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SMEs are welcome to attend the seminar on "SMEs and Credit Scoring
Friday, March 8, 2002

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) which wish to know more about credit scoring are invited to attend a seminar jointly organised by the Support and Consultation Centre for SMEs (SUCCESS) of the Trade & Industry Department and Hong Kong Productivity Council's SME Centre on March 20.

The seminar will begin at 2.30 pm and last till 5 pm at the Exhibition Hall, 4/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon (MTR Kowloon Tong Station Exit C1).

The seminar aims to introduce to SMEs the concept of credit scoring, let them know where to seek expert advice on credit scoring, and explain to them how credit scoring could facilitate lending institutions to make decisions on loan applications, and businesses to assess the prospects of potential partners.

Mr Raymond Li, Executive Director, Banking Development Department of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority will brief participants on the progress of the establishment of the Commercial Credit Reference Agency, and its modus operandi.

Ms Tracy Sun, Regional Director of Marketing & Business Development, Dun & Bradstreet - Greater China Region, will speak on business credit management. Mr Tony Wan, Manager - Scoring & Decision Support System, Asia Pacific Product Management, Dun & Bradstreet Asia Pacific, will speak on how credit scoring could facilitate lending institutions and business partners assess the financial well-being and prospect of SMEs.

Mr Anson Kwok, Head of Sales, CitiBusiness - Citibank, will explain how lending institutions make use of credit scoring in assessing loan applications.

The seminar will be conducted in Cantonese. Admission is free of charge. Interested parties are requested to register with the Trade and Industry Department on or before 13 March. For enquiry, please contact the SME Office of the Trade and Industry Department at 2398 5596 or 2398 5736. Details of the seminar can also be found at the Virtual SME Information Centre at http://www.sme.gcn.gov.hk.