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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

2019/04/09	INDONESIA: E-Commerce Tax Regulations Rescinded	2019/04/01	INDIA: Domestic Levy Exemption Scheme for Inputs Imported for Export Extended Until March 2020
2019/03/28	German gov't adopts new guidelines for Africa policy	2019/03/26	Hong Kong and Australia sign deals to open up bilateral free trade and services

2019/05/06	Country Briefing Series – Bangladesh: The World's Third Fastest Growing Economy	2019/06/03	Asia & Africa Committee Presents: HKGCC Mission to Hokkaido, Japan
2019/06/20	Asia & Africa Committee Presents: Cocktail Reception With Consuls General of the Asia-Pacific, African and Middle Eastern regions

2019/03/18

Meeting with Nigerian Visitors

Jimmy Shola Idiagbon, Founder and Chairman of SME9ja and Blackson Olaseni Bayewumi, Chairman and Convenor of Nigeria Conversation, visited the Chamber on 18 March together with Frank Ebere Azuike, Consul, Consulate General of Nigeria, where they were welcomed by Asia & Africa Committee Chairman Behzad Mirzaei and General Committee Member PC Yu. The visitors expressed interest in establishing connections with Hong Kong businesses, and recommended that the Hong Kong Government set up an office in West Africa to foster commercial exchange between the two regions. Yu pointed out that Hong Kong businesses were not familiar with the African market, but agreed that more needed to be done to promote business exchange with this rapidly emerging region. Mirzaei informed the delegation that the Chamber was organizing a mission to West Africa to explore opportunities there.