Focus on Supporting Eight Professional Services

Services of accounting, evaluation, consulting, engineering services, cultural and creative industries, convention & exhibition, human resources, and intellectual property 
The main business is of professional services and its main business income accounts for more than 60% of the total income of the entity over the past year (except for business associations of professional services or their representative offices)
In principle, each professional service entity is eligible to up to CNY 10 million per year (this limit does not apply to team contribution support)

Promote development of Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation in the professional services

1. Settlement support for professional service entities

CNY 120,000 will be given as a one-time settlement support to newly established or newly moved professional service entities for one year if their operating income in the previous year is not less than CNY 2 million and one of the following conditions is met:
Hong Kong-funded professional service entity
Tax accounting firms initiated by Hong Kong or Macau permanent residents who have obtained the qualifications of Hong Kong tax advisors or Macau auditors and accountants;
Accounting firms partnered with Hong Kong or Macao permanent residents who have obtained the professional qualifications of Chinese certified public accountants, Chinese asset appraisers, Chinese tax accountants, and Chinese cost engineers; or
Professional entities in the field of engineering and construction initiated by professionals in engineering and construction in Hong Kong who have been registered with Qianhai Authority.

2 Settlement support for establishment of new representative offices of industry associations

CNY 300,000 will be provided as a one-time settlement support to professional service entities that meet any one of the following conditions:
International organizations and industry associations of professional services legally established in foreign countries;
Industry associations of professional services registered as social organizations pursuant to the laws of Hong Kong
Industry associations of professional services registered as a non-profit professional association pursuant to the laws of Macau

3 Support for Shenzhen and Hong Kong events

For major conference activities that were previously approved and supported by Qianhai Authority in the previous year, 30% of the actual activity cost will be provided as a support to the host, up to CNY 2 million (The support standard for Hong Kong-funded institutions is increased to 1.2 times)
Conducive to promoting Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation in professional services
Summits, forums, academic conferences, events, fashion and cultural activities, etc. for better alignment with the world

Encourage clustering of professional service entities (the support standard for Hong Kong-funded entity is increased to 1.2 times)

Support for settlement of key entities

CNY 1 million will be provided as a one-time settlement support to accounting firms, tax firms, asset appraisal service agencies, credit service agencies, convention & exhibition service entities, industrial design service entities, creative design service entities, human resources service entities, and intellectual property service entities with annual operating income of more than CNY 30 million and a total profit of more than CNY 8 million in the last two consecutive years; CNY 2 million will be provided as a one-time settlement support to accounting firms, tax agencies, asset appraisal service entities, credit service entities, convention & exhibition service entities, industrial design service entities, creative design service entities, human resources service entities, and intellectual property service entities with annual operating income of more than CNY 60 million and a total profit of more than CNY 15 million in the last two consecutive years.
CNY 1 million will be provided as a one-time settlement support to other professional service entities with an annual operating income of more than CNY 80 million and a total profit of not less than CNY 20 million in the last two consecutive years; CNY 2 million will be provided as a one-time settlement support to other professional service entities with an annual operating income of more than CNY 150 million and a total profit of not less than CNY 40 million in the last two consecutive years.

Support for settlement of other entities

CNY 100,000 will be given as a one-time settlement support to newly established or newly moved professional service entities for one year if their operating income in the previous year is not less than CNY 2 million and one of the following conditions is met:
Accounting firms, tax firms, asset appraisal service entities, and human resources service entities established with the approval of competent authorities; or
Subsidiaries established by professional service entities that meet the above conditions.

Growth support

A support amount equal to 5% of the incremental part of the total profit will be given, up to CNY 2 million per year if it has been established in Qianhai Cooperation Zone for more than two years, the total profit in the previous year is more than CNY 1.5 million that is CNY 500,000 more than the year before; 
If it was included in the statistical database of enterprises above designated size in Shenzhen for the first time in the previous year, a one-time support of CNY 100,000 will be provided.

