Question :
How will Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) make use of the $105.8 million provision for 2010-11? In view of the rapid economic development of the Mainland, will any adjustment be made to the promotion strategy? Apart from the traditional markets, will InvestHK step up its promotional efforts in the Mainland? What is the expenditure on the overseas, Mainland, Pearl River Delta and Taiwan markets respectively?
Asked by : Hon. WONG Ting-kwong
Reply :
In 2010-11, Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) will continue with its on-going investment promotion (IP) efforts in major target markets including the Mainland, US, Western Europe and Japan and enhance its IP efforts in new emerging markets, such as India, Latin America, the Middle East and Russia. InvestHK will also strengthen its aftercare support services and enhance its research capabilities to better support the overseas, Mainland and Taiwan companies already established in Hong Kong and to encourage retention and expansion of investments in Hong Kong.
To tap into the outward investment potential of the Mainland, InvestHK will accord priority to encouraging Mainland enterprises to set up or expand their operations in Hong Kong and to use Hong Kong as a gateway to expand globally. InvestHK will continue to strengthen its promotion efforts in the Mainland to -
(a) reach out more actively to targeted Mainland companies, intensify efforts to organise IP seminars, focused workshops and incoming study missions;
(b) conduct advertising and public relations campaigns through the “On Your Marks, Get-set, Go!” nation-wide marketing campaign; and
(c) promote the combined advantages offered by the economic integration of Hong Kong and the Mainland, in particular the Greater Pearl River Delta region. InvestHK will continue to cooperate with the Mainland provinces and cities to conduct joint seminars in key overseas markets.
The funding requirements for conducting in-market IP activities in overseas, Mainland (including Pearl River Delta region) and Taiwan markets are $ 17 million, $4.4 million and $0.6 million respectively.
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Programmes (1) and (3))
Secretary for Security (Programme (2))
Question :
Please provide details of the consultations on policy making and assessment under all programmes in the following format. Using the table below, please provide information on the consultations for which funds had been allocated in 2009-10 :
Name/ subject of consultation
Revised estimate ($)
Progress of consultation (under planning/in progress/ completed)
Mode of consultation (e.g. by means of written submissions, consultation sessions, focus groups), number of consultation exercises, name of organizations and number of people consulted/ to be consulted
The Administration’s follow-up actions on the consultation results and the progress made (if applicable)
For consultations already completed, were the results publicized? If so, what were the channels? If not, why not?
Asked by : Hon. EU Yuet-mee, Audrey
Reply :
The Hong Kong Observatory had not allocated provisions in 2009-10 to conduct consultations on policy making and assessment.