Jointly organised by the government of the Hong Kong Special Region and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council annually, the Belt and Road Summit is a premier international platform for participants to capture promising business opportunities along the Belt and Road. Since its inception in 2016, the Summit has been gathering senior government officials and prestigious business leaders from countries and regions along and beyond the Belt and Road to exchange insights on multilateral collaboration and explore potential business opportunities. The seventh Summit attracted close to 20,000 onsite and online participants from over 80 countries and regions.
The summit serves as a superior platform for participants to establish solid business networks for long-term business cooperation. Project owners and operators, investors and service providers from around the world can build connections and realise new business opportunities with potential partners based on their shard areas of interest through pre-arranged online meetings. During the 2022 summit, over 800 one to one business matching meetings were arranged featuring more than 280 investment projects.
For the most updated information on the event and soft copy of the brochure, please visit http://www.beltandroadsummit.hk/tc/index.html
HKTDC cordially invited our members to attend the Asia Summit on Global Health (ASGH), an event focused on health innovation and investment in Asia jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) on 17-18 May 2023 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The evolving challenges brought by the pandemic have underlined the urgency for concerted efforts in bolstering global health and the need for innovation to shape a more inclusive and sustainable future. In Asia, the tremendous demanded for healthcare coupled with its emerging role as a vibrant innovation hub points to the region’s growing significance in the global health landscape.
The second Summit was successfully concluded last November, featuring more than 80 internationally renowned speakers and welcoming more than 22,000 in-person and online participants from over 50 countries and regions. More than 280 one-to-one meetings matching investors with global healthcare projects were arranged. Coinciding with the Summit, the inaugural International Healthcare Week (IHW) was launched to bring together a wide array of healthcare related events in Hong Kong, creating synergy in global partnership in healthcare leveraging Hong Kong’s role as an innovation and investment hub for the sector.
Riding on its success, the next Asia Summit on Global Health was scheduled for 17-18 May 2023 in Hong Kong, bringing together all stakeholders - from policymakers to healthcare experts to renowned academia and influential business leaders, together with key industry players, innovative start-ups, and investors from around the world to exchange insights, explore opportunities and collaborate on the diverse and dynamic healthcare sector.
Themed “Reimagining the Future of Healthcare”, the Summit comprised a high-level symposium covering a wide range of topics from global health issues and healthcare innovation to business and investment opportunities in Asia. A series of thematic tracks focusing on the latest trends
in different medical sectors, project pitching as well as deal-making meetings organised to facilitate business discussions and investment partnerships. InnoHealth Showcase, a dedicated exhibition area showcasing global healthcare projects and technologies will be launched alongside the Summit.
The Honourable Paul MP Chan, GBM, GBS, MH, JP, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, delivered his 2023-2024 Budget Speech to the Legislative Council on 22 February 2023.
Every year, the Hong Kong business community hosted a luncheon for hundreds of executives to hear the Financial Secretary elaborate on the details of his latest Budget.
Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 situation, we were not able to accommodate all guests to attend in-person this year. However, we deeply honoured that the Financial Secretary had accepted our invitation to speak to the Hong Kong business community online on 16 March. Attendees were able to hear Mr Chan discuss the Government's plans to steer its fiscal policy and enhance Hong Kong's competitiveness. Not least, he also discussed measures to help Hong Kong businesses rebuild and recovered as the pandemic recedes and Hong Kong reopens to the world.
Innovation and Technology Commission third Summit “Incubation and Commercialization Summit” (https://hkbgsp.hkust.edu.hk/) was going to be held on 6 December 2022 (Tuesday) at HKUST Campus. The first summit “Blue Marine Economy Summit” was held on 23 June 2022 at HKUST, which focused on ocean governance and safety. It attracted over 230 participants and honorable guests (including ~170 onsite and ~60 online). The second summit “Applied Fundamental Research” was held on 17 September 2022 at HKUST, which attracted over 200 participants and honorable guests. Both successful events had initiated active exchanges among different sectors.
