Office of the Communications Authority

The Office of the Communications Authority (OFCA) is an executive arm of the Communications Authority in Hong Kong. It is the body responsible for telecommunications regulation (through the Regulatory Affairs Branch), antitrust enforcement (through the Competition Affairs Branch) and allocation of the radio frequency portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (also known as spectrum management, through the Operations Branch).

The OFTA, the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority, and the Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority was merged to form the Office of the Communications Authority and the Communications Authority on 1 April 2012.^[1] The Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration under OFCA also formed in the same day, takes over former Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority's other functions in relation to film classification, control of obscene and indecent articles and newspaper registration.

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^ [1] Archived 2008-01-15 at the Wayback Machine

v t e Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (Hong Kong)
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development: Algernon Yau Ying-wah
Subordinate departments	Intellectual Property Department Invest Hong Kong Office of the Communications Authority Post Office Radio Television Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (Overseas)
Predecessors	Trade and Industry Branch Economic Services Branch Recreation and Culture Branch Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Branch Trade and Industry Bureau Economic Services Bureau Commerce and Industry Bureau Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau Economic Development and Labour Bureau
Related organisations and statutory bodies	Office of the Communications Authority Office for Film, Newspaper and Article Administration

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