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Samson Tam Wai-ho, honorary chairman of the Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association (HKEIA), argues that Hong Kong needs to loosen its listing rules and reduce transaction requirements to attract more angel funds and become a leading hub for start-ups. Currently, Hong Kong has only around 100 active angel funds compared to approximately 400 in Shenzhen, highlighting the disparity between cities. Tam emphasizes that a lack of early-stage investors hinders Hong Kong's ability to draw start-up founders.

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The Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association (HKEIA) has called on Hong Kong to ease its listing rules and reduce transaction requirements to attract more angel funds, which are crucial for early-stage start-ups. According to the association's honorary chairman Samson Tam Wai-ho, Hong Kong currently has only around 100 active angel funds compared to Shenzhen's approximately 400 such institutions. Tam emphasized that a lack of angel funds and early-stage investors is a significant weakness in Hong Kong’s capital market ecosystem, hindering its ability to attract start-up founders. He suggested that the city could learn from markets like the United States, which have streamlined regulations fostering thriving ecosystems for angel funds and start-ups.

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“Lack of angel funds and early-stage investors for start-ups is the weakest part of the capital market ecosystem in Hong Kong for us to attract start-up founders to come here,” Tam said.

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🔮 HKEIA Hong Kong could learn from the US market, where streamlined regulations foster a thriving ecosystem of angel funds and start-ups, an industry body says Hong Kong would need to ease its listing rules and transaction requirements to attract more angel funds and become a hub for start-ups to go global, according to a leading industry body in the city. The city has only around 100 active angel funds – private investment vehicles targeting very early-stage innovative enterprises.

2026-10-12 · South China Morning Post

Hong Kong must ease listing rules to attract more angel funds and start-ups: HKEIA · mixed framing

Hong Kong must ease listing rules to attract more angel funds and start-ups: asserted

Kong → ease → funds

HKEIA Hong Kong could learn from the US market, where streamlined regulations foster a thriving ecosystem of angel funds and start-ups, an industry body says Hong Kong would need to ease its listing rules and transaction requirements to attract more angel funds and become a hub for start-ups to go global, according to a leading industry body in the city. The city has only around 100 active angel funds – private investment vehicles targeting very early-stage innovative enterprises. uncertain

city → learn → enterprises

This was far fewer than Shenzhen, which had about 400 such institutions, according to Samson Tam Wai-ho, honorary chairman of the Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association (HKEIA). uncertain

which → have → Association

Besides Shenzhen, Shanghai and the United States also had many active angel funds, helping them become start-up hubs, Tam told the South China Morning Post in an interview. asserted

Tam → have → interview

“Lack of angel funds and early-stage investors for start-ups is the weakest part of the capital market ecosystem in Hong Kong for us to attract start-up founders to come here,” Tam said. asserted

Tam → attract → founders

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