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Asia & Africa Committee

Chairman	Mr Behzad Mirzaei
Secretary	Mr William Ngo
Tel	2823 1291
Email	william@chamber.org.hk

The Asia & Africa Committee is one of the Chamber's trade area committees responsible for providing substantive programs and information to chamber members who wish to further develop and strengthen business ties with countries in the Asian, African and the Middle Eastern regions.

The Committee is committed to continuing its efforts to promote bilateral trade and investment between Hong Kong and countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, through events including luncheons, seminars, meetings with overseas visitors and delegations, missions and networking functions.

The Committee's Mission Statement is as follows:

Vision: To be the most diverse member centric and progressive committee in the Chamber.

Mission: To create an open platform for members to share knowledge and experiences, explore last frontier markets, connect and generate profitable business by members for the members.

Join the Committee

All HKGCC Corporate Members can apply to join the Committee by emailing the Secretariat.

Latest Information Upcoming Events Incoming Visitors

2019/02/13	MYANMAR: All Businesses Required to Re-Register Existing Trademarks	2019/02/06	Morocco in the fast lane with world's largest concentrated solar farm
2019/01/31	MALAYSIA: Overseas Investors in Northern Johor Set for Five-Year Tax Breaks	2019/01/25	CAMBODIA: Three-Year 50% CIT Cut Mandated for Publicly-Listed Companies

2019/02/22	Meeting with Mr Mehdi Hasan, Consul General of The People's Republic of Bangladesh in Hong Kong

2019/01/24

Meeting with the New Consul General of the State of Qatar

Consul General of the State of Qatar Mohammed Sultan Al-Kuwari paid a courtesy visit to the Chamber on 24 January, where his team was received by Asia & Africa Committee Chairman Behzad Mirzaei and Vice Chairman Andrew Wells, along with members. This was Consul General Al-Kuwari’s first visit to the Chamber since he arrived in Hong Kong in November. During the meeting, Consul General Al-Kuwari pointed out the rapid growth in the Qatari economy over the past few years and explained the country’s latest policies to attract foreign investment, including free trade zones and the removal of limitations on foreign ownership of businesses. Qatar is one of the Chamber’s major destinations for Certificates of Origin, with HKGCC issuing around 14,000 COs and certificates of business documents to Qatar in 2018.