Press Release

Seminar to explore achievements of Hong Kong Ministerial Conference

Thursday, October 27, 2005

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Co-operation:

The Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Co-operation (HKCPEC) will organise a seminar on "The WTO Doha Development Agenda: What Can the Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong Achieve?" from 3pm to 5pm next Wednesday (November 2) at Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library, 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay.

The seminar will discuss the major issues at stake in the current round of WTO negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda and the expected outcomes of the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference to be held from December 13-18. The Chairman of the HKCPEC and President of the Lingnan University, Prof. Edward Chen, and three local and overseas experts on WTO will share their views with participants. The seminar will be conducted in English.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the seminar. Interested participants are requested to enrol with the HKCPEC Secretariat by noon next Tuesday (November 1). Seats are reserved on a first-come-first-serve basis. For reservation and enquiries, please contact the HKCPEC Secretariat at 2398 5449 or 2398 5594.

The HKCPEC was established in March, 1990, to co-ordinate Hong Kong's participation in the Pacific Economic Co-operation Council (PECC).

The committee, in line with the nature of the PECC, is tripartite, comprising members from the Government, academic and business sectors.

PECC is a non-governmental organisation set up in 1980 with the purpose of developing closer co-operation among economies in the region in trade and economic policy issues. Currently, PECC has 25 member committees including Hong Kong, China.

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