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Producing In,
And for the PRD

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CEPA's Impact on the Mainland Economy

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Bulletin Online

Mobile Workforce

Venture Capital Industry Alive and Well in Hong Kong

Polytrade Paper

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                                         August  2003 Issue 

CEPA Opens the Door
to Hong Kong Companies

The signing of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement, or CEPA, between Hong Kong and the Mainland on June 29, will accelerate closer economic integration between the two areas and increase the SAR's attractiveness to investors, the architects of the free trade agreement said on June 3.   More >>

Producing In, And for the PRD

The Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA), China's first free trade agreement, is a major step forward in rationalising Hong Kong's business with the rest of China. While travel, trade and investment within the Pearl River Delta (PRD) is well established, the flow of investment funds and merchandise has been largely one way: money in, goods out.   More >>

CEPA's Impact on
the Mainland Economy

After one and a half years of negotiations, the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement was formally brought into being with a signing ceremony on June 29.   More >>

Bulletin Online

Readers get expanded coverage of stories, events and can even listen to talks in streaming audio at Bulletin Online

Not too long ago, media doomsayers were proclaiming that the "digital revolution" marked the start of the demise of the printed word. Not only were newspapers and magazines at threat, books were also destined to become museum display pieces, victims of the electronic age.   More >>

Mobile Workforce

The impact of SARS on the business community in Hong Kong was immediate and intense. During the weeks in which the crisis was at its peak, face-to-face meetings were frequently replaced by phone or email communications. Employees worked from home to avoid public transport and supervise children whose schooling was disrupted. And companies drew up or refined contingency plans to cope with temporary office closure.   More >>

Venture Capital Industry
Alive and Well in Hong Kong

On Monday, September 22, Hong Kong's Venture Capital Association, in conjunction with the Chamber, holds its annual conference at the Hong Kong Convention Centre. This annual event is well regarded -- last year attracting over 300 managers, professionals and business leaders from Hong Kong and China.  More >>

Polytrade Paper

Pioneer in marketing environmentally friendly paper in Hong Kong opens companies' eyes to the benefits of recycled paper

When Michael Chan was given the job of promoting a brand of high quality paper to the local printing trade, he thought he might as well be trying to sell refrigerators to the Eskimos.   More >>

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