Trade and Industry Department

Trade and Industry Department
	工業貿易署
Agency overview
Headquarters	Trade and Industry Tower; 3 Concorde Road, Kowloon City
Employees	~600
Annual budget	HK$802.4 million (2017-18 estimate)
Agency executive	Salina Yan, Director-General of Trade and Industry;
Parent agency	Commerce and Economic Development Bureau
Website	tid.gov.hk

The Trade and Industry Department of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for supporting traders and small businesses in the global market.

Responsibilities

The Department promotes trade through intra- and international agreements, such as the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement with Mainland China. It provides resources to local businesses looking to expand overseas.

To fulfil its duties, the Department estimated expenditure of HK$802,446,000 in the 2017–18 financial year.[1]

Organisation

The Department is run by a Director-General, who oversees two deputies, one for Multilateral Trade, Regional Cooperation & Bilateral Trade and one for Bilateral Trade, Controls & Industries Support. The Department is then split into divisions, each run by an Assistant Director-General:

Multilateral Trade
Regional Cooperation
Europe
Americas
Mainland
Systems
Industries Support

There is also an Administration Branch and an Information and Public Relations Section.

The Department additionally comprises:

Trade and Industry Advisory Board
Textiles Advisory Board
Small and Medium Enterprises Committee
Customer Liaison Groups
Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation
Review Body on Bid Challenges

Its headquarters are the Trade and Industry Tower in Kowloon City.

References

"Estimates: Vol. I – General Revenue Account: Expenditure Accounts by Head: Head 181 – Trade and Industry Department: Details of Expenditure by Subhead" (report). The 2017–18 Budget. Financial Services & the Treasury Bureau, Government of Hong Kong. p. 883. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

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[1] "Estimates: Vol. I – General Revenue Account: Expenditure Accounts by Head: Head 181 – Trade and Industry Department: Details of Expenditure by Subhead" (report). The 2017–18 Budget. Financial Services & the Treasury Bureau, Government of Hong Kong. p. 883. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

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)
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