Category: MIL-OSI

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region – 4

The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) released today (February 13) the Hong Kong’s trade in services (TIS) statistics for 2024, with detailed breakdowns by service component and by main destination/source.

Comparing 2024 with 2023, the value of total exports of services rose by 9.9% to $835.5 billion, and that of total imports of services increased by 12.9% to $698.1 billion. An invisible trade surplus at $137.4 billion, equivalent to 19.7% of the value of total imports of services, was recorded in 2024. This was smaller than the corresponding surplus of $141.6 billion in 2023, equivalent to 22.9% of the value of total imports of services in 2023.

Analysis by service component

Analysed by service component, transport was the largest component in exports of services, accounting for 32.0% of the value of total exports of services in 2024. This was followed by financial services (25.9%) and travel (21.0%).

As for imports of services, travel accounted for 31.9% of the value of total imports of services in 2024, followed by transport (22.1%) and other business services (15.1%).

Amongst various service components, the net exports of financial services contributed most significantly to the overall invisible trade surplus, at $145.8 billion in 2024. This was followed by transport ($112.6 billion) and other business services ($14.4 billion). 

On the other hand, manufacturing services imported by Hong Kong in outward processing were substantial, resulting in a deficit of $89.3 billion in 2024. This was followed by travel ($47.5 billion) and charges for the use of intellectual property ($7.2 billion).

Analysis by main destination/source 

Chinese Mainland and the United States of America (the USA) were the top two main destinations of exports of services of Hong Kong, accounting for 28.6% and 18.2% respectively of the value of total exports of services in 2024. They were followed by the United Kingdom (the UK) (9.1%), Singapore (5.4%) and Taiwan (4.5%).

Chinese Mainland and the USA were also the top two main sources of imports of services, accounting for 40.8% and 10.9% respectively of the value of total imports of services in 2024. They were followed by Japan (7.8%), the UK (7.5%) and Singapore (4.9%).

Analysed by region, Asia was the most important destination of the exports of services of Hong Kong, accounting for 52.8% of the value of total exports of services in 2024, followed by North America (20.2%) and Western Europe (20.0%).

For imports of services, Asia was also the most important source, accounting for 66.8% of the value of total imports of services in 2024, followed by Western Europe (15.8%) and North America (12.5%).

Further information

Table 1 presents exports, imports and net exports of services by service component in 2023 and 2024.

Table 2 presents exports of services by main destination and imports of services by main source in 2023 and 2024. 

Table 3 presents exports, imports and net exports of services by region of destination/source in 2023 and 2024. 

More detailed TIS statistics will be given in the report “Hong Kong Trade in Services Statistics in 2024”. Users can browse and download this report at the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/EIndexbySubject.html?pcode=B1020011&scode=240) as from end-February 2026.

The TIS statistics have incorporated the latest international recommendations given in the Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services 2010. For details, please refer to the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/en/scode240.html). They are compiled mainly based on data obtained from the Annual Survey of Imports and Exports of Services conducted by the C&SD, supplemented by data from other relevant sources. The TIS statistics for 2024 are subject to minor revision when more data from supplementary sources become available.

For enquiries about TIS statistics, please contact the Trade in Services Statistics Section of the C&SD (Tel: 3903 7415; email: tis@censtatd.gov.hk).

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

　　The Police announced today (February 13) that special traffic arrangements will be implemented in various districts on Lunar New Year’s Eve and during the Lunar New Year holidays. Members of the public are urged to plan their journeys in advance and to make use of public transport services as far as possible.

