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31 January , 2012
Economic Development the Main Topic
at the Chinese General Chamber of
Commerce (CGCC) Chinese New Year
Cocktail Reception
On January 31, the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce hosted a Chinese New Year cocktail reception at Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. In his capacity as Standing Committee Member of the CGCC, Mr. Kit Szeto, Director & CEO of Dim Sum TV, attended the reception to extend his well wishes to the guests.
Mr. Kit Szeto with Dr. Kitty Poon, Under-Secretary for the Environment, at the reception.
The guests of honor at the cocktail reception were Mr. Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of the HKSAR; Mr. Li Gui Kang, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR; Mr. Lu Xinhua, Commissioner of the Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in the HKSAR; Major General Zhang Shi Bo, Commander of the People’s Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison; Mr. Wang Zengbo, Political Commissar of the People’s Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison. They were joined by over 600 other guests, including members of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the Executive Council, the Legislative Council, representatives of the diplomatic community in Hong Kong, leaders of industry and commerce as well as many well-known public figures.
The guests of honour raising a toast to a stable and prosperous new year for Hong Kong.
In his welcoming speech, Dr. Jonathan Choi, Chairman of the CGCC, said that global economic fluctuations impacted Hong Kong’s economy during the Year of the Rabbit. However, the tilting of the world’s economic balance towards the east, coupled with the ever-closer financial and economic ties between the mainland and Hong Kong, will serve to raise the latter’s long-term economic prospects.
The annual Chinese New Year cocktail reception provides for a platform for exchange between different groups and segments of society.
As a result of the HKSAR government’s efforts to expedite joint Guangdong-Hong Kong and Shanghai-Hong Kong projects, Hong Kong’s further integration into the national economic development matrix is an inevitable and welcome trend. As Dr. Choi pointed out, helping to achieve economic synergy between Hong Kong and the mainland as well as the East Asian region, and bridging different economic agendas will be the focus of the CGCC’s work in the future.
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