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THE SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES COMMITTEE
TERMS OF REFERENCE
1) Mission
- To study and advise the General Committee and Directorate on issues, reports and legislation, including draft legislation, having a bearing on the small and medium enterprises (SME).
2) Membership
- The Committee is open to any small and medium enterprises corporate members of the Chamber who wish to join.
- Individual associate members who wish to apply as observers to the Committee should belong to a small and medium enterprise.
- Companies who do not fulfil the SME criteria may apply as co-opted members subject to the agreement by the Committee and the Chamber CEO.
- Committee membership is subject to agreement by the committee chairman and the Chamber CEO.
- Members should observe the "Guidelines for HKGCC Committees".
For the purpose of this Committee, a small/medium enterprise is defined as one which falls within any of the following parameters.
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Small |
Medium |
| Turnover (HKD Million) |
『50 |
『200 |
| Shareholders' Fund (HKD Million) |
『1.5 |
『5.0 |
| Employees (number) |
『50 |
『100 |
3) Objectives
- To identify areas of interest, obstacles and problems to SME in Hong Kong.
- To promote the setting up and development of SME in Hong Kong.
- To provide an avenue for SME to express their views through the Chamber or its representative in the Legislative Council.
- To encourage more SME involvement and participation in Chamber activities.
- To liaise as necessary with other Committees of the Chamber and with non-Chamber organisations, including the Hong Kong Government, both locally and internationally.
- To carry out any other related work at the request of the General Committee or Directorate.
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