香港大湾区青年创业基地研究

May 2025 Executive Summary2Chapter 1•Introduction8Chapter 2•Research Findings and Analysis16Chapter 3•Resource Connectivity32Chapter 4•Incubation Capacity46Chapter 5•Sustainability58Chapter 6•Future Outlook66Appendices68 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to examine the current status and challenges faced by Hong Kong youth entrepreneursin the GBA mainland cities, and to provide policy recommendations. The research team visited 13 “Guangdong–Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Bases” across 6 GBA mainland cities,1and carried out in-depthinterviews with 95 stakeholders,2including entrepreneurs, etc. Supplemented with questionnaire surveys, the teamconducted comprehensive analysis of Hong Kong youths’ entrepreneurship experience in GBA mainland cities. Toaddress the challenges faced by Hong Kong youth entrepreneurs going north to start businesses, this report puts forwardten policy recommendations aimed at optimising the entrepreneurship support system to better assist Hong Kong youthsin realising their aspirations in the GBA. Research findings and analysis The research team analysed the support provided by entrepreneurship bases to Hong Kong youths through four key dimensions (Figure i), includingBasic Services,Resource Connectivity,Incubation Capacity, andSustainability. Research results show that theBasic Servicesare relativelycomplete, but the bases have room for further improvement inResource Connectivity,Incubation Capacity, andSustainability. The details areas follows: •The average performance of the bases in Basic Services (government services, business services, and comprehensive informationenquiry services) is relatively good.Among the 17 types ofBasic Services, each base can provide an average of 82% (14 types). •The performance in Resource Connectivity (the number of partner institutions and entrepreneurship mentors) varies, withcommercialisation resources concentrated in a few bases.Except for the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (Guangdong)Innovation and Entrepreneurship Incubation Base,3most bases have fewer connections with commercialisation resources, such as leadingenterprises and investment institutions. •In terms of Incubation Capacity (the proportion of current incubatees receiving investments, the percentage of Hong Kong incubatees,the number of entrepreneurial service activities, etc.), the bases have room for further improvement in helping current incubatees obtaininvestment.Among the 1,236 current incubatees across the bases, 5% (65) have received external investments. •Regarding Sustainability (the ratio of current incubatees to base service staff, the proportion of Hong Kong service staff, and the bases’promotional capabilities), the bases demonstrate relatively average performance.The service teams are understaffed, and the publicity channelshave not adequately covered the platforms commonly used by Hong Kong youths, which limits the bases’ service capacity and appeal to Hong Kong youths. Resource Connectivity The key to sustainable growth of enterprises lies in building their own business networks.Currently, there is still room for improvement inbusiness resource connectivity for the innovation and entrepreneurship bases, particularly concerning cross-border resources and localbusiness expansion. Regarding cross-border resource connectivity, the research team observed that many start-ups, after developing products at lower costs in theMainland, require Hong Kong's entrepreneurial resources to expand into overseas markets. Conversely, some Hong Kong start-ups rely on theMainland’s consumer market to grow their businesses. Although the “Alliance of Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurial Bases in theGreater Bay Area”4incorporates entrepreneurial resources from both regions,there is a lack of mutual recognition mechanisms betweenthe entrepreneurship bases and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park (HKSTP) and Cyberport. These bases also lack offshoreincubation capabilities.In light of this, the report recommends to: •Establish a service centre in Hong Kong for the “Alliance of Hong Kong Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurial Bases in the Greater BayArea”, assisting the mainland bases to promote in Hong Kong, contacting Hong Kong venture capital firms and corporate partners, and providingHong Kong youth entrepreneurs with base selection and application, company registration, and other services; •Establish a mutual promotion and recognition mechanism for innovation and entrepreneurial bases in Hong Kong and the Mainland, i.e.,between HKSTP/Cyberport and the mainland bases. Under the premise of ensuring fairness, the application process for cross-border incubationof start-ups can be simplified. Start-ups that have been incubated in one base and have received recommendations can skip the repetitive reviewprocess for incubation applications at other bases. In terms of business expansion, Hong Kong youth entrepreneurs face two major