1. The current sources of finance for start-ups in Hong Kong are limited, equity crowdfunding could help to fill the financing void where angel investors, venture capitalists and banks do not reach 2. China is by far the world's largest online alternative financial market by transaction volume, it was worth US$101.7 billion (RMB 638.79 billion) in 2015 3. successful reward- and donation-based crowdfunding campaigns witnessed in Hong Kong include the launch of two independent news organisations - Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) and Factwire.
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