Objectives

The Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association Limited (HKEIA) was established in 1980. The objectives of the HKEIA are:

• to promote and foster the interests of Hong Kong's electronics industry and business communities;
• to represent the views of electronics industry and advise the government and other public bodies on policies and legislation affecting the industry;
• To sponsor trade fairs, trade missions, seminars, and other promotional activities in Hong Kong, China or overseas with the aim of helping members raise their technology level in the industry;
• to advance and promote commercial and technical education, and to conduct charitable activities as part of its social responsibilities and;
• to collect and disseminate statistical and other information relating to the Electronics Industry.

The HKEIA achieves this by:

• Reflecting members views to the Legislative Council and Government organizations; maintaining channels of communications with electronics industry associations worldwide and exchanging views on important issues through attendance on the Asian Electronic Forum (AEF) and the World Electronic Forum (WEF) etc.;
• Organizing activities to promote the electronics industry, such as trade fairs, trade missions & seminars and establishing the HKEIA Innovation and Technology Award in the Autumn Hong Kong Electronic Fair;
• Assisting in the establishment of the Dongguan Electronic Industries Association as a bridge between members, and the electronic industries in Dongguan, China;
• Establishing HKEIA Education Fund with a view to assisting the education of poor students in China and promoting technical education in Hong Kong; making donation to local tertiary education institutes and charitable bodies as contributions to benevolent causes;
• Organizing training workshop and courses for personal engaged in the electronic industries as means of raising their professional standards;
• Publishing the Directory of Hong Kong Electronics Industry, disseminating latest information and news and leading discussions on important issues and policies affecting the electronics industry.