TheCommerce and Economic Development Bureauis apolicy bureauof theGovernment of Hong Kongresponsible for policy matters on Hong Kong's external commercial relations, inward investment promotion, intellectual property protection, industry and business support, tourism,consumer protectionand competition, as well as broadcasting, film-related issues, overall view of creative industries, development of telecommunications, and control of obscene and indecent articles inHong Kong.[1]
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| Formed | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Central Government Complex,Admiralty |
| Employees | 450 |
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| Website | cedb.gov.hk |
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The bureau is headed by theSecretary for Commerce and Economic Development,currentlyEdward Yau.It is divided into the Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch and the Communications and Creative Industry Branch, each headed by a Permanent Secretary.
History
editIn 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
editThe following public entities are managed by the bureau:[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Commerce and Economic Development Bureau - Home".www.cedb.gov.hk.Archived fromthe originalon 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.Retrieved3 February2021.
- ^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.Retrieved16 May2023.
- ^Mok, Lea."Legal bid launched against Hong Kong gov't over real-name SIM card registration - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP".hongkongfp.com.Retrieved27 May2023.
- ^"Commerce and Economic Development Bureau - Home".www.cedb.gov.hk.Archived fromthe originalon 5 July 2007.
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