To help us contribute to the development of economic relations between Hong Kong and Thailand, the Hong Kong-Thailand Business Council has enlarged its Advisory Board as well as the Board of Directors. It is an honour to have the following new advisors and directors.
| Advisors : |
Mr. Chatri Sophonpanich
Mr. Allan Zeman
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| Directors : |
Mr. Tom V. Chatjaval
Mr. Kenneth Gaw
Mr. Horst Geicke
Mr. Clayton T. Hebbard
Dr. Harry Lee
Mrs. Katherine Ngan
Mr. David So
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Please join us in welcoming them on board. We are sure that the experience and insight that they bring to the Council will be invaluable to our development. In particular, we believe that the expansion of the boards will greatly assist the Hong Kong-Thailand Business Council in fulfilling its mission to bring new opportunities to the business communities of Hong Kong and Thailand.
The APEC CEO Summit will take place in Bangkok in October 18-21. This prestigious international gathering is once again being held in conjunction with the annual APEC Economic Leaders'' Meeting. The CEO Summit usually attracts around 500 CEOs from member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. This year, it will be chaired by Dr Vachara Phanchet, secretary-general of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
The event will be extremely interesting. Those who wish to attend the event, please visit www.apecceosummit2003.com for registration and information. (Click here for Sponsorships)
A private-sector organization to encourage closer ties and new partnerships between businesses in Hong Kong and Thailand was launched at a special inauguration dinner held in Hong Kong on 25 Sept 2002.
The body, the Hong Kong-Thailand Business Council, has Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of Thailand and the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR, Tung Chee-hwa as its patrons. The first Chairman of the Council is Mr Bernard Charnwut Chan, Executive Director and Deputy Managing Director of Asia Financial Group.
The inauguration at the Island Shangri-La Hotel was attended by Mr Korn Dabbaransi, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, Mr Antony Leung, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong SAR, Mr Henry Tang, Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology, and Mr Ji Peiding, Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People''s Republic of China in Hong Kong SAR, as well as advisors and founding members of the Council.
九月十三日，約五十名港泰商會會員出席了2004年的會員周年大會。陳智思主席在會上總結了過去一年商會的工作，重申二零零五年及往後，商會將致力在更廣闊的範疇上舉辦更多的活動。(主席報告內容-英語)
周年大會通過了陳智思先生、林宣武先生、唐大威先生連任為本會會董會成員的議案。同時，安永會計師事務所將繼續為商會擔任義務會計師。
新一屆九位董事會成員為:
- 陳智思議員 亞洲金融集團常務董事兼董事副總經理
- 陳卓偉先生 TVC Management Ltd董事總經理
- 吳繼泰先生 建生國際集團有限公司董事總經理
- 佳浩士先生 洋聯集團主席
- 何力敦先生 均富會計師行顧問
- 李乃熺先生 聯業製衣有限公司董事總經理
- 林宣武先生 美羅針織廠(國際)有限公司董事總經理
- 顏吳餘英女士 美昌玩具製品廠有限公司董事
- 唐大威先生 上海富豪食品有限公司董事總經理
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