enterprises to adopt information technology solutions to continue business and services during the epidemic. Details are available on the Programme's website (u.hkpc.org/dbiz). For enquiries, please contact the Programme Secretariat by phone on 2788 5070 during business hours (9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except public holidays)) or via email at dbiz@hkpc.org.
Ends/Monday, February 1, 2021
Issued at HKT 11:00
Issued at HKT 11:00
NNNN