Yang Wenchang, the new Commissioner of the Commissioner Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC in the HKSAR, attended a breakfast meeting with the Chamber's General Committee Members and Committee Chairmen on October 16.  Mr Yang shared his views on current business and political issues in Hong Kong.

Chen Taisheng, Chairman of CCPIT Hainan Sub-council, called on the Chamber on October 20. Chamber CEO Dr Eden Woon and Mr Chen discussed future cooperation between the two organizations.

Dr Eden Woon, Chamber CEO, spoke on the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) at the Wuxi-Hong Kong CEPA Symposium on October 21.  At the symposium, the Chamber also signed an MOU with CCPIT Wuxi Sub-council.

Anthony Wu, Chamber Vice Chairman, led a 40-member delegation to attend "The 7th Beijing & Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium" held in Beijing on October 23-24. Chamber CEO Dr Eden Woon gave a speech on CEPA at the Chaoyang District's CEPA seminar.

Dai Xianglong, Mayor of Tianjin, presented a certificate to Chamber CEO Dr Eden Woon to appoint him as "Business Advisor of Tianjin," at a dinner reception on October 24. 

The Annual General Meeting of the Hong Kong-Mainland Joint Business Liaison Committee (JBLC) was held in Beijing on October 25.  HKGCC was represented by Chamber Vice Chairman Anthony Wu and CEO Dr Eden Woon.  During the meeting, CCPIT and the four chambers representing Hong Kong discussed the direction of the JBLC under CEPA.  The Chamber proposed that JBLC focus on implementation and improvement of trade and investment facilitation under CEPA. 

Han Zheng, Mayor of Shanghai, visited Hong Kong for the "Shanghai-Hong Kong Cooperation Symposium" on October 27. After the symposium, the Chamber, in cooperation with other business associations in Hong Kong, held a dinner reception to welcome Mayor Han.   

Zhang Changming, Vice president of CCTV China, called on the Chamber on October 30 and was received by Chamber CEO Dr Eden Woon, who briefed Mr Zhang on the operations of the Chamber.

Tang Chao (right) from the Shanghai Foreign Investment Commission, briefed members on foreign investment opportunities in Shanghai under CEPA at a Chamber roundtable luncheon, "Investing in Shanghai," on November 10. Jeff Hu (left), Senior Consultant of Shanghai Foreign Service Company, also briefed members on the procedures of setting up companies in Shanghai at the luncheon.

Mr Tang's Speech    Mr Wu's Speech    Q & A   

The CEPA Expo and Forum Press Conference was held on November 13, at which Vice Chairman of CCPIT Yu Ping introduced the details of the exhibitions and seminars to be held in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou respectively in January and February, 2004. The Chamber is one of the co-organizers of the events.