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CHAMBER IN ACTION
June 2003 Issue 
David McNamara, Consul & Senior Trade Commissioner of
the Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong, called on Chamber CEO Dr Eden Woon on May
14. At the meeting, the possibility of the Chamber sending a business delegation to
Toronto and the Canadian office organising a business mission to Hong Kong was discussed.
This would demonstrate to the world that it is safe for businessmen and tourists to visit
both cities.  China
Yang Liu, Managing Director, Atlantis Investment Management (HK), shared her experience and predictions on "China's Asset Management Industry" at a Chamber roundtable luncheon on April 17.
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 CPCNet Hong Kong Ltd
During the month atypical pneumonia began to show signs of abating,
although Hong Kong continued to suffer from the effects of the outbreak. As a policy
division, we continued to provide input into the Chamber's effort in responding to the
social and economic challenges arising from the outbreak, in addition to the division's
regular activities of deliberating on business policy issues. The Chamber on April 16 submitted a paper to the government "In View of the Effect of SARS on the Hong Kong Economy," proposing a package of measures to provide relief to those affected by the SARS outbreak. The division and some of the committees it administers have contributed to the Chamber paper. Many of the Chamber recommendations were later adopted by the government when it unveiled its own economic rescue package. The division contributed to the "Comeback Campaign" for Hong Kong by contributing to the Chamber paper on "Reinvigorate, Relaunch and Rebuild," which was submitted to the Chief Executive on May 9 (see page 24). The Travel/Tourism Committee met on May 12 to continue discussions about
the post-SARS relaunch campaign for Hong Kong. The 2003 Hong Kong Award for Services was launched on May
5. The Chamber is the leading organiser of the Innovation category of the awards. To
promote the Innovation Award, press interviews at the Chamber were arranged on April 25
and 28. The Division organised a focus group discussion of 20 experts with the Central Policy Unit's PRD Panel on April 30 to discuss business facilitation in the PRD. As part of the Pearl for Youth Project, a focus group
with university and government officials was convened to discuss the Chamber study on Hong
Kong youth's employment opportunities in the PRD. Planning work continued on the
production of the "Living and Working in the PRD" guidebook. The HKCSI Executive Committee held a brainstorming meeting on May 5 on the role and positioning of the HKCSI. Participants also included Mary Chow, new head of the BSPU.
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Speech
Jack
Lee, Managing Director & General Manager for Greater China, FreeMarkets,
discussed at the Chamber's May 16 roundtable luncheon how businesses can reduce their
costs without cutting corners or headcount.
Stephen Ho, Executive Vice President, Operations, CITIC
Pacific Communications, and CEO of CPCNet Hong Kong, explained at the Chamber's April 25
roundtable luncheon how companies should choose a network strategy that is right for their
business. 
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