Agriculture and fisheries industries are relatively small sectors in Hong Kong. The Government does not give direct subsidies to the local agriculture and fisheries industries or attempt to protect them from the free operation of market forces. Instead, the AFCD focuses on helping the industries to improve the quality of their output and enhance their productivity and competitiveness.

    During the year, the total production of the industries was valued at $2,860 million. It accounted for 5 per cent of vegetables, 43 per cent of cut flowers, 26 per cent of live pigs, 26 per cent of live poultry, 4 per cent of freshwater fish and 32 per cent of seafood sold locally. Approximately 19 400 people were employed directly in the industries. The overall output of the local agriculture and fisheries industries has remained relatively stable over the past few years.