About us

BACKGROUND | LOGO | AIM, MISSION & VISION | EXPOSURE | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

 

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 and an Administration Officer working full-time run 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.

 




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.

 



 

AIM, MISSION & VISION

 

 

Aim: 

To create a platform to develop and foster economic, commercial and financial relations between Belgium, Luxembourg and Hong Kong.

 

Mission: 

Ÿ    To provide a platform for business people to meet, to exchange information and to discuss common interests regarding business in Hong Kong and the Region

Ÿ    To promote Belgian and Luxembourg trade and investment in Hong Kong and the Region by strengthening bilateral ties between these business communities

Ÿ    To contribute to a better understanding of the economic and financial environment of Hong Kong, the Asian Region and Belgium & Luxembourg

Ÿ    To monitor economic, political, business and legal issues

 

In a few words: We Serve, Link and Act.

 

Vision:

BLCC makes a difference to your business, because :

Ÿ    We increase your visibility

Ÿ    We create networking opportunities

Ÿ    We listen, inform and connect

Ÿ    We offer a strategic business centre

Ÿ    We are transparent: we share expertise and experience

 

In a few words: We Serve, Link and Act.

 



 

EXPOSURE

 
The BLCC participates in the International Business Committee (chaired by the Chief Secretary, the Honourable Henry Tang). 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.

 



 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

 

(as elected on 5 November 2010)

Chairman

Jean-Paul Cuvelier

Alfa Technology Ltd.

Vice-Chairman

Leo Kung Lin-Cheng

Honorary Consul of Luxembourg

Piet Cremers

Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd.

Secretary / Treasurer

Jacques Bertrand

Barco Ltd.

Directors

Marc Brauner

I.G.I. - International Gemological Institute

Jean-François Gillard

ING Real Estate Investment Management (Asia) Ltd.

Bruno  François

BNP Paribas

Patrice J. Thys

Asia-Euro Consultancy Limited

Christof Van der Stichele

GymnaUniphy Pacific N.V.  

Martin-Frédéric Eeckhout

Global Sources

Siegfried Verheijke

Flanders Investment & Trade

Baudouin Snel

Invest in Brussels

 

Xavier Schreiber

Wallonia Foreign Trade & Investment Agency

Patron

Evert Maréchal

Consul General of Belgium in Hong Kong