Hong Kong has grown from a small fishing port to an international financial hub in the past century. For more than one century, not only has the General Chamber of Commerce witnessed the tremendous progress of Hong Kong and at the time its vicissitudes, but it has contributed significantly in expressing the opinions of the commercial sector, promoting trade between Hong Kong and the rest of the world and fostering the prosperity of Hong Kong. Through the significant achievements of trade and industry to which it has contributed, the Chamber has built itself up as a leading commercial organisation in Hong Kong.