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May 2002 Issue  China Chamber Director Dr Eden Woon represented the Chamber at the Hebei (Hong Kong) Investment & Trade Fair 2002, which was held in Hong Kong on March 20-23. The Chamber is planning to organise a study mission to Hebei sometime next year.
Wang Guoyao, deputy secretary-general of Hubei Province, called on the Chamber on April 8 to discuss preparation work for the Hubei & Hong Kong Economic cooperation Conference, of which the Chamber is a co-organiser. The conference will be held in Hong Kong on May 8.
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Sir Gil Simpson, CEO of Aoraki Corporation Ltd, from New Zealand, met Chamber Assistant Director Dr YS Cheung and e-Committee members at the Chamber on March 26. During the meeting, opportunities for cooperation in the area of information technology between Hong Kong and New Zealand were discussed. EuropeA 17-member Swedish business delegation visited the Chamber for a business-matching meeting with members on March 19. Eva Chow, chief of International Business, welcomed the delegates and briefed them on the role of the Chamber. Members then discussed with the visitors possible business cooperation opportunities. State Secretary of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Birger Riis-Jorgensen, and Danish Trade Council Head Linda Jakobsen, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with Danish Consul General in Hong Kong Jens Peder Jensen, visited the Chamber on April 12. David Rimmer, chairman of the Chamber_s Europe Committee, and Eva Chow, chief, International Business, received the guests and updated them on China_s WTO accession and its implications for business in the HKSAR. The Mainland / Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) was also discussed. Americas
Patience Singleton, Majority Counsel, Senate Committee on Banking, led a seven-member delegation from the US-Asia Institute 49th Congress to the Chamber on April 4. Chamber Director Dr Eden Woon met with the delegates. The group had just visited Shanghai prior to their Hong Kong trip, which was sponsored by the Better Hong Kong Foundation. The Americas Committee organised a joint-committee boat trip on April 12 to Lamma Island for a casual networking evening over a big seafood dinner. Members who attended included: Hungarian Consul General Laszlo Vizi, Europe Committee Chairman David Rimmer, and Americas Committee Vice-Chairman Steve Wong. A special thanks must go to the Chamber's Chairman Christopher Cheng for making the evening possible by generously giving members use of his boat. PBEC
James Graham was elected Vice Chairman of the Chamber's Environment Committee during its meeting on March 27. Following the meeting, committee members listened to Donald Tong of the Environment and Food Bureau, talk about integrated waste treatment facilities. Small and Medium EnterprisesSME Committee Chairman KK Yeung and leaders of the seven "SME industry groups" called on Trade and Industry Director General Joshua Law on April 12 to explain some of the problems SMEs are facing in Hong Kong. On April 15, the Chamber sent a letter to the Hong Kong Society of Accountants suggesting that a simplified accounting standard be developed for SMEs. HKCSIThe Real Estate Services Committee met with Ava Ng of the Planning Department on March 20 to discuss the subject of Hong Kong residents purchasing properties in the Mainland. Michael Stone of the Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau introduced the progress that the "e-government" project was making to HKCSI Information Services Committee members during their April 9 meeting. On 15 April some members of the committee met with John Lipp to discuss 3G community services.
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Wang Rongbing, deputy governor, Jiangsu Province, led a delegation to visit
the Chamber on March 27 and was met by Chamber China Committee Chairman Stanley Hui.
During the meeting, delegates discussed Jiangsu Province's Investment & Trade Fair,
which will be held in Hong Kong in June, and Mr Hui pledged that as a co-organiser of the
fair, the Chamber would put its full support behind the event. 
Thomas Lee (left) and PY Ng, respective partner and senior manager of
the Tax & Trust Advisory Department of Moores Rowland, spoke at the Chamber's April 15
roundtable luncheon entitled, "Transfer Pricing in China." The speakers
explained the details of "Guoshuifa No. 59," a comprehensive PRC tax circular
enforcing strict control over transfer pricing issues between related parties. 
Paul Kam, head of Treasury Sales
Department, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, spoke at the Chamber's March 18 round-table luncheon
on "The Outlook of the Japanese Economy and Yen Exchange Rate." Mr Kam briefed
members on the Japanese economy, its weak currency and the impact on the Asian region from
a Japanese banker's point of view.
Dr Robert A Kapp, president, US-China Business Council, spoke on the
development of US-China business relations after US President Bush's visit to China and
its implications at the Chamber's March 22 roundtable luncheon. Dr Kapp also discussed the
growing significance of the Chinese market in the U.S. with China's accession to the WTO. 
CLP
and MTR, the two PBEC Hong Kong nominees of the 4th PBEC Environmental Award, were invited
to a PBEC breakfast meeting on March 27 to talk about their projects nominated for the
award. Representing CLP were Edward Kwong, Shared Services manager, and K M Yung, manager
- Engineering Projects. MTR was represented by Russell Black, Project director and Dr
Glenn Frommer, Environmental manager. The meeting was chaired by Chairman of PBEC Hong
Kong David Eldon. In addition to PBEC Hong Kong members, members of the Chamber's
Environment Committee were also invited to attend. 
Hu Jingyan,
director-general of the Foreign Investment Department of MOFTEC, launched the Chamber's
China Business Speakers' Series (CBS) at a luncheon on March 26. The series is planned to
become a regular event at which working level officials from China will be invited to
brief 
members on
China-related topics. 
Ding Junfa, vice executive chairman of
the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing, told members at the Chamber's March 26
roundtable luncheon that he hopes the Central Government will devise an integrated plan to
develop the Mainland's logistics industry and avoid any overlapping of investments.| About HKGCC | Member Services | Join Us | Contact Us | Advertising | Jobs |
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