HKTDC cordially invited our members to attend the Asia Summit on Global Health (ASGH) on 10-11 November 2022 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The evolving challenges brought by the pandemic have underlined the urgency for concerted efforts in bolstering global health and the need for innovation to shape a more sustainable future. In Asia, the tremendous demand for healthcare coupled with its emerging role as a vibrant innovation hub points to the region’s growing significance in the global health landscape.
The inaugural Summit was successfully concluded last November. It featured over 70 internationally renowned speakers and attracted more than 21,000 onsite and online participants from 54 countries and regions. Over 200 one-to-one meetings matching investors with global healthcare projects were arranged.
Riding on its success, the second Asia Summit on Global Health organised in hybrid format and extended to a two-day event on 10-11 November 2022 in Hong Kong, bought together all stakeholders - from policymakers to healthcare experts to renowned academia and influential business leaders, together with key industry players, innovative start-ups, and investors from around the world to exchange insights, explore opportunities and collaborate on the diverse and dynamic healthcare sector.
Themed “Charting a New Course in Healthcare through Collaboration”, the Summit will comprise a high-level symposium covering a wide range of topics from global health issues, policy dialogue on the future of public health, healthcare innovation to business opportunities in Asia. A series of thematic tracks focusing on the latest trends in different medical sectors, project pitching as well as deal flow matchmaking sessions will be organised to facilitate business discussions and investment partnerships. InnoHealth Showcase, a dedicated exhibition area showcasing global healthcare projects and technologies will be launched alongside the Summit.
Coinciding with this year’s Summit, the inaugural “International Healthcare Week” also organised to bring together a wide array of healthcare related events in Hong Kong, creating synergy in global partnership in healthcare leveraging Hong Kong’s role as an innovation and investment hub for the sector in Asia. As anchor events under the Week, the Asia Summit on Global Health and HKTDC Hong Kong International Medical and Healthcare Fair staged concurrently to highlight Hong Kong's strengths in the healthcare sector.
HKTDC cordially invited our members to attend the fifth edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) on 5-10 November 2022 at the Shanghai National Exhibition & Convention Centre. CIIE is organised by Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. The HKTDC continued to mount a Product Pavilion and a Services Pavilion, introducing Hong Kong’s international trade resources, products and professional services to the mainland market and beyond.
In 2021, the CIIE was the largest online-offline Expo organised in China amid the pandemic. It attracted more than 2,900 exhibitors from 127 countries and regions, with a total exhibition space of over 360,000 sqm. Cumulative intentional deals with a total value of over USD70 billion were reached.
According to the “Outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan for the National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035” published in March 2021, the Central Government proposed the new dual circulation strategy to continue the economic sustainable growth, presenting new business opportunities for international collaboration. The Expo was therefore an ideal platform for Hong Kong companies and our international business communities to get connected with potential business partners worldwide and to acquire the latest market insights.
The South China Morning Post was excited to launch an inaugural event - Hong Kong-Asean Summit 2022 which took place on 3 November (Thursday), from 9.20 a.m. to 1.10 p.m. at Conrad Hong Kong - bringing together business leaders, policymakers and entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, China and the regional community to discuss and debate what the immediate future hold for Hong Kong while considering the city’s long-term position within Greater Bay Area, China and ASEAN. Experts deliberated on Hong Kong’s future as a super-connector with China and ASEAN, with discussions around what a global financial centre will look like, benefits and challenges of Hong Kong’s accession to RCEP and tapping into Hong Kong’s green talent pool for China-ASEAN.
A growing list of high-calibre speakers have been confirmed as below, with more to be finalised in the coming days:
- Hon John KC Lee, SBS, PDSM, PMSM, The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Dr Pichet Durongkaveroj, Former Minister of Digital Economy & Society, Thailand
- Daryl Ng, Chairman, Hong Kong - ASEAN Foundation
- Nicolas Aguzin, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Limited (HKEX)
- Hon Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services & Treasury, Government of HKSAR
- Bernard Chan, Former Member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
- Deborah Elms, Ph.D, Founder and Executive Director, Asian Trade Centre and President, Asia Business Trade Association
- Albert Wong, Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
- Tammy Tam, Editor-in-Chief, South China Morning Post
- Eugene Tang, Business Editor, South China Morning Post
To kick off Hong Kong, Macao, and Shandong Week 2023, Qingdao Municipal People’s Government held the “Qingdao-Hong Kong Economic and Trade Cooperation Conference on 29 May 2023 in Hong Kong. The esteemed Zhao Haozhi, Mayor of Qingdao, leaded a delegation of the city’s officials and business leaders eager to discuss joint development goals with all participants.
