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CHAMBER IN ACTION March
2004 Issue
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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.
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.
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."
Mr Au's Speech Webcasting
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.
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.
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.
Mr Somol's Speech Mr Gyopos' Speech Q & A
Webcasting
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.
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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