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Question : Under Subhead 661 Minor plant, vehicles and equipment (block vote), the provision is increased by $355,000 for the replacement of an office car for Singapore ETO. Will the Administration specify that only environment-friendly vehicles such as electric vehicle or electric-petroleum hybrid vehicle should be purchased? If not, what are the reasons? Asked by : Hon. LEUNG Kwan-yuen, Andrew Reply : Provision of $800,000 under Subhead 661 Minor plant, vehicles and equipment (block vote) in 2010-11 represents an increase of $355,000 over the revised estimate for 2009-10. This is due to the replacement of an office car for Singapore ETO. Subject to the availability of suitable models on the market as well as operational and resource considerations, the purchase of environment-friendly vehicles will be considered.
Question : Regarding the estimated provisions of $109.5 million under Programme (2) Public Relations and $50.8 million under Programme (3) Investment Promotion, how will the overseas offices use the funds for overseas promotion of the financial, business and trade opportunities in Hong Kong generated by the launch of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area on 1 January 2010 and attract foreign investment to Hong Kong? Asked by : Hon. LEUNG Kwan-yuen, Andrew Reply : We conduct trade and investment promotion among the target ASEAN countries through the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Singapore (Singapore ETO) and Invest Hong Kong. In 2010-11, the Singapore ETO will step up publicity and public relations efforts in ASEAN countries. These activities include meetings with relevant government officials, leaders of chambers of commerce and industry organisations and individual entreprenuers, business events such as seminars and luncheons, cultural events such as film festivals, concerts and exhibitions as well as sports and other public relations activities. Investment promotion in target ASEAN countries are mainly conducted through the Head Office of Invest Hong Kong and the part-time consultant in Singapore. Promotion activities include on-going investment promotion visits and meetings to reach out to individual companies, facilitation services to companies in setting up or expanding their business in Hong Kong, as well as networking and promotional events to generate project leads and reach out to potential investors.
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