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INDUSTRY AND TRADE

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publishes monthly commodity-by-country trade statistics compiled from declarations filed with the department by importers and ex- porters. It also provides general statistical services for other govern- ment departments..

The Commerce and Industry Department is now responsible for two overseas offices. The Hong Kong Government Office in London is situated at 54-58 Pall Mall, SW1, and the Hong Kong Govern- ment Office in Brussels is accommodated in Britannia House, 30 Rue Joseph II.

TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS

The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is the oldest in the Colony. Founded in 1861, it now has a membership of over 1,300, representing all branches of commerce and industry. Member- ship is open to firms and persons of all races and nationalities interested in the trade of Hong Kong. The chamber is represented on a number of important government boards and committees. It is an organizing member of the British National Committee of the International Chambers of Commerce, and a member of the Federation of Commonwealth Chambers of Commerce. Other chambers and associations in the Colony 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 Exporters' 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 represents all indus- tries, many nationalities and all sizes of enterprise. In the promotion of internationally accepted standards for locally manufactured 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. During the year under review, the federation concluded an agree- ment with the Federation of Swiss Watch Manufacturers for their