Over 400 Chamber members and their guests attended the 9th Annual Chamber Chinese New Year Spring Dinner held at the Metropol Restaurant on March 2 to enjoy an evening of fine food and entertainment.

Among the guests of honour attending the annual event hosted by Chamber Chairman Christopher Cheng were Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Industry Raymond Young, Deputy Secretary for Commerce and Industry Kenneth Mak, Assistant Director for Trade and Industry Eugene Fung, Chairman of the Government SME Committee Chan Wing-kee and representatives from the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in HKSAR, among others.

An exciting evening of entertainment was arranged, which included beer drinking competitions, lucky draws, and singing by well-know local singer Lee Lai Ha.

A host of raffle prizes were up for grabs, with the grand prize being two Cathay Pacific business class return tickets to Sydney, courtesy John Swire & Sons. Second prize was two economy class return tickets to any Dragonair destination, courtesy Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd; and the third prize was a HK$5,000 Jardine Travel gift coupon, courtesy Jardine Matheson Ltd.

The Chamber would like to thank all sponsors who generously donated prizes for the event.