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CHAMBER IN ACTION                                                  March 2004 Issue

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China, Korea and the USA: What Next?
ciabox.jpg (7239 bytes)Karen Elliott House, Senior Vice President, Dow Jones & Company, and Publisher of The Wall Street Journal, spoke on February 3 on where she sees China, North Korea and U.S. relations heading.

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Asia/Africa

Hossein Nasiri, Advisor to the President and Secretary of the High Council of Free Trade Industrial Zones of Iran, led a delegation to visit the Chamber on January 16 to promote Iran's free trade zones.


China

cialiu.jpg (5886 bytes)Liu Hongsheng, Deputy Secretary-general of Tianjin Municipal Government, called on the Chamber on February 4 to discuss possible co-operation on future events with the Chamber. HKGCC CEO Dr Eden Woon extended the Chamber's invitation to the Mayor of Tianjin, Dai Xianglong, to be a speaker at a Distinguished Speakers Series luncheon.

Sonny Doo, President of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China -- Guangdong, led a delegation to the Chamber on February 5 to discuss future co-operation projects between the two organisations.

Wu Keming, Director of the Development Research Centre of Anhui Provincial Government and the Policy Research Bureau of the Peoples Government of Anhui, called on the Chamber on February 10. Mr Wu said that his office will organise a training program on CEPA for government officials in Anhui.

George Leung, Chief Economist, Greater China for HSBC Group, spoke to members of the China Committee at their February 12 meeting on RMB business for Hong Kong banks and its implications for Hong Kong companies.


CEPA

Billy Au, Trade Officer, Trade and Industry Department, spoke at the Chamber's CEPA roundtable luncheon on February 6 on "How to Apply for Zero Tariff in the Next Phase of CEPA."

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The CEPA Promotion Week -- Guangzhou Forum & Expo was held in Guangzhou on February 11.  Officials from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau talked about the implementation of CEPA and related policies.


Europe

Elzbieta Sledz, Warsaw Consultant, HKTDC, and a Polish business delegation called on the Chamber on January 16 to meet with members interested in exploring possible business opportunities in the country.

ciasomol.jpg (5771 bytes)Dr Miroslav Somol, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Czech Republic and Csaba Gyopos, Director, Czech Government Agency for Business and Investment Development, spoke at a Chamber roundtable luncheon on February 2 about new opportunities that will arise with the country's entry into the European Union in May.

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Intellectual Property

The Chamber submitted further views on the Copyright Amendment Bill 2003 on January 19 in response to a consultation by the government on formulating a clearer definition of infringing acts.

Elisabeth Ponsolle des Portes, CEO of the French luxury industry association Comite Colbert visited the Chamber on February 12 to exchange views on intellectual property protection of luxury brands.


Service

Peter Thompson, Deputy Head of the EU's Delegation to Geneva, met with the Chamber's Senior Director for Business Policy Dr WK Chan on January 29 to discuss the Doha Round of the WTO.

Thomas Tso, Deputy Secretary for Housing Planning and Lands, updated members of the Real Estate Services Committee at their February 3 meeting on the development of the West Kowloon Cultural District.

The newly formed HKCSI Expert Group on Competition Policy held their first meeting on February 11, at which Stanley Ko was elected as Convenor and Ian Robinson as Deputy Convenor.

Dominic Chan, Analyst at CLSA, gave his views on the outlook for the banking industry during the Financial Services Committee meeting on February 13.   The committee also discussed a possible benchmarking study on Hong Kong as a financial centre.

 


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