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Support Services to Hong Kong Industries
Hong Kong is the strategic control centre of a regional-wide manufacturing network as well as a prominent international and regional services hub. The Trade and Industry Department (TID) is committed to providing maximum support for Hong Kong's manufacturing and services sectors within the framework of a free economy.
Aims
The Industries Support Division of TID provides general industrial support services. In doing so, the Industries Support Division aims to -
Means
The aims are achieved through programmes and activities to -
- maintain liaison with local trade and industrial organisations;
- collect information on Hong Kong's industrial development;
- participate in various territorial and sub-regional land use planning studies;
- work closely with the Vocational Training Council in monitoring the demand and supply of manpower for industry and help ensure that industry needs for manpower are properly addressed by its courses and curricula;
- provide steer to the organisation of the Hong Kong Awards for Industries; and
- provide secretariat support to the Working Group on Industrial, Commercial and Professional Sectors under the Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee.
Information on Hong Kong Industries
In spite of Hong Kong's economic restructuring, the manufacturing sector continued to provide employment for 121 000 people (3.4 % of overall employment) in 2010. Since the 1980s, Hong Kong manufacturers have begun to move their labour intensive operations in Hong Kong to the Mainland and other low-cost economies in the region.
The relocation of lower skilled and lower value-added activities to other areas has released more resources for carrying out higher value-added and knowledge-intensive activities in Hong Kong, such as R&D, prototype production, innovative design, technological application, supply chain management, logistics and marketing. Hong Kong has assumed the role of a strategic control centre to oversee the relocated manufacturing operations. For more information on Hong Kong industries, please click the following links:
The Directory of Hong Kong Trade and Industrial Organizations, compiled by the Trade and Industry Department, provides quick reference on organizations in the trade and industry sectors in Hong Kong. The organisations covered are mainly chambers of commerce, trade and industrial associations, government funded organizations and professional bodies.
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