The CSI has provided funding support to HKICC to organise the Make A Difference Award to –

• encourage young people to make a difference – economically, socially, culturally and/ or environmentally;
• promote creativity and innovation to solve problems and also to identify opportunities through multi-disciplinary collaboration;
• enable successful change makers to attain a higher level of achievements;
• champion and reward young creative role models; and
• brand Hong Kong as a creativity and innovation champion.

There were two categories of the Award – students and young working adults. It was open to all young people aged 35 or below and below 30 at the time they launched their ventures in various areas.