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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- CONTROLLING OFFICER’S REPLY TO INITIAL WRITTEN QUESTION CEDB(CIT)097
- Innovation and technology
- Environmental industries
- Creative industries
- Testing and certification services
- Medical services
Question : In the new financial year, one of the “Matters Requiring Special Attention” for the Hong Kong Trade Development Council is to “support Government’s initiatives to promote the six industries”. What are the projects involved in promoting Hong Kong’s tourism? What is the expenditure for each project? Will these projects overlap with the work of the Hong Kong Tourism Board? What is the estimated expenditure for the above work? How much has the expenditure increased/decreased as compared with that of the past two financial years? Asked by : Hon. TSE Wai-chun, Paul Reply : The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) will continue to support the Government’s policy to promote the development of the six industries. Major work in 2012-13 is listed below: (a) Innovation and technology: To organise inbound and outbound business missions to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) establish new connections in Hong Kong and overseas in niche technology sectors such as biotechnology, auto-parts and medical devices; to stage a series of nano-technology forums with professional institutions; to continue to stage the Inno Design Tech Expo; and to introduce a new Home Grown Innovation zone at the International Information and Communications Technology Expo. (b) Environmental industries: To continue to stage the Eco Expo Asia which serves as a trade platform for green products and services; to feature eco-friendly products of Hong Kong in major overseas trade fairs such as the Nuremburg Toy Fair and CeBIT; to set up green zones in local fairs to promote Hong Kong’s green manufacturing capability; and to organise two-way business missions to enable the green technology companies in Hong Kong establish networks with their counterparts in the Mainland, Europe, Australia, the US and Japan. (c) Creative industries: To support the 2012 Hong Kong Design Year and enhance promotion for Hong Kong’s design services; to organise a series of “Creativity in Business” seminars beyond the Pearl River Delta (PRD) Region in Sichuan and Fujian; to organise delegations to the Southeast Asia and the Middle East to promote Hong Kong’s architectural services; to organise the SmartHK exhibition in Hangzhou; and to continue to stage exhibitions in Hong Kong which will facilitate the development of creative industries such as the Inno Design Tech Expo in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong International Licensing Show and the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market. (d) Testing and certification services: To continue to collaborate with the Hong Kong Council of Testing and Certification and the Hong Kong Accreditation Service to promote the advantages of the industry in various trade events. (e) Education services: To work with the Education Bureau and the University Grants Committee; to promote Hong Kong’s higher education services through roadshows to Korea and India and online platform; and to develop the annual Education and Career Expo into a regional event to attract more PRD students and their parents to attend. (f) Medical services: To develop the Medical Devices and Supplies Fair and the International Conference and Exhibition of the Modernisation of Chinese Medicine and Health Products as the trade platform for the industry; and to promote Hong Kong’s professional, reliable and value-for-money medical and healthcare services through a designated website. The costs of the above initiatives have been included in TDC’s overall trade promotion budget for 2012-13. As these initiatives cut across a number of programme areas, it is not possible to provide an accurate estimate for the expenditure of the above items. For the promotion of Hong Kong’s tourism, TDC has been working closely with the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB). Moreover, TDC has set up a HKTB’s information desk at local trade fairs organised by TDC and a hyperlink to HKTB’s website so as to facilitate overseas and Mainland buyers to collect tourist information in Hong Kong easily. TDC also co-operates with the Meetings and Exhibitions in Hong Kong under HKTB and Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Industry Association to organise roadshows, seminars and networking events in overseas markets with an aim to promoting the advantage of Hong Kong’s convention and exhibition industry, and Hong Kong’s position as the preferred Meetings, Incentive travels, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) destination. Through its website, SME Centre and overseas offices, TDC disseminates information on all fairs in Hong Kong, including those fairs not organised by TDC. Moreover, TDC promotes Hong Kong mega trade fairs through advertising in exhibition venues, magazines and online media. The dates and venues of the fairs are also included. In 2012-13, TDC has budgeted $2.3 million for MICE promotion. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||