The Support and Consultation Centre for SMEs (SUCCESS) is the Government information and advisory centre for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) run by the Trade and Industry Department.  If you are looking for free business information and practical consultation services, SUCCESS is the first stop to meet your needs. 

Our Website's address is www.success.tid.gov.hk.

Our customer hotline is : (852) 2398 5133.

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Topical Issues

Further Economic and Trade Co-operation and Exchanges Agreed under the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA)

The Central People's Government and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government have reached agreement on further liberalising trade in services and enhancing co-operation in trade and investment facilitation under the CEPA. The newly signed Supplement VII to CEPA provides for 35 market liberalisation and trade and investment facilitation measures in 19 sectors. Among them, 27 are liberalisation measures in 14 service sectors, of which eight are measures for "early and pilot implementation". Updated details of the CEPA can be found on the Trade and Industry Department's CEPA website.

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(18-19 June, 2010 at Hall 1E, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre)

This activity is organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). Trade and Industry Department is an official partner. It aims to provide a platform for information exchange and experience sharing in starting new business through exhibition and seminars.

SUCCESS will participate as exhibitor to introduce its support services for SMEs. In addition, SUCCESS' representative will also speak at the seminar on "Opportunities and Challenges in Trend of Life, Technology and Design Industries" on 18 June, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The topic of presentation is "SUCCESS Helps You Start a Business". Please click here for details of registration.

You are cordially invited to visit the exhibition and attend the seminar. Admission is free.

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The new provisions of the amended Copyright Ordinance with regard to "the copying and distribution offence" will come into force on 16 July 2010. The new provisions seek to strengthen the protection of copyright works published in newspapers, magazines, periodicals and books in a printed form. An entity or organisation which, without authorisation of the relevant copyright owner, regularly or frequently for the purpose of or in the course of its trade/business, makes for distribution or distributes an infringing copy of any printed work in excess of the prescribed numeric limits, resulting in a financial loss to the copyright owner, may be held criminally liable, together with its directors/partners/persons responsible for its internal management. Please click here for the frequently asked questions (FAQs) about this new offence and other issues on copyright protection under the recently amended Copyright Ordinance.

To help organisations to better manage their copyright assets and to guard against inadvertent end-user piracy in business, the Government has compiled a "Guidance Note on Prevention of End-User Piracy in Business (Revised Edition 2010)" for reference.

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Interested parties are welcome to visit SUCCESS to view the videos showing previous SME seminars. The broadcast schedule between 3 and 17 June 2010 (except public holidays) is as follows:

Title of Seminar	Day of Broadcast	Broadcast Time
"Adding Value to Your Enterprise through Employee Training"	Mon, Wed and Fri	10:00 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.; 1:00 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. (replay); and 3:30 p.m. - 5:35 p.m. (replay)
"Marketing Strategies in Times of Adversity"	Tue and Thu	10:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. (replay); and 3:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. (replay) *The broadcast time for 3 June: 12:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.; and 3:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. (replay)

For enquiries, please call 2398 5133.

Seminar on "How to use Enterprise Knowledge to Create Wealth"

(23 June, 2010 at Hong Kong Productivity Council)

This seminar is co-organised by the Intellectual Property Department and the Hong Kong Productivity Council. SUCCESS is a supporting organisation. It aims to help enterprises, especially SMEs, to recognise the intellectual capital of their companies and learn how to utilise it to maximise their business potential and raise their productivities. Through case studies, guest speakers will introduce how to apply Intellectual Capital Management (ICM) in the companies to create business value and opportunities. They will also discuss the evaluation and reporting of intellectual capital, and its application in resource planning enhancement. (Details in Chinese only)

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"China Domestic Sales Experience Sharing Forum"

(24 June, 2010 at Hong Kong Productivity Council)

This forum is organised by the Hong Kong Association of International Co-operation of Small & Medium Enterprises, implemented by the Hong Kong Productivity Council and sponsored by the SME Development Fund of the Trade and Industry Department. SUCCESS is a supporting organisation. It will discuss the problems encountered by SMEs in developing domestic sales in the Mainland. Representatives from the watch and clock, jewellery, electrical appliance, garments, cosmetics and restaurant industries as well as professionals will also share their experiences in developing the Mainland market. (Details in Chinese only)

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Business News

The latest issues of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong (GDETO) Newsletters have been published (only in Chinese).

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Commercial Information Circulars (CICs) of the Mainland

The Trade and Industry Department issued a number of Commercial Information Circulars (CIC) on the Mainland's trade and economic rules and regulations between 14 and 26 May 2010 for traders' reference, including the following:

• Reduction and Exemption of Entry-exit Inspection and Quarantine Fees for Exports of Agricultural Products and Textiles and Clothing Products (CIC No. 212/2010);
• The 108th Canton Fair Booths Applications (CIC No. 213/2010);
• Clarification on the Implementation of Corporate Income Tax Transitional Preferential Policies (CIC No. 214/2010);
• Measures to Facilitate Foreign-invested Processing Trade Enterprises of Guangdong Province with Export Products Entering the Domestic Market (CIC No. 229/2010);
• Certain Opinions on the Role of Administration and Management for Industry and Commerce in Enhancing the Task of Serving the Development of Foreign Investment Enterprises (CIC No. 230/2010);
• Certain Opinions on Encouraging and Guiding the Healthy Development of Private Investments by the State Council (CIC No. 234/2010);
• "Certain Opinions on Expediting the Change of the Mode of Economic Development" (CIC No. 238/2010);
• Public Consultation on the Planned Items on the Standards for Light Industries in 2010 (CIC No. 240/2010); and
• Public Consultation on the "Measures on Registration of Patent Pledge" (Draft) (CIC No. 242/2010).

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Labour Department: "Customer Service Teams Project" - Recruitment of Volunteers

This project will commence in June 2010 until September 2010. Recruited volunteers will visit catering establishments and SMEs to conduct questionnaire survey and to disseminate safety and health publications, with a view to enhancing the awareness of occupational safety and health of persons responsible for the workplace.

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"2010 Business Fair for Hong Kong-Guangdong Economic, Technology and Trade Cooperation"

(22 June, 2010 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre)

This business fair is sponsored by the People's Government of Guangdong Province and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Trade and Industry Department is a co-organiser. The business fair aims to further enhance the co-operation between Guangdong and Hong Kong, as well as to promote the implementation of the "Outline of the Plan for the Reform and Development of the Pearl River Delta (2008-2020)" and the "Framework Agreement on Hong Kong/Guangdong Co-operation", etc. (Details in Chinese only)

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"SME Retailers Open Day"

(22 June, 2010 at InnoCentre)

This open day is organised by the Hong Kong Retail Management Association and sponsored by the SME Development Fund of the Trade and Industry Department. It aims to provide SMEs in the retail industry with practical knowledge and latest industry intelligence through service display, and one-on-one consultation services. There will also be a series of seminars on topics including business development, retail design, branding, retail technology and finance, etc. Places for consultation services and seminars are limited. For enquiries, please call 2179 9400 (Ms Fiona Fong). (Details in Chinese only)

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