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香港澳洲商會 The Australian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong HONG KONG austcham news • Issue 205 | JAN 2019 8 In Conversation with the Governor of Victoria 12 AustCham Intern Programme Building Asia Capability 17 Australia Day Quiz The Road to GBA Members visit Shenzhen Where Business, People and Ideas Connect www.austcham.com.hk BELIEVE YOUR HONG KONG, CHINA OR AUSTRALIA BUSINESS IS WORTH CELEBRATING? ENTER THE WESTPAC AUSTRALIA-CHINA BUSINESS AWARDS 2019 TODAY. www.austcham-acba.com WHY ENTER? 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As a 201-year-old bank, we understand the importance of long relationships, global networks and local knowledge, offering specialist teams across a range of sectors to ensure we understand the individual needs of our corporate and institutional customers. Visit: www.westpac.hk or www.westpacbank.com.cn Nominate Your Business Today – It’s simple! Nominations are now open for The 2019 AustCham Westpac Australia- China Business Awards (ACBAs). For the past 26 years the ACBA program has recognised outstanding Australian, Hong Kong and Chinese companies operating in Greater China across both markets. The ACBAs are the pre-eminent program celebrating the success of Australian, Hong Kong and Chinese businesses in Greater China, drawing nominations from small entrepreneurs through to large publicly- listed companies across a broad range of sectors. Winners will be announced at the Awards Gala in Hong Kong in May 2019. The online entry form will take less than 10 minutes. Simply provide general company information, list your company’s major achievements over the past 12 months, and include your contact details to nominate your company for a 2019 ACBA Business Excellence Award - it’s that easy! Winners will be selected by an independent panel of judges. Would you like to become a Member of Austcham or join our mailing list? NOMINATE NOW Then please visit www.austcham.com.hk for further details. Meet 2018 ACBA Winners AustCham respects your privacy. Your email will never be shared with a third party without your consent. To UNSUBSCRIBE from our list, reply to this email and type UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Please add us to your safe senders list to ensure you receive future information and event updates from AustCham in your Inbox. The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Rm301-02, 3/F Lucky Building, 39 Wellington Street, Central Hong Kong Tel: +852 2522 5054 (Hong Kong) Fax: +852 2877 0860 www.austcham.com.hk Enquiries: [email protected] Chairman's Column n behalf of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, I would like to express my warmest austcham news issue 205 Oregards and best wishes for our valued members and friends as we embark on the new year. 2018 was Cover Story 5 eventful and indeed a momentous year full of milestones AustCham Delegation Visits GBA for the Chamber. Feature Interview 8 As we now return to the vibrant and enthusiastic working In Conversation with life in Hong Kong, we can look forward to a variety of new the Governor of Victoria encounters and opportunities. With the resounding, positive feedback we have received from organizing more than 100 events the Chamber Australia Focus held in 2018, big plans are in the pipeline to maintain the quality of events we now Shanghai Scores AFL Matches for 10 3 have a reputation for. Next Three Years The year will be off to a great start with our signature Australia Day luncheon with our special keynote speaker former Australian Foreign Affairs Minister the Hon Julie Making an Impact 11 Bishop MP on 1 February at the Island Shangri-La. This is a terrific opportunity for ‘State of the Nation’ Focuses on GBA Australia’s largest international business chamber to hear directly from Ms. Bishop AustCham Intern Programme 12 who has been one of the few constants in the past years of federal politics, and a key player in forging the nation’s place on the world stage. Building Asia Capability The 2019 Australia – China Business Awards (ACBA) will take place in Hong Kong this Industry Insight 14 year. The Awards have recognised outstanding Australian and Chinese companies Chinese Visitors Boost operating in Greater China and Australia for the past 26 years. These are the most Australian Tourism prestigious awards celebrating the success of Australian and Chinese businesses, drawing nominations from small entrepreneurs through to large publicly-listed News 16 companies across a broad range of sectors. Winners will be announced at the Awards Australia Day Quiz 17 Gala Dinner in Hong Kong in May. New Members 18 I do encourage you to nominate your business by using this QR code. Corporate Profile 19 AustCham UOW 20 Finally, I would like to wish you and your family a successful and prosperous New Mentor Programme Year. You may also note that in Chinese zodiac, 2019 is the Year of the Pig which is a Committees in Action 21 symbol of wealth in Chinese culture. So, I take this opportunity to wish you a healthy and prosperous 2019 and Year of the Pig. On the Scene - Christmas Mix 26 Yours sincerely, Andrew Macintosh [email protected] C sleep banner ad 195x55mm hires.pdf 1 4/8/2017 15:10:04 austcham news Online version C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Chamber Chatter What’s Trending nd here we are wedged in that delicious pause between the Australian Christmas and New Year Published By: Acelebrations, and Chinese New Year which is just over The Australian Chamber of Commerce a week or two away. in Hong Kong Room 301-302, 3/F, Lucky Building It is a wonderful opportunity to have a second run-up at our 39 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong New Year’s resolutions. If at first you don’t succeed, try again at Tel: +852 2522 5054 Chinese New Year. At least that’s what’s given me my second Email: [email protected] wind over my 20-plus years living here. Editorial Committee: The new year is also an excellent time to take stock of the James Kelly year past and to set goals for the new; time to draw a line Jacinta Reddan 4 under the not-so-good moments from 2018 and start the new year with a clean slate. But as many of the most successful business leaders tell us, failure is not the problem, Advertising: the problem lies with failing to learn from those mistakes. So, as you pick yourself up Email: [email protected] from the Christmas festivities, perhaps ask yourself not what went wrong last year but what did you learn? Where Business, People and Ideas Connect This was one of the key points of discussion with our mentor programme which began our 2019 series of events. Goal-setting for our current cohort is critical and they were The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong encouraged to map out key outcomes to ensure the benefits of our programme extend Kong is Australia's largest international chamber well beyond its conclusion. with about 1,400 members representing about And, in keeping with the New Year theme and our renewed desire to start as we mean 500 Australian and Hong Kong based companies. to continue, watch for our first AustCham corporate wellness programme. This series It's the largest Australian business grouping will touch on a wide range of issues which many of you have told us are important outside the country and the second largest – resilience, empathic leadership, nutrition, how to be the best “whole” person at of 28 International Chambers of Commerce work you can be, fitness, how to deal with mental illness in the workplace, how to in Hong Kong. The AustCham mission is: live a healthy and balanced life – one of our challenges is to narrow this down into a really comprehensive and compelling programme so do look out for this. We aim to To promote & represent business & values while equip leaders with the tools to build better, healthier more productive workplaces and enabling members to connect, engage & grow employees to bring a better version of themselves to work and to home. bilateral relationships. A leading Australian who embodies this is former Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop. Disclaimer: Despite having a punishing schedule and being on 24/7, Julie Bishop has maintained an The views expressed in this publication are not awe-inspiring commitment to fitness with her morning runs a regular sight on Australia necessarily those of the Australian Chamber of television. We are all looking forward to hearing her reflections on life as one of the Commerce in Hong Kong, its members or officers. world’s most successful foreign affairs ministers, Australia’s international role and on The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong leadership.