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Transport

The Hong Kong Logistics Development Council, chaired by the Secretary for Transport and Housing, provides a forum for the private and public sectors to foster logistics development in Hong Kong. A study sponsored by the council was completed of the feasibility and effectiveness of establishing an information platform to track real-time movement of goods across the border and to improve cargo information for those in the supply chain. An industry forum was held in November 2014 to disseminate the study results. To encourage the wider use of information technology in logistics operations, the council is sponsoring the SMe-Plug Jumpstart Programme which will provide financial incentives for logistics companies to install a newly developed data connector for easier access to different e-services platforms.

In 2014 the council jointly organised with industry associations various training programmes, workshops and forums for logistics sector employees to keep them abreast of new technology and developments. A promotional visit to Malaysia was also held to promote Hong Kong as a premier logistics and shipping hub in the region.

In November 2014, the Fourth Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference, co-organised by the government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, attracted some 1,680 industry professionals from 32 countries and regions, including the Mainland, to discuss and exchange views on key policy factors and changes in production and consumption patterns that are transforming the logistics, supply-chain management and maritime industries.

Websites

Airport Authority Hong Kong: www.hkairport.com

Civil Aviation Department: www.cad.gov.hk

Cross Boundary Ferry Services: crossboundaryferryservices.mardep.gov.hk Highways Department: www.hyd.gov.hk

Hydrographic Office: www.hydro.gov.hk

Marine Department: www.mardep.gov.hk

Transport and Housing Bureau: www.thb.gov.hk

Transport Department: www.td.gov.hk

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