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Americas

Speech   


Janie Fong, Director, State of California, China & HKSAR Office, briefed members at the Americas Committee meeting on March 31 about the work of her office and the bilateral trade relationship between Hong Kong and the State of California. Committee members also discussed ways to further strengthen trade relations between China, Hong Kong and California.


China

A 34-member mainland delegation composed of Mainland trainees from CCPIT and All China Federation of Industry and Commerce visited the Chamber on April 7 to learn how the Chamber operates as a non-profit organisation. Chamber CEO Dr Woon briefed the visitors on the Chamber's operations.

Europe

A 14-member Swedish business delegation visited the Chamber on March 18 for a business-matching meeting with members. The visitors were interested in importing and sourcing various products, from Hong Kong and China, especially those in the apparel and accessories, sporting goods, equipment and machinery, raw materials and metal sectors.

PBEC

PBEC Hong Kong held its 2003 Spring Cocktail Reception on 25 March, at which David Eldon, Chairman of PBEC HK, updated members on the latest developments of the organisation. In addition to PBEC HK members, Consuls General and official representatives of PBEC member economies also attended the cocktail.

Chamber Business Policy

HKGCC's Business Policy Division contributed to the Chamber's efforts in responding to the social and economic crisis arising from the atypical pneumonia outbreak. This was in addition to the division's regular activities in deliberating on business policy issues, such as: small house policy; Land Titles Bill; competition policy; renewable energy policy; telecommunications charges

Industry and Technology

The Industry and Technology Committee and the Chamber Taxation Committee met on March 18 to discuss the Inland Revenue Department's practice of conducting field audits of the manufacturing industry. Members at the meeting said the IRD must try to make its practices more user-friendly, and the Taxation Committee agreed to further take up the matter.

Service Industries

Alan Wong, Chairman of the Chamber's Travel/Tourism Committee, convened an informal lunch on April 9 to talk about a number of issues affecting the industry. The committee met again on April 14 to discuss the effects of atypical pneumonia on the travel and tourism industry. Members of the Chamber's Economic Policy Committee also joined the meeting.

Promoting Professional Services (From left to right) Rachel Chan of HKTDC, Gordon Leung, of the Commerce, Industry & Technology Bureau, moderator Nicholas Brooke, P C Lau of the HK Coalition of Professional Services, and Vincent Li of the HKPC, shared their experience in promoting professional services both locally and overseas at a Chamber seminar on April 7. Mr Lau's Speech      Mr Leung's Speech      Mr Li's Speech Ms Chan's Speech   Q&A