ϣྦ஄ਐ Delegations and Study Missions

৹˚࢐અӮ̯ผঢ়ᄙ஄ԕ྆ Meeting with Vice President Xi Jinping̡ٶୌ

஄ԕc౨ං࿘֗Ᏽ੡ Early the year, the Chamber formed a high-level delegation to and྆ٲc̯ผୂᓱঢ়ᄙˤٱα ဳಋዌԑ was received by Vice President . The delegation was the ¿ rst Hong˚̡ٶઅӮcιݯୌ̡ٶਝࡼ৹˚࢐ୌ Kong business group Vice President Xi met in Beijing after his taking charge ৻˞Ԟࠖ࠯ΕԕઅӮؿࠗಋɮਆ྆᛽eผࠍ౨ of Hong Kong and Macau affairs. During the meeting, Vice President Xi .ผd຤Ꮬʥ̵ discussed Hong Kong’s economic and social development with the delegatesمদሃࠗಋؿ྆ٲၤˤ̡ٶංcୌ ́ೕࢄcԎྦྷ̯ผొˮ̒ᒨѴશi In particular, he raised four expectations on the Chamber: ‡ ੓፾ೕ౔ෲਝෲಋ᎚Ӫඨ଻c૯Ƀ஑ྵໃ ‡ Assume a leading role to promote the ¿ ne tradition of loving the nation and ȹਝԭԹ¨ʿৌ՗ਥ̯ؒcԚ§ȹਝ Hong Kong; fully implement the “One Country, Two Systems” principle§ྡྷ .ผҡ˱૯Ƀ and the Basic Law in the Hong Kong societyمԭԹ¨ʿৌ՗ਥ̯ؒΕࠗಋ ‡ Continue to seize strategic opportunities to sustain Hong Kong’s prosperous Ɂʶe development. ൬ࠗ ‡ Continue to support the Chief Executive’s governance according to theڔᘗᙩҚϾ՗͂Ρࠇ߬ኝ଑ዀ༤౨cɺᒾ ‡ ಋᐥ࿘ೕࢄe law and maintain Hong Kong’s social harmony and stability. cʘྡྷ ‡ Keep on strengthening the growth of the Chamber and its af¿ liates; nourishܧܪԗ֚ؒܧւ՗ऋਂٽܧϷܛᘗᙩʻ ‡ ผ՗ጹᖇցe a young generation of talents to carry on the glorious tradition of loving theمၐᙶࠗಋ .உcɣɈ਩ቔαႦ nation and Hong Kongۺᘗᙩ˱ੜਆผ՗ᙔผϬӸ ‡ ȹˤෲਝෲಋɁɷcԚෲਝෲಋͮ࿘ඨ଻ᑀˌ ޚඨe

৹˚࢐ၤ஄ԕ̡྆ٶୌ ιࡗጱʘ͚ᇹe Vice President Xi Jinping has an amicable talk with visiting delegates.

38 Annual Report 2011 αం ৹˚࢐અӮ̯ผ஄ԕ྆e̡ٶୌ Vice President Xi Jinping receives the Chamber’s delegation to Beijing.

d Besides, the delegation called on Head of the United Front Work Department׳ڇҧٽผӮɻ̕଻ኝ஫஫܃ϊ̔c஄ԕ྆ͱ Ͳਝɮਆᐲ˚࢐ඡսనdਝ৻৑ಋዌፒ˚ͨ˔ͮ of the CPC Central Committee Du Qinglin, Chairman Mengfu of the ฦ৩ All- Federation of Industry and Commerce, Director Wang Guangyaٽԓdਝ৻৑ཬፒ˚ͨңࣵࢋdೕҝկो࣊ of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Of¿ ce of the State Council, Director ˔ٽᄈ৩dೢ৻ᐢѫ৹ѫۚٽdਆ৻஫৹஫̵ Li Haifeng of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Of¿ ce of the State Council, d˵ԕ Secretary General Yang Weimin of the National Development and Reformעฦҁٽ჋஫৹஫ړผمɈdɁɈ༅฻՗ ,ຒտࠔʥɻਝɮพ Commission, Vice Minister Jiang Zengwei of the Ministry of Commerceٽผผڔկ੒կ˒τιdൗ̟ ,€ Deputy Commissioner Wang Li of the State Administration of Taxation࢘ͽ߻೩eٽ຤Ꮬᐲ΋ผผ Vice Minister Yang Zhiming of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Standing Committee Member and Head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee Niu Youcheng, Chairman Wan Jifei of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and Chairman Xu Kuangdi of the China Federation of Industrial Economics, etc. (9-13/1)