Support for contribution of team members

An amount up to CNY 20 million per year is provided as team contribution support to professional service entities that are registered, actually operate and pay taxes in Qianwan, Guiwan and Mawan areas of Qianhai Cooperation Zone and meet the following conditions:
If the operating income in the previous year is between CNY 5 million and 1 billion, an amount between CNY 100,000 and 20 million is provided as contribution support;
If the operating income in the previous year is above 1 billion, CNY 20 million is provided as contribution support.
Funds are distributed by the entity to core team members, up to CNY 2 million per year for individuals.

Support cultural and creative industries (the support standard for Hong Kong-funded entities is increased to 1.2 times)

Support for film and television works

TV series co-produced with Hong Kong (including premiere of TV cartoons),
Premiere in the previous year
CNY 1.5 million is provided as a support if it is broadcast in CCTV1 prime time (19:30-22:00)
CNY 1 million is provided as a support if it is broadcast in CCTV1 non-prime time
CNY 800,000 is provided as a support if it is broadcast in prime time of other CCTV channels or provincial star-rated channels.
CNY 500,000 is provided as a support if it is broadcast in non-prime time of other CCTV channels or provincial star-rated channels.
CNY 300,000 is provided as a support if it is broadcast on iQIYI, Tencent, Youku, Mango TV, or Bilibili 
For films co-produced with Hong Kong, or domestic films distributed by wholly foreign-owned enterprises established by Hong Kong service providers in Qianhai Cooperation Zone, and screened in theaters from the previous year, a support amount equal to 2% of the box office revenue is provided to the production entity or the distribution entity, up to CNY 3 million per year per entity.
For films and TV dramas co-produced with Hong Kong that passed the project approval review by competent authority of China in the previous year, CNY 200,000 can be given to the production entity as a project startup support, up to CNY 1 million per year per entity.

Film and TV post-production support

CNY 300,000 can be provided as a support if the film and TV works involved in the production have won major international or domestic awards, international category-A film festivals and major Oscar awards
CNY 150,000 can be provided for winning any of the main awards of China Huabiao Film Awards, China Golden Rooster Award, Hundred Flowers (Public Award), Hong Kong Film Awards, Five-One Project Award of Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, China TV Drama Flying Apsaras Awards, and China TV Golden Eagle Award
If the film and television works involved in the production pass the project approval review by the competent authority of China, an amount equal to 10% of the actual payment amount of the film and television post-production technical service contract in the previous year can be provided as a support, up to CNY 500,000 per year per film & TV post-production entity.

Performing arts works support

For original performing arts works (including operas, dance dramas, dramas, musicals, and operas, the same below) that premiere after January 1, 2021 and have a box office revenue of more than CNY 1 million for a single piece of work within one year, CNY 100,000 can be provided to the first producer as a support; if the box office revenue is more than CNY 2 million, CNY 200,000 can be provided as a support; if CNY 3 million, CNY 300,000 can be provided as a support. 
Each producer can be provided with up to CNY 500,000 per year.
For the entities that introduced overseas performances that have obtained the performance license of the cultural department to Qianhai Cooperation Zone for premiere in Qianhai in the previous year, CNY 100,000 can be provided per work as a support; For the entities that introduced national excellent performance works to be performed in Qianhai Cooperation Zone in the previous year, CNY 50,000 can be provided per work as a support; 
Each introducer entity can be provided with up to CNY 500,000 per year.
For entities that introduced Hong Kong arts troupes that have obtained the performance license from the cultural department in the previous year for special cross-border performances in Qianhai Cooperation Zone, CNY 30,000 can be provided per performance as a support; 
Each introducer entity can be provided with up to CNY 300,000 per year.

Support for digital cultural product

For game products with completely independent intellectual property rights (subject to the copyright owner on the copyright registration certificate) and being operated after January 1, 2021, a support amount equal to 5% of the actual income within one year from the date of official launch can be provided to the operating entity, up to CNY 1 million per year.
CNY 10,000 can be provided as a one-time settlement support to designers who have won important international or domestic design awards, hold 50% of the shares of a newly established legal person in Qianhai Cooperation Zone, and whose operating income in the previous year is not less than CNY 500,000.