I. General Provisions

Article 1 The Measures applies to enterprises that accord with the industrial positioning of Dongcheng Park managed by the Administrative Committee of Dongcheng Park, national-level high-tech enterprises, high-tech enterprises in Zhongguancun Science Park, operating institutions of characteristic industrial parks and innovation incubation clusters, investment and financing institutions that serve enterprises in Dongcheng Park, and enterprises with significant influence or outstanding contributions recognized by the Administrative Committee of Dongcheng. The aforementioned enterprises and institutions are entitled to enjoy the policies of the Park.

II. Supporting the Innovative Development of Enterprises

Article 2 Dongcheng District will encourage enterprises to apply for national-level high-tech enterprises. Newly certified national-level high-tech enterprises or those move in from other districts will be granted CNY 100,000 in a lump sum. The national-level high-tech enterprises that succeeded in renewing their expired certificates and achieved a year-on-year growth rate of more than 10 percent in their gross annual revenue will be granted CNY 50,000.

Article 3 Dongcheng District will facilitate the innovative development of high-tech enterprises in Zhongguancun Science Park. High-tech enterprises in Zhongguancun Science Park whose gross annual revenue ranges from CNY 500 million (inclusive) to CNY 1 billion (exclusive), and whose total annual R&D expenditure accounts for more than 5 percent (inclusive) of their gross annual revenue, will be granted CNY 50,000; those whose gross annual revenue ranges from CNY 1 billion (inclusive) to CNY 5 billion (exclusive), and whose total annual R&D expenditure accounts for more than 4 percent (inclusive) of their gross annual revenue, will be granted CNY 100,000; those whose gross annual revenue reaches CNY 5 billion (inclusive) or more, and whose total annual R&D expenditure accounts for more than 3 percent (inclusive) of their gross annual gross revenue, will be granted CNY 200,000.

Article 4 Dongcheng District will support small and micro enterprises to increase R&D investment. Enterprises that have received R&D subsidies for technology-based small and micro enterprises in Zhongguancun Science Park will be provided with a subsidy equivalent to the municipal subsidies, with a maximum amount of CNY 200,000 for each enterprise.

Article 5 Dongcheng District will provide science and technology credit support for enterprises. Enterprises that have received the science and technology credit and financial leasing support funds in Zhongguancun Science Park will be provided with a subsidy equivalent to 20 percent of the municipal subsidies, with a maximum amount of CNY 100,000 for each enterprise.

III. Supporting Industrial Upgrading

Article 6 Dongcheng District will provide rewards for key enterprises in leading industries, characteristic industries and emerging areas. For enterprises in the fields of the next-generation information technology industry, culture and technology industry, sports and healthcare industry, and the digital economy whose gross revenue in the previous year exceeded CNY 10 million with an increment rate of more than 15 percent (inclusive), a reward will be given at 10 percent of their annual comprehensive contributions to the district. The maximum amount of the reward for each enterprise each year is CNY 1 million.

Article 7 Dongcheng District will foster the development of specialized, sophisticated, distinctive, and innovative enterprises. Enterprises rated as specialized, sophisticated, distinctive, and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of Beijing Municipality in the previous year will be rewarded CNY 100,000 in a lump sum; those rated as the specialized, sophisticated, distinctive and innovative "little giants" of Beijing Municipality in the previous year will be granted CNY 250,000 in a lump sum; those rated as the national-level specialized, sophisticated, distinctive, and innovative "little giants" will be rewarded CNY 800,000 in a lump sum. Dongcheng District will provide a reward of CNY 1.5 million to enterprises that have been rated as hidden champions of Beijing Municipality. If an enterprise received higher-level titles, the difference in rewarding amount will be made up.

Article 8 Dongcheng District will focus on the cultivation of innovative and high-growth enterprises. Dongcheng District will implement the cultivation plan for innovative and high-growth enterprises in Dongcheng Park of the Zhongguancun Science Park, and provide a reward of CNY 100,000 in a lump sum for enterprises that are included in the cultivation plan with a total revenue increment of more than 20 percent (inclusive) in the previous year (enterprises that have enjoyed financial support under Article 7 are not entitled to the rewards provided in this Article).

