Speaking at its inauguration, Chamber Director Dr Eden Woon said that the e-Committee came about as a result of questioning how Hong Kong businesses could use e-commerce or information technology to boost their competitiveness and productivity.

"The committee is a down-to-earth committee for both big companies and SMEs interested in learning about current technologies, new management skills using new technology, legal and human resources implications, and understanding how government regulations might impact the use of this technology," he said.

Members elected Cindy Cheng, CEO of Dickson Cyber Concepts Ltd., as chairman of the e-Committee, while Marcus Bourget, assistant solicitor, Masons, Michael Preiss, advisor & regional economist, DG Bank Genossenschaftsbank AG Hong Kong Branch, and Patrick Tsang, managing director, Onkyo China Ltd., were elected vice chairmen of the e-Committee.

Steve McKay, president and chief operating officer of Web Connection, in his presentation to members, shared his opinions on the development of e-commerce in Hong Kong.

He quoted several examples of how e-commerce was affecting the way we do business, and its influence on people's jobs. He also said it offered opportunities to improve efficiency in the marketplace by adopting new way of doing business.