Along with the Chief Executive’s expert advisory panel (EAP), the scientific committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases discussed and subsequently updated consensus interim recommendations on COVID-19 vaccination. The key topics highlighted included the use of a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines and co-administration of COVID-19 vaccines with other…
The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) recently released the results of the Quarterly Business Tendency Survey for the fourth quarter of the current year. The highlight of the survey is the fact that the percentage of respondents expecting their business situation to be better in the fourth quarter of 2021 when compared to their previous…
Proudly presented for the 5th time now: it’s the annual Belgium Business Seminar 2021! This year we once again dive into a very hot topic with a Belgian twist: ESG & ESG Finance! The BLCC warmly thanks sponsors KBC Bank, Liege Airport & The Consulate General of the Kingdom of Belgium to Hong Kong &…
The Chief Executive of the HKSAR, Mrs Carrie Lam, today delivered her annual Policy Address entitled “Building a Bright Future Together” Full details are available form the Policy Address Websitehttps://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/2021/eng/index.html A PA Supplement providing a full account of the achievements of measures over the past four Policy Addresses has also been produced. Other publicity materials…
The European Chamber of Commerce Automotive Council (EAC), which represents the European passenger car and commercial vehicle manufactures in Hong Kong, has published the latest Position Paper/Call to Action paper 2021. The Paper contains a recap of previous positioning papers & meetings between HK Government Offices and the EAC. It addresses current topics related to…
One of our own BLCC members, Julie Govaert, has successfully started her own consultancy firm and we couldn’t be more proud. Headquartered in Hong Kong, BDA Consultancy provides its clients across the globe with insights and strategies to combat any problem they may encounter. BDA’s main aim is to remove any obstacle that could potentially…
On Monday 20 September our Chamber had the pleasure of welcoming to our in-person & digital stage Mr. Charles Li, former Chief Executive at the Hong Kong Exchange. Mr. Li recently founded a new company called Micro Connect and we were curious to hear more about it. Thanks to our gracious venue host Invest Hong…
It should come as no surprise, but the HK government has chosen to extend the health restrictions in place for 14 more days, until September 29. The government’s press release emphasised that these restrictions will continue to impact restaurants, bars and catering business in the same way as before, with no leniency being given to…
We were proud to host Dr. Ilham Kadri, CEO of Solvay, in our High-Caliber Speaker series last week. It was a great opportunity for our members to learn and ask questions from an industry leader of such a magnitude, and your BLCC was honoured to be a part of the event. And in line with…
On 9 September, our Thai colleagues of BeLuThai invited Dr. Ilham Kadri, CEO of Solvay, to talk about Solvay’s business & sustainable development in Asia in our High-Caliber Speaker event series. Founded in 1863, Solvay today ranks among the world’s top three chemical companies. Solvay strives to bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress…
