Commerce and Economic Development Bureau

Commerce and Economic Development Bureau
商務及經濟發展局
Emblem of the Hong Kong SAR
Agency overview
Formed2007
HeadquartersCentral Government Complex, Admiralty
Employees450
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Bernard Chan, Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
Agency executive
  • Eliza Lee, Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development (Commerce, Industry and Tourism)
Child agencies
Websitecedb.gov.hk
Commerce and Economic Development Bureau
Traditional Chinese商務及經濟發展局
Simplified Chinese商务及经济发展局
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShāngwù jí Jīngjìfāzhǎn Jú
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSēung mouh kahp gīng jai faat jín guhk
JyutpingSoeng1 mou6 kap6 ging1 zai3 faat3 zin2 guk6

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, 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.

  1. ^ "Commerce and Economic Development Bureau - Home". www.cedb.gov.hk. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007.