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Question : The Financial Secretary mentioned in paragraph 86 of the Budget Speech that the Government will promote businesses related to wine trading by strengthening Hong Kong’s position as a regional wine trading and distribution hub which in turn will help boost employment. Has the Administration estimated whether women will be benefited? If yes, what are the details? If no, what are the reasons? Asked by : Hon. Emily LAU Reply : Market response to the wine duty exemption and the supportive measures that we have since rolled out has been positive. Many wine-related companies have set up or expanded their businesses in Hong Kong covering areas including trading, storage, retailing and so on. The new policy has also brought benefits to related economic activities such as tourism, catering and hospitality, exhibitions as well as brand promotion. Apart from bringing direct economic benefits to Hong Kong, the further development of wine-related businesses would help boost employment. The added jobs opportunities are in areas including trading, storage, logistics, auction, manpower training and so on, with openings for positions ranging from professional sommeliers to frontline staff. Although exact figures are not available, we trust that women also stand to benefit since the jobs in question are generally not restricted to persons bearing the male gender.
Question : Please advise this Committee on the drafting progress of the Competition Bill, the schedule for its submission, and the manpower and expenditure involved. Asked by : Hon. LEE Wai-king, Starry Reply : We are proceeding full steam ahead with the drafting of the Competition Bill. In the past year, we have been working hard with various bureaux and departments to determine the details of the Bill such as the operation and investigative power of the Competition Commission, the operational model of the Competition Tribunal, and how the competition law under preparation reconciles with other competition provisions of existing legislation etc. We are seeking to complete the drafting work of the Bill, and at the same time working with various bureaux and departments to examine the coverage and contents of relevant provisions and to finalize the details of the Bill. Although the Competition Bill is very complex, we still strive to maintain the original target on the introduction of the Bill into the Legislative Council. As regards staffing and expenditure, officers from the Department of Justice and this Bureau engaging in the preparation of the Competition Bill and their salaries have already been subsumed in the respective staffing and financial provision in the two Heads, and cannot be itemized separately. Apart from this, we appointed in June 2007 a consultant to provide expert advice on issues relating to the development of competition law. The consultancy fee reserved for 2010-11 is around $1.3 million.
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