Replies to initial written questions raised by Finance Committee Members in examining the Estimates of Expenditure 2012-13 Director of Bureau : Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Session No. 12 File name : cedb(cit)- doc
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Question : It is indicated in “Matters Requiring Special Attention in 2012-13” under this Programme that the Hong Kong Trade Development Council will capitalise on the opportunities arising from the Mainland’s National 12th Five-year Plan. Will the Government adopt specific measures in 2012-13 to support the work? If yes, what are the estimated action plan, the provision, the staff establishment and the expected effectiveness? If not, what are the reasons? Asked by : Hon. CHAN Mo-po, Paul Reply : Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) assists Hong Kong companies to capitalise on the opportunities arising from National 12th Five-year Plan through the following key promotional programmes in 2012-13: 1. Staging a signature event “SmartHK” in Hangzhou to showcase Hong Kong’s full range of business support services that can help Mainland enterprises to transform and upgrade; 2. Leading a delegation from the services industries to participate in the China (Beijing) International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in May this year which will be launched for the first time; 3. Organising business matching activities, and forums on intellectual property trading, licensing and professional services; 4. Organising a series of the “Creativity in Business” seminars in places beyond the Pearl River Delta region; 5. Launching a new promotional theme “HK ICT Plus” which will include a series of outbound missions and seminars on the exploration of the Mainland market; 6. Collaborating with Hong Kong’s professional associations to organise sectoral seminars and mega promotional campaigns to showcase the support that Hong Kong’s services industries can provide during the Mainland’s urbanisation process; 7. Organising round-table discussions between Mainland property developers and Hong Kong services providers; 8. Organising a symposium to introduce the role that Hong Kong professional services, including legal, accounting and management consultants services, can play in helping Mainland enterprises to transform and upgrade with the co-operation of the Mainland’s Ministry of Commerce; 9. Stepping up business matching services for technology-rich overseas companies to partner with Hong Kong companies to invest in and sell new technologies to Mainland manufacturers; 10. Building on the successful experience of Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference held at the end of last year, TDC will organise the same conference again in November this year to discuss the huge opportunities in Asia and showcase Hong Kong’s role as a logistic hub; and 11. Organising business missions to the resource-rich provinces and autonomous regions such as Anhui, Ningxia, Fujian, Shandong and Hubei. Besides, TDC will continue to arrange about 20 CEO training and familiarisation programmes with an aim to encouraging more Mainland enterprises to leverage on Hong Kong’s business and services platform. The budget for the above programmes is $49.5 million. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||