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Legco Report

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Cover Story
The great 'China Gold Rush'

Putting trade negotiations back on track

Hong Kong-Mainland RTA

i-Perkin 
Zeroing in on 'zero' interest

Face to Face
With Sylvia Chiu

Business
More companies moving to Hong Kong and Mainland China

Hong Kong aiming to be Asia's future exhibition centre

SME funding scheme to be launched in January 2002

Expanding
HK-Taipei Cooperation

Profiting from the Olympics

WTO Corner

Member Profile

Chamber Programmes
Are there things we can learn from Singapore?

VCs holding onto money

China driving Asia forward

SC banking on the Mainland China market

Clean Production Awards

Busy start for WEC members

Wine Review

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                                         December  2001 Issue

The great 'China Gold Rush'

Now that China has been admitted into the WTO, what lies ahead, and what should Hong Kong businesses be doing?

After 15 years of tough negotiations and seemingly constant dispute, the 142 World Trade Organisation (WTO) members' vote in Doha, Qatar, on November 11 to admit China to their ranks was greeted with excitement and anticipation, but also with a pinch of anxiety.   More >>

Putting trade negotiations back on track

"Historic" was the most oft-uttered word during the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation, held on November 9-14. Indeed, what happened in the Qatari capital of Doha was nothing less than history in the making.   More >>

Hong Kong-Mainland RTA

A regional trade agreement (RTA) with the Mainland, not preferential treatment, would be mutually beneficial China's entry into the World Trade Organisation is about the only piece of good economic news that Hong Kong has heard in recent months, and it will have long-term implications for both the Mainland and Hong Kong.   More >>

Hong Kong aiming to be Asia's future exhibition centre

Plans are afoot to double Hong Kong's exhibition space with a new purpose-built centre on Lantau Island as part of the Airport Authority's 57-hectare SkyCity masterplan.  More >>

Face to Face with Women Executives Club President Sylvia Chiu

The Chambers newly established Women Executives Club (WEC) aims to offer a balance of business and leisure activities tailored to the tastes of women. Bulletin Editor Malcolm Ainsworth spoke to WEC President Sylvia Chiu about the goals of the club and how it plans to differentiate itself from the dozens of other women's clubs in Hong Kong. Following are excerpts from that interview.  More >>