Objective- To provide rental subsidy to social entrepreneurs and ventures for leasing desks or offices in co-working spaces with supporting services where they can co-work, co-make and co-create with their counterparts
Eligibility- Grantees of the SIE Fund running social business which supports poverty relief or social inclusion in Hong Kong
- A statutory organisation or a body corporate
- Offer desks and/or office space with supporting services
- Have the required license(s)
- More than 6-month experience in running co-working space
Funding Principle- "Money-follows-user" approach:
- successful applicants can choose any co-working spaces registered under the scheme
- successful applicants will receive, on an actual reimbursement basis, monthly subsidy for leasing desks or offices in the chosen co-working space
- Applicant should not be receiving any other forms of government rental subsidy throughout the subsidy period
Amount of Subsidy- Monthly rental subsidy up to HK$6,000 per grantee and HK$3,000 per desk/office/person for not more than 24 months up to end April 2022
Application Method- Apply in paper form by post or in person to the Secretariat
- Apply online -
Registered Co-working Spaces
Application Period- All the year round up to 30 April 2020
Enquiry41/F, Revenue Tower,
5 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel: 2165 7262 Fax: 2524 7267
Email: siefund@effo.gov.hk
www.sie.gov.hk/en/coworkingspace.page
