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Business Facilitation
The Digital Policy Office is responsible for co-ordinating and overseeing the efforts of the Government in business facilitation.
About Business Facilitation Advisory Committee
The Business Facilitation Advisory Committee (BFAC) advises and reports to the Financial Secretary the development and implementation of programmes and measures to facilitate business compliance with government regulations and to sustain a competitive regulatory environment for business in Hong Kong while safeguarding public interest.
The BFAC, its three Task Forces and ten Business Liaison Groups provide an effective interdepartmental and cross-sector communication platform to enable business sectors to raise their opinions on regulatory proposals, and to thrash out the implementation issues of new or proposed regulations.
"Be the Smart Regulator" Programme
Launched in 2007, the “Be the Smart Regulator” Programme aims to improve the efficiency, transparency and business-friendliness of licensing regime, with a view to relieving the compliance costs and administrative burdens of business sectors.
Business Consultation e-Platform
Access consultation information relating to proposed regulations, administrative measures and procedures that would impact business and to offer views and comments.
Business Impact Assessment
Through conducting business impact assessments, the Government can grasp the concerns and compliance difficulties of the affected trades in complying with the regulatory proposals, which will facilitate the bureaux/ departments to enhance or fine-tune their regulatory proposals.
World Bank Group's Business Ready Project
The Digital Policy Office is responsible for liaising with the World Bank Group in relation to the Business Ready (B-READY) project.
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