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Government and TDC overseas offices
Following is a question by the Hon Chim Pui-chung and a reply by the Secretary for Trade and Industry, Miss Denise Yue, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
The Hong Kong Government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) have both set up offices in overseas countries and territories to promote Hong Kong's economic and trade interests. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:-
(a)
(b)
(c)
of the number of overseas offices set up by the Government and the total annual expenditure incurred in each of the past 3 years;
of the number of overseas offices set up by the TDC and the total annual expenditure incurred in each of the past 3 years; and
whether the Government has considered merging its overseas offices with those of the TDC so as to achieve better utilisation of resources; if not, why not?
Reply:
(a)
The Government has 10 Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in foreign countries. Excluding the two offices established in Singapore and Sydney in July and October 1995 respectively, the total annual expenditure incurred by these offices in each of the past three years
was
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(b)
1992-93 1993-94 1994-95
$160М $174M $183M
The Trade Development Council has 51 overseas offices comprising 25 overseas branch offices staffed by its own employees and 26 overseas trade consultant offices. The total annual expenditure incurred by these offices in each of the past 3 years was -