"SME ReachOut: FUND Fair plus Tech Sourcing 2025" to be held today and tomorrow (with photos)

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     With support from the Trade and Industry Department (TID), the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) is holding "SME ReachOut: FUND Fair plus Tech Sourcing 2025" (the Fair) for two consecutive days starting today (October 16). The Fair seeks to provide information on government funding schemes and assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in undertaking digital transformation, with a view to enhancing their competitiveness in the digital economy era.

     Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau, said that the Government has been supporting SMEs in transformation and upgrading, expanding into overseas markets, and assisting SMEs in enhancing operational efficiency and market competitiveness by leveraging new technologies. This year's Policy Address has announced a number of initiatives in support of SMEs, such as injecting $1.43 billion into the BUD Fund (Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales) and expanding its geographical scope to cover eight more economies, including Belt and Road countries, and setting up the "Economic and Trade Express" to encourage local SMEs and start-ups to conduct more overseas visits to explore business opportunities.

     He added that the Government will, through the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), support the continued organisation of the Hong Kong Shopping Festival, covering Mainland and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) e-commerce markets over the next three years to promote Hong Kong brands, and strengthen training and information services through the four SME centres, the Mentorship Programme of the TID and the E-Commerce Express under the HKTDC, as well as implementing the "Creativity • E-commerce – Beyond Limits" programme and providing one-stop business matching and referral services. He encouraged SMEs to leverage the various support measures to expedite their upgrading and transformation, and explore diversified markets to cope with current challenges and seize opportunities.

     The Fair is the third large-scale annual event under the enhanced services of "SME ReachOut", containing thematic zones such as digital transformation, Go Global, cross-border e-commerce and retail technologies, and government funding schemes. The Fair also features over 10 thematic seminars, where experts will share information related to the themes, enabling SMEs to understand the latest market trends and seek opportunities for co-operation and suitable solutions.

     Operated by the HKPC under the support of the Government, "SME ReachOut" has been in service since 2020 to assist SMEs in identifying suitable government funding schemes, and provide capacity-building services.

     Details of "SME ReachOut: FUND Fair plus Tech Sourcing 2025" are available at smereachout.hkpc.org/fund&techsourcingfair2025/en. For details of "SME ReachOut", please visit smereachout.hkpc.org/en.

     For enquiries, please contact "SME ReachOut" (Tel: 2788 6868).

Ends/Thursday, October 16, 2025
Issued at HKT 12:45

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The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau, speaks at the opening ceremony of "SME ReachOut: FUND Fair plus Tech Sourcing 2025" today (October 16).

The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau (second right); the Director-General of Trade and Industry, Mr Aaron Liu (first right); the Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), Mr Sunny Tan (second left); and the Executive Director of the HKPC, Mr Mohamed Butt (first left), officiate at the opening ceremony of "SME ReachOut: FUND Fair plus Tech Sourcing 2025" today (October 16).

With support from the Trade and Industry Department, the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) is holding "SME ReachOut: FUND Fair plus Tech Sourcing 2025" (the Fair) for two consecutive days starting today (October 16). Photo shows the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau (first row, seventh right); the Director-General of Trade and Industry, Mr Aaron Liu (first row, fifth left); the Chairman of the HKPC, Mr Sunny Tan (first row, sixth right); the Executive Director of the HKPC, Mr Mohamed Butt (first row, fifth right), and other guests at the Fair.