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Small & Medium Enterprises Committee

1) Mission

To study and advise the General Committee and Directorate on issues, reports and legislation, including draft legislation, having a bearing on the small and medium enterprises (SME).

The Committee is open to any small and medium enterprises corporate members of the Chamber who wish to join.
Individual associate members who wish to apply as observers to the Committee should belong to a small and medium enterprise.
Companies who do not fulfil the SME criteria may apply as co-opted members subject to the agreement by the Committee and the Chamber CEO.
Committee membership is subject to agreement by the committee chairman and the Chamber CEO.
Members should observe the "Guidelines for HKGCC Committees".

For the purpose of this Committee, a small/medium enterprise is defined as one which falls within any of the following parameters.

	Small	Medium
Turnover (HKD Million)	≤50	≤200
Shareholders' Fund (HKD Million)	≤1.5	≤5.0
Employees (number)	≤50	≤100

To identify areas of interest, obstacles and problems to SME in Hong Kong.
To promote the setting up and development of SME in Hong Kong.
To provide an avenue for SME to express their views through the Chamber or its representative in the Legislative Council.
To encourage more SME involvement and participation in Chamber activities.
To liaise as necessary with other Committees of the Chamber and with non-Chamber organisations, including the Hong Kong Government, both locally and internationally.
To carry out any other related work at the request of the General Committee or Directorate.