Preferential policy packages: including preferential arrangements on land grants, financial subsidies and tax incentives. Preferential tax rates at half rate or 5%. Introduce amendment to tax law this year
Advisory Committee on Tax Policy: gather views from commercial, industrial and professional sectors to support economic development with tax policies
Cross-sectoral professional services platform to support enterprises in going global
$100 million to attract international, large-scale exhibitions with new elements
Intellectual Property Trading
Tax deduction arrangements for capital expenditure in purchasing intellectual property: introduce legislation this year
$28 million for Hong Kong Technology and Innovation Support Centre to provide patent evaluation and implement a 2-year Pilot Patent Valuation Support Scheme
$52 million for Intellectual Property Academy on 2-year pilot
Aviation, Shipping, Logistics
Future Innovative Logistics Acceleration Scheme to be launched this year to enhance interconnectivity of logistics data
Introduce legislation this year to enhance tax-concession measures for maritime services industry, provide half-rate tax concession to eligible commodities traders, revamp existing ship registration arrangements, extend current arrangements under Air Transhipment Cargo Exemption Scheme, etc.
Provide port dues concessions for green vessels and offer incentives for green vessels registered in Hong Kong; $34 million expenditure
Culture, Sports and Tourism
$1.66 billion for Hong Kong Tourism Board in 2026-27 to enhance Hong Kong’s tourist appeal
Additional $1 billion for Built Heritage Conservation Fund to enrich city culture
$200 million to launch pilot NM Urban-rural Integration Fund supporting rural tourism projects
$1.2 billion into the sports portion of Arts and Sport Development Fund to support sports development
Secure 5-year collaboration with Art Basel
Green Development
Earmark resources to launch 5-year waste reduction and recycling plan from 2026-27
Explore the establishment of a Hong Kong-based Green Technology Projects Accelerator with Mainland and multilateral financial institutions
Electric commercial vehicles, electric motorcycles and electric motor tricycles: first registration tax (FRT) waived in full, to 31 March 2028
Private electric cars: current FRT concession arrangement to lapse by end March this year
Education and Talent
$10 billion loan to support campus development in the NM University Town
Reserve land and resources for developing a new medical school and integrated medical teaching and research hospital in Ngau Tam Mei
$65 million to provide additional government-funded training places for construction professionals
Extend Programme to Enhance Talent Training for the Insurance Sector to March 2029
