Office of the Communications Authority

Office of the Communications Authority
Traditional Chinese	通訊事務管理局辦公室
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Tūng seun sih mouh gún léih guhk baahn gūng sāt
Jyutping	Tung1 seon3 si6 mou6 gun2 lei5 guk6 baan6 gung1 sat1

Office of the Communications Authority
	通訊事務管理局辦公室
Agency overview
Formed	1 April 2012
Preceding agency	Office of the Telecommunications Authority;
Headquarters	Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Employees	320
Annual budget	HK$320.9 million revenue, HK$92.6 million profit
Agency executives	Marion Lai Chan Chi-kuen, Director-General; Ha Yung-kuen, Deputy Director-General;
Website	www.ofca.gov.hk

Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) is an executive arm of Communications Authority in Hong Kong. It is the body responsible for telecommunications regulation (through the Regulatory Affairs Branch), antitrust enforcement (through the Competition Affairs Branch) and allocation of the radio frequency portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (also known as spectrum management, through the Operations Branch).

OFTA, Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority and Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority was merged to form Office of the Communications Authority and Communications Authority on April 1, 2012.[1]

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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

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Office of the Communications Authority

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