China Committee

China's financial market is gradually opening up through QDII, QFII and international listings. RMB internationalisation will also help speed up the opening process. According to a recent HSBC research, one-third of businesses in China are expected to use the RMB to settle cross-border trade in the next six months, while the RMB will become one of the top three currencies worldwide for trade settlement.

At the breakfast, Helen Wong, Group General Manager, President and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bank (China), will discuss the following: 

• Emergence of financial products in China
• Internationalisation of the RMB
• How foreign banks support the continuing development of China's banking business
• Rising to the challenge of developing banking initiatives in China

 The ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) is renowned as one of the most influential FTAs in the Asia market. The new ACFTA rules were designed to ensure that multinationals operating beyond the direct buy-sell business models are able to partake in the benefits of the ACFTA.

Colbert Lam, Partner of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Worldtrade Management Services group will share with you insights on the ACFTA breakthrough and the opportunities and challenges ahead.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Please contact cynthia@britcham.com for more information.

If you employ or want to employ people in the Mainland, you need to know the practicalities – what to pay them, how to recruit, motivate and especially how to retain them.  The session will include sharing the latest salary and benefit trends and address how much employees are being paid and how they are feeling about it.

 Earlier this year, Strix ( a UK company ) prosecuted two PRC control manufacturers for violating its Intellectual property, and had a significant win in the Beijing Intermediate Court. Paul Hussey, CEO of Strix, has been invited to present this successful IPR win in China.  

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Please contact cynthia@britcham.com for more information.

 It has been two years since the Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law came into force. It receives increasing attention from business communities inside and outside China. Enforcement agencies are taking an increasingly sophisticated approach to merger filings and enforcement in cartel investigation and abuse of market dominance is also taking shape. This presentation will address these latest developments, outlook of Chinese competition regime and its impact on your current and future business.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Please contact Cynthia@britcham.com for more information.

 The greater Hongqiao region in the city of Shanghai is taking advantage of focused government planning and new transportation and business facilities to become an international trading and modern service hub.  The 38 square kilometer district hosts 70 percent of Shanghai’s consulates along with over 4,000 foreign-invested establishments and representative offices. This presentation will look at the government’s plans for the area and the challenges and opportunities for foreign investment there.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Please contact Cynthia@britcham.com for more information.

 The recent wave of strikes and suicides at southern Chinese factories has raised fresh questions about the sustainability of "the China price" - the ultra-low cost of Chinese made products - and China's export-dependent economic model.

Former Financial Times Journalist Alexandra Harney, author of The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage, will map out the dramatic changes redrawing China's manufacturing and labour landscape and offer suggestions about how companies and investors can adjust to this new environment. .

This talk will cover not only the similarities between past and present, but also search out some of the subsequent decisions promoting investment in railway projects, that have provided much of the foundation for Hong Kong's transition from fishing village to become a strong player in the global economy.

 Chongqing has been named one of China's five key cities. The Municipality is under the strong leadership of Governor Bo Xilai. A new special economic zone is about to be launched. Nick Whittingham, Consul-General of Chongqing, will talk about these developments and share his views on Chongqing's role in China's development during the next decade.

 The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will present the results of a survey conducted amongst Chinese mainland middle-class consumers in June 2009, which reveals the aspirations and characteristics of what is being called the "New China"