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October 2004 Issue More Events >> 
Tario Shafi Chak,
the new Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Hong Kong, paid a courtesy
call to the Chamber on August 19 and met with HKGCC Chairman Anthony Nightingale and CEO
Dr Eden Woon. Wong Kok Siew,
Chairman of International Enterprise Singapore, visited the Chamber on September 6 and was
received by Chamber CEO Dr Eden Woon, who promoted Hong Kong as a partner and gateway for
Singaporean companies looking to explore business opportunities in the Mainland.
P N Ramachandran, Executive Director of India-China Chamber of Commerce & Industry, visited the Chamber on September 14 to explore possible opportunities for future cooperation with HKGCC.
Zhu
Minyang, Director of Wuxi City Bureau of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation,
called on the Chamber on August 24 to discuss cooperation for the Wuxi-CEPA Promotion
& Modern Service Industry Development Seminar, which took place in Wuxi on September
22. The
"Investment Seminar (HK) on New Opportunities in Panyu under CEPA" took
place on August 27 in Hong Kong. David Lie, Chairman of the China Committee, spoke at the
seminar on opportunities for Panyu businesses under CEPA. The
China Entrepreneurs Forum took place on August 28-29 in Shenzhen, with HKGCC as
one of the supporting organisations. Chamber CEO Dr Eden Woon; Victor Fung, Chairman of
Airport Authority Hong Kong; Allan Wong, Chairman of Vtech Holdings Ltd; Peter Wong,
Executive Director and CEO of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd; and Wang Lu-Yen,
Chairman of Linmark Group Limited, spoke at the forum. The
8th Beijing/HK Economic Cooperation Symposium took place in Hong Kong on
September 2-3. Dr Lily Chiang and Anthony Wu, Vice Chairmen of HKGCC, represented
the Chamber at the opening ceremony. A
delegation from the Beijing Municipality People's Government of Xuan Wu District
visited the Chamber on September 3 to exchange views on developing the district into a
retail and business centre in Beijing. Thirty
officials from Guangzhou Dongshan District visited the Chamber on September 10
learn about the development of the service industries in Hong Kong. Chamber
CEO Dr Eden Woon paid a courtesy call on September 10 to Qin Xiao, the new
Chairman of the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association and Chairman of China Merchants
Ltd, to foster closer cooperation between HKGCC and HKCEA. Zhang
Hongwei, Vice President of All China Federation of Industry and Commerce, led a
delegation to call on the Chamber on September 14 to exchanged ideas on opportunities for
future cooperation. The
"Ningbo-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Forum 2004" took place from
September 15-17. C C Tung, Chamber Council Member, represented HKGCC at the Opening
Ceremony and delivered a speech. Liang Hepin, Deputy Secretary General of Shaanxi Provincial People Government, led a delegation to visit the Chamber on September 14 to discuss preparatory work for their forthcoming "Shaanxi Hong Kong Week," which will be held from November 22-28.
The Chamber
continued to arrange meetings between the Business Facilitation Unit of the Financial
Secretary's Office and members in the retail, restaurant and entertainment
sectors, to discuss simplification of government regulations and procedures affecting
these sectors. The Chamber
submitted its views to the Hong Kong Society of Accountants (later
renamed Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants) on August 27 regarding the
development of a financial reporting framework for small and medium sized businesses. The SME Committee met with representatives of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on September 13 to discuss the Commercial Credit Reference Agency, among other things. SME Committee Chairman Emil Yu hosted a dinner for members after the meeting.
Members
of the Environment Committee visited the Environment Protection Department on
August 19 to listen to a presentation by EPD Assistant Director Elvis Au on the
"Continuous Public Involvement" model in environmental impact assessment. James Graham, Chairman of the Environment Committee, has replaced H Y Hung as the Chamber's representative on the Board of the Business Environment Council.
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The China Committee met on August 26 to discuss the seriousness of
the power and labour shortages in the Mainland, among other issues. Members raised
their concerns that these problems may hinder the growth of the Pearl River Delta. If the
situation continues, labour-intensive industries may be forced to move away from the Pearl
River Delta in the next few years. This would affect the services industries in Hong Kong
that are now serving manufacturers in the PRD. Committee members urged the Chamber to
raise these issues to the Guangdong government through the Greater Pearl River Delta
Business Council.
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