The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) Tuesday announced the setup of a new division to provide strategic support and enhance the further development of the local information technology (IT) industry.

The new division - the Information Technology Industry Development Division (ITID) provides one-stop services covering software industry support, software engineering, information

security, IT business partnership, emerging information and communications technologies (ICT), and management information system, according to HKPC.

Introducing the service scope of the division to the IT community, K K Yeung, executive director of HKPC said the setup of the ITID Division was in line with the Council's commitment to support the growth of industries to meet the needs of changing times.

He said HKPC has recently embarked on a five-year strategic plan with renewed strategies and focus to help industry capture the emerging opportunities brought about by Hong Kong's economic integration with the Chinese mainland, and the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA).

As a partner of the local IT industry, HKPC has also re-aligned its services to provide more effective support to enhance the competitiveness of the sector, said the HKPC chief.

Source: Xinhua