Upon the official release of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Revision 4 (ISIC Rev. 4) by the United Nations Statistics Division in August 2008, the Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification Version 2.0 (HSIC V2.0), which adopts the basic framework and principles of the ISIC Rev. 4 and reflects the structural shift in the economy of Hong Kong and emerging local economic activities, was released on 31.10.2008.

The feature article describes the development and implementation of Hong Kong Standard Industrial Classification Version 2.0 (HSIC V2.0), with particular highlights on the changes from the HSIC V1.1 to HSIC V2.0, namely, changes in structure of classification scheme, changes for enhancing international comparability, and changes initiated by Hong Kong to better meet the requirements of local users.