The enrolment deadline is 28 October 2025 (Tue) at 23:59:59. Upon successful enrolment, you will be entitled to our Training Workshop which you will be instructed with knowledge to help you prepare your First Round documents. The submission deadline for First Round documents is 17 November 2025 (Mon) at 23:59:59. Late submission will NOT be accepted. You are strongly advised to submit earlier to avoid network congestion. 

Yes, if you think it helps you to express your idea better.

It should be saved in PDF format, and written in either English or Chinese. You are encouraged to use the “Summary Template” as the prescribed form for submission of First Round documents.

Please combine all the documents to one PDF file and rename your submission file to the format “Team ID.pdf”. For example, if your team number is 25-00999, your submission file should be named as “25-00999.pdf”.

All documents must be submitted through HKSEC Web Platform.

Yes. You may finalize your project name no later than Team Confirmation Form submission after you have been shortlisted as the Semi Final Team. Please send a notification to [email protected] regarding such a change.

Teams are allowed to add, change or withdraw team members before the First Round submission; thereafter, teams are only allowed to withdraw members before the submission of the Team Confirmation Form.

Yes, it is compulsory. For graduated contestants, you may find your previous professor / lecturer / instructor / staff of the incubation programme of the tertiary institution as your Faculty Advisor.

The Faculty Advisor serves to confirm the eligibility of the team members and the integrity of their business plan. Ideally they should be a staff of the tertiary institution (e.g. Professor, lecturer, instructor, staff of the incubation programme at tertiary institution), who may advise the team on idea inception, venture plan development, conducting market research, recruiting strategic partners, etc.

No. You may also find your lecturer / instructor / staff of the incubation programme at tertiary institution to be your Faculty Advisor.

You may login to the online platform to download the Faculty Advisor form. Please submit the completed form via the platform or send it to [email protected] on or before 17 November 2025 (Mon). However, if you still cannot find a Faculty Advisor for your group before deadline, you may submit the First Round documents first and submit the Faculty Advisor form later.

No.