As part of its public engagement and advocacy efforts, the Competition Commission (Hong Kong) organises regular public seminars/ webinars on the Competition Ordinance throughout the year to familiarise businesses and members of the public with the key provisions of the Ordinance and the Commission’s work. The next webinar conducted in English via Zoom on 18 April 2023 (Tuesday).
For the past few years, MAYCHAM had taken the lead in organising a “Lo Hei” gathering to celebrate the arrival of the Spring Festival of the year with the support of all the participating chambers, making it a significant and successful event that members looked forward to every year. However, due to the unfortunate COVID-19 pandemic, this has been disrupted for 2 years.
MAYCHAM was delighted to be announcing the resumption of this event in 2023!
For the uninitiated, “Lo Hei”, in Cantonese literally translates to “tossing up good fortune”, and it refers to the ritual adopted in Southeast Asia that involves a group of people gathered around a massive plate, tossing its contents while saying out auspicious phrases before eating it—it is popularly believed that the higher the toss, the better your prospects and fortune in the year ahead!
This year, in view of the 10th anniversary of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement in 2022, MAYCHAM was thrilled to co-host this with chambers from the RCEP countries, namely:
Australian Chamber
Indonesian Chamber
Korean Chamber
Myanmar Chamber
Singapore Chamber
Hong Kong - Thailand Business Council
Vietnam Chamber
This year’s Lo Hei Dinner was proudly sponsored by InvestHK and we are pleased to had Dr Bernard Chan, Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development to be our guest-of-honour and speaker.
Jointly organised by the HKSAR Government, Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Design Centre, BIP Asia Forum bought IP professionals and industry leaders from all over the world to discuss the latest developments in the IP world, and explored business collaboration opportunities. Last year, the two-day Forum featured over 70 prominent speakers to share their insights with more than 14,500 viewers from over 45 countries and regions.
The 12th edition of BIP Asia Forum hold on 1-2 December 2022 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in a brand new hybrid format (Day 1 in-person & online; Day 2 online). As one of the celebration events for the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR, the upcoming Forum included a wide range of new initiatives including the debut of “IP Market”. Themed “Smart Manufacturing and Building”, IP Market was a one-stop platform which will showcase the latest technology projects by universities, R&D centres and start-ups from Hong Kong and provide networking and partnership building opportunities.
The Hon John KC Lee, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, delivered his Policy Address to the Legislative Council in October.
We were deeply honoured that Mr Lee had accepted our invitation to speak to the Hong Kong business community on 9 November.
Attendees would been able to hear Mr Lee explain the priorities of his first Policy Address, and learn more about his initiatives to tackle key issues such as the labour market, land and housing supply and the environment, as well as his plans for improving governance, strengthening the momentum for development, tackling people’s concerns, and uniting the community in the year ahead.
HKTDC cordially invited our members to attend the fifth edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) on 5-10 November 2022 at the Shanghai National Exhibition & Convention Centre. CIIE is organised by Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. The HKTDC continued to mount a Product Pavilion and a Services Pavilion, introducing Hong Kong’s international trade resources, products and professional services to the mainland market and beyond.
In 2021, the CIIE was the largest online-offline Expo organised in China amid the pandemic. It attracted more than 2,900 exhibitors from 127 countries and regions, with a total exhibition space of over 360,000 sqm. Cumulative intentional deals with a total value of over USD70 billion were reached.
According to the “Outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan for the National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035” published in March 2021, the Central Government proposed the new dual circulation strategy to continue the economic sustainable growth, presenting new business opportunities for international collaboration. The Expo was therefore an ideal platform for Hong Kong companies and our international business communities to get connected with potential business partners worldwide and to acquire the latest market insights.