Hong Kong Island
—————– Northbound Gloucester Road between Causeway Road and Great George Street.- Kingston Street;
– Paterson Street; and
– Cleveland Street.- Northbound Gloucester Road between the Gloucester Road flyover and Victoria Park Road;
– Hing Fat Street between Causeway Road and Lau Li Street, except for franchised buses and green minibuses (GMBs);
– Electric Road between Yacht Street and Hing Fat Street;
– Eastbound Hennessy Road between Percival Street and Yee Wo Street, eastbound Yee Wo Street between Hennessy Road and Causeway Road, eastbound Causeway Road between Yee Wo Street and Tung Lo Wan Road, and westbound Causeway Road between Tung Lo Wan Road and Moreton Terrace, except for franchised buses, GMBs and trams.- East Point Road; and
– Great George Street between East Point Road and Paterson Street. 
     Learner drivers cannot use the following roads from 4pm to 8am of the following day:- Tin Lok Lane;
– Caroline Hill Road;
– Eastern Hospital Road;
– Tai Hang Road north of Lai Tak Tsuen Road;
– Tung Lo Wan Road;
– Electric Road south of Gordon Road;
– Morrison Hill Road north of Queen’s Road East;
– Hennessy Road;
– Yee Wo Street;
– Causeway Road;
– King’s Road;
– The service road of Gloucester Road;
– Hing Fat Street;
– Westbound Tin Hau Temple Road west of Cloud View Road; and
– Eastbound Wan Chai Road.- All parking spaces at Hing Fat Street Public Car Park will be suspended from 8am on February 16 to 7am of the following day; and
– All on-street parking spaces along Tung Lo Wan Road will be suspended from 8pm on February 16 to 7am of the following day.——— The unnamed road connecting Wong Tai Sin Temple and Wong Tai Sin Road, except for designated vehicles.- Apliu Street between Nam Cheong Street and Wong Chuk Street;
– Southbound Nam Cheong Street between Cheung Sha Wan Road and Hai Tan Street;
– Hai Tan Street between Nam Cheong Street and Boundary Street;
– Yee Kuk Street between Boundary Street and Shek Kip Mei Street; and
– Shek Kip Mei Street between Yee Kuk Street and Apliu Street.- Two disabled parking spaces on eastbound Hoi Bun Road near Hoi Bun Road Park; and
– Ten motorcycle parking spaces on westbound Hoi Bun Road near Kwun Tong Promenade.—————- The motorcycle parking spaces at Kai Hong Close will be suspended; and
– The metered parking spaces (Nos. 20177A/B, 20178A/B, 20179A/B, 20180A, 20183B and 20184A/B) on Hoi Pa Street will be suspended.- San Hong Street between Tsun Fu Street and Fu Hing Street.- San Tsoi Street; and
– Fu Hing Street between San Hong Street and San Tsoi Street.- The motorcycle parking spaces on San Lok Street will be suspended from 6pm on February 16 to 4am of the following day.- San Hop Lane;
– Hung Cheung Road between Tin Hau Road and its southern junction with San Ping Circuit;
– Southbound Hung Cheung Road between its northern and southern junction with San Ping Circuit;
– San On Street from its southern junction with Hung Cheung Road to a point about 50 metres north of the same junction; and
– Hing Wong Street from its junction with Hung Cheung Road to a point about 50 metres north of the same junction.- Traffic along southbound Tin Hau Road cannot turn to Pui To Road; and
– Hung Cheung Road between its northern and southern junction with San Ping Circuit will be rerouted one-way northbound.- The cycle track along the western riverside of Tuen Mun River Channel between Pui To Road and Yau Oi Bridge will be suspended.- Traffic along Tak Hau Street cannot go straight to Sha Tin Sports Ground Car Park.

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The Department of Justice today announced that an online platform for sports dispute resolution under the “Pilot Scheme on Sports Dispute Resolution” has been officially launched and is open for applications for mediation and arbitration of sports disputes.

Deputy Secretary for Justice and Chairperson of the Advisory Committee on Sports Dispute Resolution Cheung Kwok-kwan said establishing a mechanism that is efficient, credible and dedicated to resolving sports disputes is an important foundation for advancing the development of the sports industry and enhancing corporate governance in the sector.

Mr Cheung also expressed satisfaction that panels of mediators and arbitrators have been established under the pilot scheme.

The panels comprise 53 mediators and 43 arbitrators. They are from Hong Kong’s own local legal and sports sectors and 23 other jurisdictions, and include experts in international sports mediation and arbitration.

Mr Cheung stated that this diverse pool of international dispute resolution talent will help Hong Kong to develop as a regional and international sports dispute resolution hub, reinforcing the city’s position as a leading centre for international legal and dispute resolution services in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Department of Justice said it will collaborate with the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre and other stakeholders to organise a series of promotional and capacity-building activities.

