Commerce and Economic Development Bureau
| 商務及經濟發展局 | |
| Emblem of the Hong Kong SAR | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Central Government Complex, Admiralty |
| Employees | 450 |
| Minister responsible |
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| Deputy Minister responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Child agencies |
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| Website | cedb.gov.hk |
- Drafting Committee
- Consultative Committee
- Article 23 (national security laws)
- Convenor: Regina Ip
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- Registration and Electoral Office
- Offices in the Mainland and Taiwan
- University Grants Committee Secretariat
- Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
- Intellectual Property Department
- Invest Hong Kong
- Office of the Communications Authority
- Post Office
- Trade and Industry Department
- Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (Overseas)
- Radio Television Hong Kong
- Census and Statistics Department
- Companies Registry
- Government Logistics Department
- Government Property Agency
- Inland Revenue Department
- Official Receiver's Office
- Rating and Valuation Department
- Treasury
- Chief District Judge: Justin Ko
- Chief Magistrate: So Wai-tak
Special courts and tribunals:
Chief Executive Elections
Consular missions in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
- Hong Kong–United Kingdom relations
- Hong Kong–United States relations
- Hong Kong–Philippines relations
- Hong Kong–Singapore relations
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| Traditional Chinese | 商務及經濟發展局 | ||||||||||||
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The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau is a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for policy matters on Hong Kong's external commercial relations, inward investment promotion, intellectual property protection, industry and business support, tourism, consumer protection and competition, as well as broadcasting, film-related issues, overall view of creative industries, development of telecommunications, and control of obscene and indecent articles in Hong Kong.[1]
The bureau is headed by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development.
History
[edit ]In January 2021, the department, under Edward Yau, said that a policy to require SIM card registration, where users of SIM cards would need to link their IDs, was necessary.[2] In May 2023, after the policy was implemented, the government revealed that phone scams increased by 76% from the first quarter of 2022 to the first quarter of 2023.[3] In May 2023, Cheung Wun-yiu filed a judicial appeal against the SIM card registration policy.[4]
Subordinate departments
[edit ]The following public entities are managed by the bureau:[5]
- Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (Overseas)
- Intellectual Property Department
- Invest Hong Kong
- Office of the Communications Authority
- Post Office
- Radio Television Hong Kong
- Trade and Industry Department
See also
[edit ]- Hong Kong Disciplined Services
- Hong Kong Trade Development Council
- Consumer Council (Hong Kong)
- Competition Commission
- Communications Authority
- Hong Kong Export Credit Insurance Corporation
References
[edit ]- ^ "Commerce and Economic Development Bureau - Home". www.cedb.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007.
- ^ Candice Chau (29 January 2021). "Minister says Hong Kong SIM card ID registration plan will thwart crime, but expert says workarounds possible". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ Cheng, Mandy. "Hong Kong sees overall crime rise by almost 50% in first quarter of 2023 - fraud and violent crime up - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP". hongkongfp.com. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Mok, Lea. "Legal bid launched against Hong Kong gov't over real-name SIM card registration - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP". hongkongfp.com. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Commerce and Economic Development Bureau - Home". www.cedb.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007.
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