Hong Kong maintains a very close economic and trade relationship with the Mainland. The Trade and Industry Department closely monitors developments in the economic and business environment of the Mainland, and gathers information concerning the Mainland's introduction of and amendments to trade/commercial laws, regulations and policies relevant to Hong Kong enterprises doing business in the Mainland through various sources.
The above information is disseminated to local business sector through "Commercial Information Circulars" and other circulars. To facilitate easy retrieval of information, the circulars issued have been classified into different categories as shown below in accordance with the types of information reported therein.