͚ݚ෮Ӯeٽԓ˚ͨ́€ၤ̯ผผͮ˔ 'LUHFWRU:DQJ*XDQJ\D ULJKW H[FKDQJHV views with the Chamber’s Chairman. ɻ€eٽ஫׳ڇผҧܖ஄ԕ྆ The delegation calls on Head Du Qinglin.

˚߬ผ৻ΑᚋReview of the Chamber’s Major Events 39 ˮ࢐ܬޭԭտᄤ͚ผ Participation in Canton Fair

ԭտؿ§ɻਝ൬ˮɟਆ Every year the Chamber is invited to the China Import and Export Fairޭܬ˱ผҰαяᎶᑼ਄̯ ผ¨§ᄤ͚ผ¨€cߎɈઐ৽ʑΔ൬ˮ (“Canton Fair”) held in Guangzhou in spring and autumn to promote foreignמ͚ۂ trade. The 109th (spring) and 110th (autumn) sessions of the Canton Fair տ€ʥ଱ܬ։ؿೕࢄeαʑc଱מɟൗ held this year continued to expand and topped the world in terms of the scale ։ޭտ€ᄤ͚ผΕᄤήᐾϷcࢄᙴஃᅡᘗᙩᒷ of a single exhibition. As in past years, the Chamber’s delegation attended the major occasions of the Fairs, such as opening ceremonies, to explore ܫȹΣ྆ٲ଱ȹe̯ผˤވ˖ɣc௰ࢄஃᅡΊͶ .cˮ࢐ԭտᄤ͚ผ඀ྭβ೩ݠ৽cၤࣵʑ۪̔ opportunities for foreign trade with businessmen from home and abroad֡ ਆ઄ఖ̔ൗਆዀec€ (14-15/4, 15-19/10)

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਄˱˖ވജਆɣผ Participation in WCEC

ജਆɣผɍΊ§̂එɁୂᓱ¨ιࡗɾ As one of the three Founder Members of the bi-annual World Chineseވ˖ผݯ̯ Entrepreneurs Convention (WCEC), the Chamber has sent a delegation ˮ࢐e଱྆ٲȹcϬࠖ։ɣผ঴Ұ։яୂᓱˤ to every convention since its debut in 1991. Held in Singapore, the 11th αΕณ˱գ̂඀cͅณ˱գ WCEC was attended by over 4,000 Chinese entrepreneurs from more than̯כജਆɣผވ˖։ ɻജᐢਆผ˚ፒc˞§ณࣟѫdณജਆdณ৽ 30 countries worldwide. Ɉ¨ݯ˚ᕀcмʵͲଈΛ࠯ਝࡼֶΔਂ ΛΊജਆ਄˱e At the convention, speeches were delivered by, among other speakers, Prime Minister Lee Hsien-loong and Former Prime Minister Mentor Lee Kuan- yew of Singapore, Vice-chairman of the CPPCC National Committee and ңͮܧʑჇ༅کɣผɐcณ˱գᐢଉңᛷ᎘ʥ Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce Huang ᘚdͲਝܧԾ৹˚࢐࠹Ͳਝɮਆᐲ˚࢐ඡսనd Mengfu, and Vice Minister of Commerce of China Gao Hucheng. The ೩గͲଈ՗ਂਟ຤ᏜѼබd speakers shared their insights on such topics as global and regional economicےٯঢ়ٽਆ৻஫৹஫ ࿫ᑟe landscapes, and opportunities and challenges for Chinese entrepreneursٲኝ೩ᘪᕀೕܥജਆዀ༤՗

