Trade & Investment acts as a focal point for members’ concerns regarding Hong Kong and regional trade and investment issues. The committee hosts programs that inform the membership and stimulate thoughtful action regarding trade, investment and competitiveness issues. It also acts as a clearing house and active action agent for trade and investment issues that are of common concern to more than one of the Chamber’ s sector specific committees.

Committee Meeting:
Committee usually meets on the second Friday of each month.

Committee Chair: Patrick Wu President & Managing Director American Appraisal China Ltd

Committee Vice-Chair: Rachel Fleishman

Past Events:

Event Date	Title	Speaker(s)
Mar 12, 2010	Member discussion & planning meeting
Feb 25, 2010	New York State: Successful Partnership in US Market Penetration	Dr. Sam Natapoff, Senior Advisor to the Governor, New York State for International Commerce
Jan 15, 2010	The Impact of Climate Negotiations on Business	Christopher Tung, Partner, K&L Gates
Dec 11, 2009	Government's plans to develop Hong Kong's education services industry, with the objective of enhancing Hong Kong's status as a regional education hub	Kenneth Chen Wei-On, Undersecretary for Education, HKSAR Government
Nov 13, 2009	China Overseas Direct Investment & Beyond	W. John Hoffmann, Co-Founder and Principal, Exceptional Resources Group (XRG), and Co-Founder and Core Associate, China Dialogues Network (CDN) Peter Wood, China Strategy & Business Advisor, and XRG-CDN Core Associate
Nov 13, 2009	Impact of the Current Global Financial Crisis on World Trade Structure	Edward Leung, Chief Economist, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Chris Jackson, Assistant Executive Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)
Oct 9, 2009	Shanghai 2010 Expo/USA Pavilion Update - How Can US Companies Participate?	Frank Lavin, Chairman, Steering Committee, USA Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo, and Chairman of the Public Affairs Practice, Edelman Asia Pacific
S[et 11. 2009	J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission	FTC's Initiatives and Priorities in the New Administration
Jul 23, 2009	Members Only Meeting	Richard DiNucci, Director, Secure Freight Initiative, Cargo and Conveyance Security Division, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Jul 10, 2009	Taiwan: Cross-Strait Developments - A “Game-Changer"?	Enoch Fung, Executive Director & Asia Economist, Asia-Pacific Economic Research, Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC
Jun 12, 2009	Responsible Competition - How Fair Trade Influences Your Business	Puifung Leung, Chair, Fair Trade Hong Kong
Jun 5, 2009	Investing and Doing Business in Vietnam	William Marshak, Principal Commercial Officer, US Consulate, Vietnam
May 8, 2009	Silk Road Economy - Trade Links between China and the Middle East	Ben Simpfendorfer, Chief China Economist, Royal Bank of Scotland
Apr 3, 2009	SME Support Measures Provided by the Trade and Industry Department	Belinda Kwan, Assistant Direct-General, Trade and Industry Department, HKSAR Government
Mar 13, 2009	Crisis Management Planning and Recommendations for Factory Downsizing in China	Hill & Associates and APCO
Feb 13, 2009	Members Discussion Meeting	-
Jan 9, 2009	Planning Meeting	-

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