“Be the Smart Regulator” Programme:
Improve regulatory environment, enhance the licensing process and remove barriers for businesses
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.
Improvement Areas
The Programme currently covers over 500 business licences, involving 28 bureaux / departments, and continuously improves licensing services in the four areas.
2023-24 Programme Achievement:
28
Bureaux / Departments
88
Business Facilitation Measures
309
Business Licences
2.8
M
Annual Transactions
22
Affected Trades
Benefits of 2022-23 Facilitation Measures to the Government and the public:
 Enhance business-friendliness
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 Increase efficiency
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 Improve transparency
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(Note: Figures do not add up to 100% as one measure may contribute to one or multiple improvement areas.)
Business Matching 2022
In collaboration with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and the Cyberport, we have identified a number of I&T solutions offered by technology ventures pertinent to the wider digitisation of government services. In this connection, a series of online business matching sessions customised for the needs of bureaux and departments under the “Be the Smart Regulator Programme” were conducted in February and March 2022, attracting over 580 participants from 28 bureaux and departments joining the event to keep abreast of the latest I&T solutions in the market that may be adopted to enhance the delivery of public services.
