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by importers and exporters. The branch also provides general statistical services for other government departments.
The Commerce and Industry Department is responsible for three overseas offices. The Hong Kong Government Office in London is situated at 54-58 Pall Mall, SW 1; the Hong Kong Government Trade Representative in Australia has his office in Kembla Building, Margaret Street, Sydney; and a newly established Hong Kong Government Office in Brussels is accommodated in Brittania House, 26 Rue Joseph II.
TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is the oldest chamber, founded in 1861. The chamber now has a membership of over 1,200, representing all branches of commerce and industry. Membership is open to firms and persons of all races and nation- alities interested in the trade of Hong Kong. The chamber is repre- sented on a number of important government boards and commit- tees. It is an organizing member of the British National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Federation of Commonwealth Chambers of Commerce.
Other chambers and associations include the Hong Kong Junior Chamber of Commerce, which takes an active part in local civic affairs, the Indian Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Kong Ex- porters' Association and the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.
The Federation of Hong Kong Industries, established by ordinance in 1960, devotes its efforts towards promoting the interests of Hong Kong industry as a whole and its membership includes all industries, many nationalities, and enterprises big and small. The Federation plays an active role in export promotion, and in the year under review provided administrative and other services for many of the activities of the Public Relations Joint Committee, in conjunction with the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. In the promotion of internationally accepted standards for locally manu- factured goods the Federation is responsible for a textile testing service, launched in consultation with the Retail Trading Standards Association in Britain, and is actively studying ways and means to promote the adoption of standards of other industrially advanced countries.