The pilot scheme was launched by the Department of Justice in December and will run for two years. It aims to provide the sports sector with a fair, efficient and convenient mechanism for resolving sports disputes through mediation and arbitration.

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The Government announced today that part of the site of the former community isolation and treatment facilities at the Lok Ma Chau Loop will be put to use in Phase 1 of the Hong Kong Park area of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science & Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone, and in the construction of road infrastructure and a planned Northern Link Spur Line railway station at the Loop.

The Government will transfer the isolation facilities and aims to release the site, which is at the eastern end of the Loop and approximately 3.6 hectares in size, in mid-2026, to enable construction of a sewage treatment works, a fire station and an ambulance depot.

These facilities will meet the needs of Phase 1 of the Hong Kong Park area. The Government will commence tendering for relevant construction works in phases.

The Government also aims to release a site of approximately 4.2 hectares in the middle portion of the Loop from March 2027, to facilitate the construction of road infrastructure at the planned railway station. The site currently encompasses temporary storage facilities, temporary sewage treatment facilities and underground power cables.

To align with the principle of maximising the use of facilities constructed with the support of the central government, as far as is practicable the Government will retain the facilities removed from both sites and deliver them to suitable locations for reconfiguration and reuse. This includes repurposing them as site offices and ancillary facilities, such as staff rest rooms and material storage rooms for government works projects.

Source: Republic of China Taiwan

According to the statistics, from January to January 2026, 212 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with a total approved amount of US$837,605,000 were recorded. This represents a 73.77% increase in the number of cases, but a 24.64% decrease in the FDI amount compared with the same period in 2025.

Regarding inward investment from Mainland China, no cases with a total approved amount of US$0 were recorded in January 2026. This represents a 100% decrease in both the number of cases and the investment amount compared with the same period in 2025.

In terms of Taiwan’s outbound investment (excluding Mainland China), 56 projects were registered in January 2026, with a total amount of US$ 1,553,076,000. This represents a 30.23% increase in the number of cases, and a 267.76% increase in the investment amount, compared with the same period in 2025.

As for Taiwan’s outward investment to Mainland China, 14 applications were approved in January 2026, marking a 22.22% decrease compared with the same period in 2025. The approved investment amount totaled US$ 88,913,000, representing a 2.74% decline compared with the same period in 2025.

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

Applications for the Cheung Chau Bun Scrambling Competition, the finale of 2026 Bun Carnival, will be accepted via e-ballot from February 23, the Leisure & Cultural Services Department announced today.

The finale will take place on May 24 on the soccer pitch at Pak Tai Temple Playground on Cheung Chau from 11.30pm to 12.45am.

Physically-fit adults are welcome to apply to participate in the event, in which competitors scale a bamboo tower while attempting to snatch buns attached to it.

Those interested should complete SmartPLAY user registration and identity authentication, and submit their electronic ballot applications via the website, the My SmartPLAY mobile app or Smart Self-service Stations by March 6.

The maximum number of entrants is 200, with places being allocated by ballot via SmartPLAY. Those who live, work or study on Cheung Chau will be given priority.

A selection exercise will be held on April 26. A total of 24 contestants – including at least six women – will enter the semi-finals to compete for 12 places in the final.

All selected applicants must undergo safety training on April 12 to be eligible to compete.

For enquiries, call the Islands District Leisure Services Office at 2852 3220.

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The Health Bureau said today that one more resident injured in the Wang Fuk Court fire in Tai Po has recovered and been discharged from hospital.

Out of the 79 people injured in the incident, 78 have been discharged while the remaining patient is in stable condition.

Secretary for Health Prof Lo Chung-mau said he is very pleased to learn that another resident injured in the fire has been released from hospital before the Chinese New Year.

He noted that treating burn patients involves significant challenges and uncertainties, adding that through their professionalism and extensive experience, the Hospital Authority healthcare staff have helped the 79 injured people make steady progress towards recovery.

Prof Lo also expressed gratitude for their wholehearted dedication in treating the injured.

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region