Article 9 Dongcheng District will provide rewards for key enterprises newly settled in the Park. Dongcheng District will provide a reward in a lump sum of no more than CNY 10 million for the newly settled high-tech enterprises that conform to the industrial positioning of the Park with significant influence or outstanding contributions according to their comprehensive contributions to the district upon the approval of the district government.

IV. Supporting the building of high-quality development space and incubators

Article 10 Dongcheng District will promote the development of the operation institutions that serve the innovation incubation clusters, characteristic parks and characteristic buildings. Financial support will be given to the accredited operating institutions that serve the innovation incubation clusters, characteristic parks and characteristic buildings at Dongcheng Park to promote regional economic development and enhance enterprise effectiveness. The maximum amount of the supporting fund for each institution each year is CNY 300,000.

Article 11 Dongcheng District will support building national and municipal incubation platforms. A reward of CNY 200,000 will be granted respectively to Beijing Science and Technology Enterprise Incubator, Zhongguancun Innovation Incubator, and Zhongguancun Hard and Core Technology Incubator newly identified in the previous year. The newly identified national-level high-tech enterprise incubator in the previous year will be awarded CNY 500,000. Entities that undertake the construction and operation of the Zhongguancun Hard and Core Technology Incubator will be subsidized at the rate of CNY 2 per square meter per day based on the actual area of the public service space they provide for the incubated enterprises. The total annual subsidy shall not exceed 50 percent of the total annual rent and shall be capped at CNY 1 million per year, with a subsidy period of three years.

Article 12 Dongcheng District will provide rewards for settled enterprises to improve their innovation ability. Enterprises settled in the innovation incubation clusters that were granted 10 (inclusive) to 50 (exclusive) invention patents in the previous year will be awarded CNY 50,000. Those that were granted 50 (inclusive) or more invention patents in the previous year will be awarded CNY 100,000. If settled enterprises participated in the formulation of Zhongguancun standards, national standards and international technical standards, the innovation incubation clusters they settled in will be awarded CNY 10,000, CNY 20,000 and CNY 50,000 respectively for each item after these standards are released in the following year.

Article 13 Dongcheng District will introduce and cultivate listed companies. Where an enterprise was introduced and succeeded in going public after cultivation, rewards will be given to the business buildings, industrial parks, incubators, accelerators and other operating institutions. Dongcheng District will provide a lump-sum reward of CNY 100,000 for each listed company introduced and cultivated.

V. Leveraging High-tech Social Organizations and Intermediaries

Article 14 Dongcheng District will fully leverage high-tech enterprise associations and industrial alliances. An operation fund of CNY 300,000 will be granted in a lump sum to high-tech enterprise associations and industrial alliances that have signed agreements with the Administrative Committee of Dongcheng Park, made significant contributions to the economic development of the district and provided quality services to their members. Other activity funds will be allocated in accordance with the work requirement of the CPC Committee and government of Dongcheng District.

VI. Supplementary Provisions

Article 15 In principle, the policy rewards and subsidies obtained by enterprises or operating institutions shall not exceed their annual comprehensive contributions to Dongcheng District. In case the same item has been funded by other financial funds of Dongcheng District, it will, in principle, not be entitled to other support. Enterprises that are entitled to the support in the Measures will, in principle, no longer be available to other supporting policies of Dongcheng District. Enterprises receiving awards and subsidies according to relevant policies shall be free of major breaches of laws and regulations and major risks. Supporting policies introduced for Zhongguancun by the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission are also available for enterprises and institutions in Dongcheng District in addition to enjoying the existing policies on industries and talent in Dongcheng District.

Article 16 The Measures is subject to the interpretation of the Administrative Committee of Dongcheng Park.

Article 17 The Measures will take effect 30 days after its issuance, and will be valid for 5 years.