Commerce and Economic Development Bureau

Commerce and Economic Development Bureau
Traditional Chinese	商務及經濟發展局
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Sēung mouh kahp gīng jai faat jín guhk
Jyutping	Soeng1 mou6 kap6 ging1 zai3 faat3 zin2 guk6

Commerce and Economic Development Bureau
	商務及經濟發展局
	Emblem of the Hong Kong SAR
Agency overview
Formed	2007
Headquarters	Central Government Complex, Admiralty
Employees	450
Minister responsible	Edward Yau, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development;
Deputy Minister responsible	Bernard Chan, Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development;
Agency executives	Eliza Lee, Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce, Industry and Tourism); Clement Leung, Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Communications and Creative Industries);
Child agencies	Tourism Commission; Hong Kong Observatory; Intellectual Property Department; Invest Hong Kong; Office of the Communications Authority; Hongkong Post ; Radio Television Hong Kong; Trade and Industry Department; Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Overseas);
Website	www.cedb.gov.hk/

The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau is an agency 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, currently Edward Yau. It is divided into the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch and the Communications and Creative Industry Branch, each headed by a Permanent Secretary.

Subordinate agencies

The following public entities are managed by the bureau: [2]

Tourism Commission
Travel Agents Registry
Hong Kong Observatory
Intellectual Property Department
Invest Hong Kong
Create Hong Kong
Office of the Communications Authority
Post Office
Radio Television Hong Kong
Trade and Industry Department
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (Overseas)

References

External links

Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (Official site)

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[1] ttp://www.cedb.gov.hk/about/index.htm

[2] ttp://www.cedb.gov.hk/about/index.htm

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Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (Hong Kong)
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development: Greg So
Subordinate departments	Hong Kong Observatory Innovation and Technology Commission Intellectual Property Department Invest Hong Kong Office of the Communications Authority Office of the Government Chief Information Officer Post Office Radio Television Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (Overseas)
Predecessors	Trade and Industry Branch Economic Services Branch Recreation and Culture Branch Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Branch Trade and Industry Bureau Economic Services Bureau Commerce and Industry Bureau Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau Economic Development and Labour Bureau
Related organisations and statutory bodies	Office of the Telecommunications Authority Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority

Commerce and Economic Development Bureau

Subordinate agencies

See also

References

External links