Appointments to new term of Steering Committee of the Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus (RAISe+) Scheme
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The Committee is responsible for vetting eligible applications under the RAISe+ Scheme. Members are drawn from the research, academic, industry and investment sectors.
The membership of the Committee is as follows:
Chairman
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Mr Duncan Chiu
Non-official Members
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Professor Bian Zhaoxiang
Professor Cai Hongbin
Dr Sunny Chai Ngai-chiu
Professor Chan Chi-hou
Professor Francis Chan Ka-leung
Mr Simon Chan Sai-ming
Dr Hu Zhanghong
Ms Vanessa Huang Yifei
Dr Leung Chuen-yan*
Ms Li Qianxin
Mr Daryl Ng Win-kong
Professor Randy Poon Yat-choi
Mr Sunny Tan
Mr Patrick Tsang Shun-fuk
Professor Tu Wenwei
Professor Wong Wing-tak
Professor Zhang Qian*
Ex-officio Members
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Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry or his/her representative
Commissioner for Innovation and Technology or his/her representative
(* New appointee)
The Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, Mr Ivan Lee, said, "We would like to express our gratitude to the current members of the Committee for their support and contribution in the past two years and extend our sincere appreciation to the outgoing members, Professor Li Zexiang and Professor Teng Jin-guang. We trust that the Committee, under the leadership of Mr Chiu, will continue to provide valuable knowledge and advice to the Committee in the assessment of applications under the RAISe+ Scheme."
The RAISe+ Scheme was launched in 2023 to unleash the potential of local universities in the "1 to N" transformation and commercialisation of research and development outcomes and facilitate relevant collaboration among the Government, industries, universities and research sectors. It will fund, on a matching basis, research teams from the eight universities funded by the University Grants Committee, which have good potential to become successful start-ups. Funding support from $10 million to $100 million will be provided to each approved project. A total of 49 projects were supported by the Scheme in the first two batches. The third round of applications was closed at the end of October 2025, and assessment of the applications is under way. Details are available on the ITF website (www.itf.gov.hk). For enquiries, please contact the Secretariat of the Scheme (Tel: 3543 5904; email: raiseplus@itc.gov.hk).
Ends/Monday, December 22, 2025
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