ϊ̔c̯ผϬα঴ኪͨ˖ވജਆɣผो࣊ In addition, the Chamber retired from the post of WCEC Secretariat after a term of six years since 2005. The secretariat work was taken up by the Thai- ୮cϭ̯αʒαͨ౨։࿶cो࣊୮ɮАଫ͚࣮ਝ Chinese Chamber of Commerce. (5-7/10) ɻജᐢਆผe€

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ϣྦʑΔ՗̎ᜪ຤ൗณѼබ Delegations to Mainland and Taiwan

Է஄ʑΔʥ̎ᜪcၤ๫Δეኒʥ Delegations or study missions to the Mainland and Taiwan were organized྆ٲผୂᓱˤ̯ for the Chamber’s members to study business environments. The delegates ҙ༅ઐᄤמผࠍ͚ݚcԎˮ࢐๫Δൗٲˤވɮਆ met with leaders and business elites there to enhance regional economic ties. ݠ৽cϣྦᏪਆ᏷ྊcઐ৽຤ൗ͚ݚ΋Аe

ϣྦݠ৽ ผӮეኒ ˚߬ݠ৽ ̟ےˀ౨ Է஄ ྆ٲˤ ɍӯfࠗಋٽ§ᐰ ၤɐࣵࣵ̔ᐲᇷผ΋ፒ̳ڠ ɐࣵ ɐ̟̟ࣵկ࣊ত ᘣࣶဂ஄ਐ྆ ¨৻พঢ়ࢋ͚ݚผרଊˤ ڭңነٽޘկ࣊তᖓҁ߶dޘޘԕ ϐᘣڲ ɍӯկࡗผι͓შβٽܛ˚ կ࣊তႡݙूޘޘή ࣶϐת

αͬพࡼผࠍڇඐ ၤ؁ஹٽᜪਆ৻஄ਐ྆  ̎˵ ɮพᐢผଉԑ̎ Δϣྦͬพྡྷ עᎉ፦ٽɮਆԾ൬ผଉԑ

¨ݡᇹผמඡጙਝ ˮ࢐§ʨݛ଱։ҙ༅ൗٽ ʨݛ ʨݛ̟̟ ʨݛ஄ਐ྆ ϣྦᗸ᪽ਂҙ༅᏷ྊ dଐพ්ਂܪஉۺᄤЃၚϣྦ྆  ᄤή ᄤή̟̟կ࣊তਜ਼ᄤྟ ਄ᜮਥ ၚᄪ ၚᄪ̟̟կ࣊ত࢘ഗജ ٽԾ˚࢐ᇞ،ຮd৹̟ܧЃɬ Ѓɬ̟  Ѩᄨ̡

¨ݡᇹผמᇝᘚ̡ ˮ࢐§଱։ɻਝਝ჌ҙ༅ൗٽਆ৻஫৹஫ پ ෨ ஄ਐ྆پ෨ կ੒կᒉጙਝ̟̟پ෨

¨௟ᙴผמңɩᗩ ˮ࢐§଱։ɻਝɻ஫ҙ༅ൗٽޘկ੒կd੒৻৹ޘޘ ʪࡈ ɬϹ ɬϹ஄ਐ྆ ੄ݖٽਆ৻஫৹஫ ɬϹޘޘկ੒կஹɭ̡ dଐพ්ਂܪஉۺࣵ਄ᜮਥک૯ଢ଼యϣྦ྆  ૯Γ ૯Γ̟̟կ࣊ত˔࿘ ϣྦ ׭ଢ଼ ׭ଢ଼̟̟կ࣊তჳҁ֘ యή యή̟̟կ࣊তඡพ⋳

቙ဂፒ֚ܧࣵ̔ᐲᇷผʥࠗಋޘၤϐᘣ ڭңነٽޘޘԕ ϐᘣڲ  ϐᘣϣྦ྆ ¨կ৹࣊তңཛ ΋ፒ§ᘣಋೕࢄ͚ݚผ̟̟ےᜤ ےᜤ dଐพ්ਂܪஉۺҵࢯณ ਄ᜮਥٽ஝̟৹̟ڲ ஝ڲ Ȼҁਠٽɐ̟̟ࣵկ଻ኝ஫৹஫

