about us

BACKGROUND | LOGO | MISSION STATEMENT | EXPOSURE | COMMITTEE MEMBERS

BACKGROUND

In December 1998, the former Belgian Business Association Ltd. (BBA), established in 1992, became the Belgium-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce (BLCC), a non-profit organisation of business people with an active interest in developing two-way trade between Belgium - Luxembourg and Hong Kong and the region. The Chamber is governed by an Executive Committee of 5-15 candidates elected by Members at the Annual General Meeting. A General Manager working part-time runs the daily operations. The BLCC receives no subsidies from the Belgian or Luxembourg Governments. It relies on annual membership fees only. The Belgium-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong is incorporated with limited liability.

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 LOGO

Designed in June 1996 by a Belgian Architect, Axel Cordemans, also active Member of the Chamber, the logo represents the 1,377 meters long Tsing Ma Bridge, one of Hong Kong's landmark engineering wonders greeting every air passenger arriving in the Territory. It has been chosen to symbolize BLCC commitment to bridge Belgian, Luxembourg and Hong Kong businesses in a modern and efficient way.

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MISSION STATEMENT

To provide a platform for business people to meet, to exchange information and discuss common interests regarding business in Hong Kong and the region. To promote Belgian and Luxembourg trade and investment in Hong Kong and the region by strengthening bilateral ties between these business communities. To contribute to a better understanding of the economic and financial environment of Hong Kong, the Asian region, and Belgium and Luxembourg. To monitor economic, political, business and legal issues.

To represent the views and interests of members to government departments and other international and local organisations in Hong Kong through BLCC membership of the International Business Council (IBC), Intercham and the European Chamber of Commerce. To introduce members to Belgian and Luxembourg companies operating in Hong Kong and China and provide them with the opportunity to meet senior members and top officials of the Belgian, Luxembourg, European and Hong Kong business community. To act as a link between BLCC members through both chamber activities and the BLCC Directory.

To provide assistance and advice to newcomers working or setting up a business in Hong Kong and/or the region, through both experience available at BLCC and access to the BLCC's extensive business network. To create marketing opportunities for their members by offering joint promotion actions, advertisement, 

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EXPOSURE

The BLCC participates in the International Business Committee (chaired by the Chief Secretary, the Honourable Donald Tsang). This quite unique Committee offers 4 times a year the opportunity for international business associations and chambers to discuss 'face to face' with the Hong Kong Government and officials matters affecting international aspects and perceptions of the business environment in Hong Kong.

The BLCC is also a member of the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong heading 12 national European chambers, and Intercham, the more informal association of 27 International Chambers of Commerce in Hong Kong.

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BLCC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
(as elected on 31 October 2008)