Sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and organised by the Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Association, the 5th Hong Kong Game Enhancement and Promotion Scheme (GEPS) held its Award Ceremony cum Experience Sharing Seminar today (March 27) to recognise participating local game start-ups for their excellent performance. The ceremony was officiated by Assistant Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries Miss Yvonne Ip, who presented awards to four winning local game companies.
 
     A total of 11 local start-up game companies were selected this year, covering genres such as home design simulation, strategy, puzzle and survival games. Four of the most outstanding companies received additional funding to support further game enhancement and promotion.
 
     GEPS aims to provide comprehensive support to selected companies to improve the quality and monetisation capability of their original games. In addition to financial assistance, the companies also benefit from guidance and training from industry leaders to enhance their operation and promotion capabilities. They were also sponsored to employ two interns to assist with the testing and optimisation work before the launch of the related games. The selected companies not only gained public exposure for their companies and games through online and offline promotional channels of GEPS in both local and non-local markets, but also had their international visibility further boosted.
         
     Since its launch, GEPS has subsidised nearly 60 local start-up games, with some generating over $10 million in revenue and more than 1 million downloads, fully demonstrating both the potential of Hong Kong's game entertainment industry and the effectiveness of the scheme. For more information on GEPS, please visit www.geps.hk/.

Ends/Friday, March 27, 2026
Issued at HKT 17:34

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