China's Internet and electronics companies will continue to enjoy strong growth as the country's economic directives bolster the information and communications technology sector, or ICT, a Forbes survey has found.

About 28 percent of China's most promising small businesses belong to the ICT sector, according to the ninth Up-and-Comers List by Forbes China, the licensed Chinese-language edition of Forbes Magazine.

The upbeat assessment of the industry reflects an ongoing trend, with similar predictions in previous annual lists.