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- Examination of Estimates of Expenditure 2010-11
Question: During 2010-11, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council plans to take advantage of Hong Kong’s integration with the Pearl River Delta and the CEPA liberalisation measures for pilot implementation measures in the Guangdong Province. What are the specific work involved and the breakdown of the expenditures incurred? Asked by: Hon. LAM Tai-fai Reply: In 2010-11, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will step up its efforts in promoting our services sector in the Mainland to help Hong Kong’s companies leverage on the business opportunities arising from the increasing economic integration between Hong Kong and the Mainland. Promotion work will be carried out first in the Guangdong Province and then extended to other regions in the Mainland. For example, to follow up on the business opportunities arising from the pilot implementation programmes for the Guangdong Province, HKTDC will organise sector-specific road shows (in relation to sectors as ITC outsourcing, professional services, design and online games etc.) as well as other promotion and exchange activities. Moreover, HKTDC will organise a series of workshops to examine the major difficulties faced by the operations of Hong Kong’s enterprises in the Guangdong Province. It will also invite Mainland officials to update Hong Kong’s service providers on Central Government’s relevant measures. In cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce, HKTDC will organise symposiums in Hong Kong and the Mainland to foster exchanges and partnership between Hong Kong’s service providers and their potential business partners in the Mainland. The costs of the aforementioned initiatives have been included in HKTDC’s overall trade promotion budget for 2010-11. As these initiatives cut across a number of programme areas, it is not possible to provide an accurate estimate for the expenditure required for each item.
Question: During 2010-11, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council will support the Government’s initiatives to promote the development of the six industries recommended by the Task Force on Economic Challenges. What are the specific work involved and the breakdown of the expenditures incurred? Asked by: Hon. LAM Tai-fai Reply: In 2010-11, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will actively support the Government’s initiatives to promote the development of the six industries. Its specific measures are as follows: (a) Innovation and technology: HKTDC will continue to leverage on its Inno Design Tech Expo and other relevant trade fairs to promote Hong Kong as the regional trading centre for technology. HKTDC will also organise business missions to overseas markets to explore opportunities for new technology co-operation projects. (b) Environmental industries: HKTDC will develop its Eco Expo Asia into a platform for governments in the region to source eco-services and products through Hong Kong. (c) Creative industries: HKTDC will further enhance its Hong Kong International Filmart, which is already Asia’s premier film fair, by enriching its contents and increasing the number of screenings. It will also organise networking events and roundtable meetings for companies in the games and animation sectors in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region to foster close partnership relations between them. In addition, it will enrich the contents of the “Creativity in Business Seminar Series” in the PRD region and consider extending the series of relevant activities to other regions. (d) Testing and certification services: HKTDC will seek to promote Hong Kong’s testing and certification services by setting up “Testing Services Zones” at appropriate trade fairs, and organise joint seminars on the subject with relevant industry associations. (e) Education services: HKTDC will support the eight tertiary institutions funded by the University Grants Committee to promote Hong Kong as an education hub in the region and assist them in organising joint promotion activities to recruit students as appropriate. (f) Medical services: HKTDC will actively promote Hong Kong as a medical hub providing both Western and traditional Chinese medical treatments. It will work with the Hong Kong Private Hospitals Association, the Hong Kong Doctors Union and the Hong Kong Dental Association to jointly promote Hong Kong as a leading treatment centre in the region, targeting the middle-class patients in the PRD region. The costs of the above initiatives have been included in HKTDC’s overall trade promotion budget for 2010-11. As these initiatives cut across a number of programme areas, it is not possible to provide an accurate estimate for the expenditure required for each item.
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