Press Release 2007

Pacific Economic Co-operation Hong Kong Committee Meeting
Wednesday, October 24, 2007

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation:

The 40th Meeting of the Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation (HKCPEC) to be held at 9.30am next Tuesday (October 30) will be open to members of the public.

The Chairman of the HKCPEC, Prof Edward Chen, will chair the meeting. It will be held at Room 1814, 18/F, Trade and Industry Department Tower, 700 Nathan Road, Mongkok, Kowloon.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting. However, in view of limited seating capacity at the meeting venue, admission to the meeting is on a first-come-first-served basis.

Those interested in attending the meeting are requested to enroll with the HKCPEC Secretariat by noon this Friday (October 26) at the latest.

For reservations 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).  In line with the nature of the PECC, the HKCPEC is tripartite, comprising members from the government, the academia and the business sector.

PECC is a non-governmental organisation set up in 1980 with the purpose of developing closer co-operation in trade and economic issues among economies in the region.

Currently, PECC has a total of 26 Member Committees of which 22 are full members representing the economies of Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Ecuador; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; the Pacific Islands Forum; Peru; the Philippines; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; the United States; and Vietnam. PECC also has two associate members representing France (Pacific Territories) and Mongolia and two institutional members which are the Pacific Trade and Development Conference (PAFTAD) and Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC).

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