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Asia, Africa and Middle East Committee

Chairman Mr Jonathan Lamport
Secretary Mr Malcolm Ainsworth
Tel 2823 1243
Email [email protected]

The Asia, Africa and Middle East Committee is one of the Chamber's trade area committees responsible for providing substantive programs and information to chamber members who wish to further develop and strengthen business ties with countries in the Asian, African and the Middle Eastern regions.

The Committee is committed to continuing its efforts to promote bilateral trade and investment between Hong Kong and countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, through events including luncheons, seminars, meetings with overseas visitors and delegations, missions and networking functions.

The Committee's Mission Statement is as follows:

Vision: To be the most diverse member centric and progressive committee in the Chamber.

Mission: To create an open platform for members to share knowledge and experiences, explore last frontier markets, connect and generate profitable business by members for the members.

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All HKGCC Corporate Members can apply to join the Committee by emailing the Secretariat
 
 
2023/11/03

Deeping Belt and Road Business and Connections

We had a constructive meeting with Nicholas Ho, the new Commissioner of Belt and Road Office on 3 November, who outlined the focus of his office for the coming year. Chamber CEO Patrick Yeung, Belt & Road Working Group Co-Convenor Edmond Yue and Asia, Africa & Middle East Committee Chairman Jonathan Lamport welcomed Nicholas and his colleagues.

He explained that the BRI’s focus has now shifted from mega-scale project to smaller ones, as many large infrastructure projects and facilities built over the past 10 years since the project’s launch are now completed. As a result, smaller projects can develop business more easily and cheaply. He also emphasized the importance of magnifying Hong Kong’s role as an interconnector to benefit from the BRI by facilitating business and trade in both inbound and outbound investments. Nicholas also shared that two major themes going forward will be green & sustainable development, and the digital economy.

The Chamber agreed to work more closely with the BRO to help members explore new markets and opportunities in light of more FTAs expected to be signed in the coming years, not least RCEP.

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