Innovation and technology is a new engine to power the sustainable and diversified economic development of Hong Kong. In the 2017-18 Budget, Mr. Paul Chan, the Financial Secretary, announced a reservation of $10 billion, along with a series of measures, to support and promote the development of innovation and technology in Hong Kong.

The key measures include setting up a $2 billion Innovation and Technology Venture Fund (ITVF) to encourage private investment in local I&T start-ups.

The SCL has developed a new calibration service for working grade microphones with constant current line drive (CCLD) preamplifiers in accordance with International Standard IEC 61094-5:2016. Unlike the traditional polarisation voltage supported preamplifier, the CCLD preamplifier gives output signals in the form of voltage modulation in the constant current power supply line. It is commonly used for multichannel acoustic measurements such as workplace noise assessment.