Hong Kong Expands Funding For Employee Tech Upskilling

Acting Secretary Lillian Cheong told the Legislative Council on March 18 that Hong Kong will expand support for enterprise digital transformation through enhanced funding schemes and training initiatives. The government will enhance the Digital Transformation Support Pilot Programme to include AI and cybersecurity, and existing New Industrialisation schemes, HKPC programs, and the Continuing Education Fund (CEF) will subsidise workforce upskilling. No mandatory funding set-asides for employee training will be imposed.