˚߬ผ৻ΑᚋReview of the Chamber’s Major Events 41 Delegations Delegations Dates Places Of¿ cials Visited Major Activities

Delegation 29/3-2/4 Shanghai Yu Zhengsheng, Secretary of CPC Shanghai Co-organzing the YRD-HK to , Municipal Committee Modern Service Industries and Hangzhou Luo Zhijun, Secretary of CPC Jiangsu Summit with the Shanghai Shanghai Provincial Committee and , Chinese Overseas Friendship Governor of Jiangsu Association (COFA) , Secretary of CPC Zhejiang Hosting the inauguration of the Provincial Committee Chamber’s YRD Committee

Business Mission 21-23/4 Taipei Preston Chen, Chairman of Federation of Meeting with young entrepreneurs to Taiwan Industries Visiting enterprises Kenneth Lo, Chairman of Board of Directors of Association of Industry and Commerce

Delegation to 27-29/5 Huang Xingguo, Mayor of Tianjin Attending the 18th China Tianjin Tianjin Investment and Trade Fair Studying the investment environment in Baodi District

Study Mission 2-3/6 Guangzhou Zhang Guangning, Secretary of CPC Visiting infrastructures and to Guangzhou, Zhaoqing Guangzhou Municipal Committee industry parks Foshan and Foshan Xu Pinghua, Secretary of CPC Zhaoqing Zhaoqing Municipal Committee Cai Heyi, Chairman of CPPCC Foshan Municipal Committee and Song Deping, Deputy Mayor of Foshan

̎ᜪਆ৻஄ਐ྆ܖ஄๫Δͬพࡼe The business mission to Taiwan visits entrepreneurs there.

ݡᇹผ¨eמ஄ਐ྆ˮ࢐§଱։ɻਝਝ჌ҙ༅ൗپ෨ The delegation to Xiamen attends the 15th China International Fair for Investment and Trade.

42 Annual Report 2011 αం ɬϹ஄ਐ྆Էʪࡈ਄ᜮȹࡼހᆍᄥe The delegation to Shanxi visits a glass factory in Taiyuan.

஝ޫҌ්eڲϐᘣϣྦ྆਄ᜮ The delegation to Jiangsu visits the Nantong Science and Technology Park.

Delegations (Continued) Delegations Dates Places Of¿ cials Visited Major Activities

Delegation to 6-8/9 Xiamen Jiang Yaoping, Vice Minister of Commerce Attending the 15th China Xiamen Zhong Xingguo, Standing Committee International Fair for Investment Member of CPC Xiamen Municipal and Trade Committee

Delegation to 23-26/9 Taiyuan Li Xiaopeng, Standing Committee Member Attending the 6th Expo Central Shanxi of CPC Shanxi Provincial Committee and China Executive Vice Governor of Shanxi Chong Quan, Vice Minister of Commerce , Standing Committee Member of CPC Shanxi Provincial Committee

Study Mission 27-28/10 Shenzhen Wang Rong, Secretary of CPC Shenzhen Studying the business environment to Shenzhen, Dongguan Municipal Committee of Qianhai Dongguan and Huizhou Liu Zhigeng, Secretary of CPC Dongguan Visiting infrastructures and Huizhou Municipal Committee industry parks Huang Yebin, Secretary of CPC Huizhou Municipal Committee

Study Mission to 16-20/11 Nanjing Li Xueyong, Governor of Jiangsu Co-organizing the Jiangsu- Jiangsu Yancheng Li Chi, Deputy Secretary of CPC Yancheng Hong Kong Development and Nantong Municipal Committee Exchange Seminar with the Shen Zhenxin, Deputy Mayor of Nantong Jiangsu COFA and the Economic Ding Zhijian, Deputy Head of United Front and Trade Of¿ ce in Shanghai of Work Department of CPC Shanghai the HKSAR Government Municipal Committee Visiting infrastructures and industry parks

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