What's New

• The Business Facilitation Division has been transferred to the Efficiency Office 

With effect from 1 April 2018, the Business Facilitation Division of the former Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit has been transferred to the Efficiency Office under the Innovation and Technology Bureau as the Business Facilitation Team (the Team).

The Team will continue to collaborate with the business sector to identify areas to further improve the regulatory regimes, and co-ordinate the efforts of bureaux/departments in implementing business facilitation measures, with a view to removing red tape and reducing compliance cost, thereby sustaining a more competitive business environment in Hong Kong.

The Team has been relocated to 9/F, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The contact information has changed as follows: 
Email: bft@effo.gov.hk 
Tel. no.: 2165 7371

BFAC and Its Task Forces

• Papers for the 20th BLGTF meeting uploaded 

• Appointments of WRTF members   

• Appointments of FRSTF members  

• Appointments of BLGTF members  

• Press release on 29 June 2018 (Appointments to BFAC) 

• Press release for the 26 June 2018 BFAC meeting  

• Papers for the 37th BFAC meeting uploaded  

• Papers for the 19th FRSTF meeting uploaded 

• Papers for the 19th WRTF meeting uploaded  

Business Liaison Groups

• Notes for the 24th Food (non-restaurants) BLG meeting uploaded 

• Notes for the 24th Food (restaurants) BLG meeting uploaded 

• Notes for the 23rd Karaoke establishments, nightclubs, bars and other entertainment clubs BLG meeting uploaded  

• Notes for the 24th Hotels BLG meeting uploaded 

• Notes for the 25th Cinema BLG meeting uploaded 

• Notes for the 17th Recreational clubs BLG meeting uploaded 

• Notes for the 23rd Food (non-restaurants) BLG meeting uploaded 

• Notes for the 23rd Food (restaurants) BLG meeting uploaded 

• Notes for the 13th Guesthouses, holiday camps and holiday flats BLG meeting uploaded 

• Notes for the 20th Family amusement centres BLG meeting uploaded 

• Notes for the 17th Billiard establishments, public bowling-alleys and public skating rinks BLG meeting uploaded  

• Notes for the 20th Theme parks & attractions BLG meeting uploaded 

Business Consultation e-Platform

Current Consultation Exercises

• Legislative Proposal to Upgrade Fire Safety of Old Industrial Buildings

Upcoming Consultation Exercises

• Arrangements for Assignment of the Spectrum in the 3.3 GHz and 4.9 GHz Bands for the Provision of Public Mobile Services and the Related Spectrum Utilisation Fee
• Amendment to Harmful Substances in Food Regulation (Cap. 132AF)
• Introduction of a Mandatory Pre-market Safety Assessment Scheme for Genetically Modified (GM) Food

Consultation Results for Past Consultation Exercises

• Proposed Amendments to the Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) Regulations
• Proposed updates to safety standards for toys and children’s products
• Proposed Amendments to the Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations (Cap. 295B) and the Dangerous Goods (Application and Exemption) Regulation 2012 (Cap. 295E)
• Proposed amendments to the Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A) for regulating proceedings before the Court of First Instance of the High Court under the Patents Ordinance (Cap 514), the Registered Designs Ordinance (Cap 522) and the Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap 559)
• Proposed Change in the Allocation of the 3.4 – 3.7 GHz Band from Fixed Satellite Service to Mobile Service
• Use of the 5 GHz Shared Band for the Provision of Public Mobile Services
• Review of the Building Management Ordinance (Cap. 344)
• Review of the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance (Cap. 349)
• A draft bill to implement the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources in Hong Kong
• Second Consultation Paper on "Arrangements for the Frequency Spectrum in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz Bands upon Expiry of the Existing Assignments for Public Mobile Telecommunications Services and the Spectrum Utilisation Fee"
• Measures to counter Base Erosion and Profit Shifting ("BEPS")
• Public Engagement on Promotion of Sustainable Consumption of Biological Resources of the Council for Sustainable Development
• Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters (“AEOI”) in Hong Kong
• Proposed Regulatory Framework on Nutrition and Health Claims on Infant Formula, Follow-up Formula, and Prepackaged Foods for Infants and Young Children Under the Age of 36 Months in Hong Kong
• Revised Regulatory Framework for Pesticide Residues in Food in Hong Kong 

Be the Smart Regulator Programme

• Report on the progress of the "Be the Smart Regulator" Programme – December 2017 update uploaded