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Report on participation in the 3rd World SME Expo
Held in Hong Kong during 28 November 2 December 2006
Dr Arun Agrawal, Executive Director, WASME visited Hong Kong from 28 November 2 December 2006 to participate in the 3rd World SME Expo which was hosted by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. (HKTDC) . WASME was one of the two international organizations supporting the Expo, International Trade Centre, Geneva, being the other . WASME also had a Stand at the Expo in the international exhibitors area at the Exhibition Centre .
Valuable contacts were established with the following , among several others :
1.Ms. Jhitraporn Techacham
Director General
Office of SMEs Promotion
Thailand
Mr. Vipavee Boonsongprasert
Cooperation Project Development Division
International Cooperation and Policy Support Department
Office of SMEs Promotion
Thailand
Mr. Wittawat Lamsem
Chief - Cooperation Project Development Division
International Cooperation and Policy Support Department
Office of SMEs Promotion
Thailand
They invited WASME to participate in the next International Small Business Congress to be hosted by their Department in Bangkok in mid November 2007 .
2. Mr. Anthony T. Chung
Chairman
Hong Kong Promotion Association for Small & Medium Enterprises
Hong Kong
Mr. Chan Shan Ho
Chairman
Hong Kong Small & Medium Enterprises General Association
Mr. Albert P.K.Lau
Vice Chairman
Hong Kong Small & Medium Enterprises General Association
Mr. Danny Lau Tat Pong
Chairman
Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Association
Dr. David S.Y. Kam
Chairman
Hong Kong Small & Medium Enterprises Development Association
Information on WASMEs activities was provided to the Heads of the above
SME Associations in Hong Kong :
3. Dr Charlie Chan
President
Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Association
Detailed discussions were held with Dr Charlie Chan who is also a member of the
Governing body of WASME. An update on various developments that have occurred since the last WASME GB meeting in Seoul in end April 06 was
provided to him .
Dr Chan emphasized on organising conferences and seminars at regular intervals so
as to generate substantial revenues for WASME . He said that he would establish contacts with various Chinese organizations with a view to associating WASME as
one of the supporting organizations for various events organized by them which would enable WASME to claim a share of the conference revenues .
Responding to a request to help in enlistment of new members, he assured that he
would establish contacts with various SME Associations in Greater China region
including Macau SAR and Guangzhou .
4.Mr. G. Hayatu
S.A. to General Manager
Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority
Mr Hayatu provided information on Export Processing Zones set up in different
regions of Nigeria with a view to promoting foreign investment on a liberalized
basis .
5.Mr. Ganesh Pande
Marketing Manager (SME)
ICICI Bank Limited
Mumbai India
Mr Pande informed that ICICI Bank had in place several programmes to support SMEs, including presentation of Awards and support for business development. He invited WASME to propose conducting joint programmes relating to SMEs promotion and development which could be considered for extending support .
6.Mr Andy Hong
Director
Shenzhen Chamber of Investment
China
Mr And Hong informed that there were excellent possibilities of cooperation between overseas SMEs and those based in the highly industrialized city of Shenzhen , Mainland China ( bordering Hong Kong ) in which there were several enterprises working on knowledge based and innovative enterprises . He invited WASME to send a delegation of Indian SMEs to Shenzen in the near future to study the potential and opportunities for fruitful joint business ventures and assured of his Chambers fullest cooperation in making the suggested Mission successful .
7.Mr David K O Opiyo
General Manager
Kenya Industrial Estates Ltd .
Mr Opiyo expressed his appreciation to WASME for assisting in its re-structuring efforts . He assured that his Organisation, KIE, which was engaged in financing Kenyan SMEs, would be taking necessary steps to resume its membership of WASME very soon.
8.Mr Bruce Shepherd
International Trade Centre
(UNCTAD/WTO)
Geneva
Mr Shepherd advised of recent changes in ITCs Management and suggested that
contacts should be established with the newly appointed Executive Director and other Directors of ITC to strengthen on going WASME- ITC cooperation .
11. Mr Mohammed Alkali
General Manager (SME)
Bank of Industry
Nigeria
Mr Alkali recalled his meeting in Abuja, Nigeria , and re- assured that the Bank of Industry would continue its support to WASME .
12. Mr. Zhongge Yi
Assistant President
China Association for Small & Medium Scale Enterprises
Beijing China
Mr Zhongge Yi was informed of WASMEs strong presence in China through several important national associations based in Beijing , the capital city . He requested WASME to provide additional information in respect of its membership and activities so that his Association could also consider associating with WASME as a member .
Dr Arun Agrawal was given the honour of being called upon the stage at the opening ceremony in the morning of 29th November and to deliver a greetings message at the SME Networking Reception held in the evening of 30th November .
Information on WASME and its upcoming conferences and other activities was provided to several visitors to its Stand at the Expo In addition , several informative reports and brochures were collected from various exhibitors at the Expo which would be very useful for future reference as well as for WASME Library .
Annexure I
Greetings message delivered by Dr Arun Agrawal, Executive Director, WASME at the SME Networking Reception organized on the occasion of 3rd World SME Expo held at the Hong Kong International Convention and Exhibition Centre on 30th November, 2006.
We are delighted to be back here again. Thank you TDC for inviting us to the 3rd edition of the World SME Expo. We are pleased to be associated as a supporting international organisation as in previous years. In fact, the 38th Session of Governing Body of WASME was held in November 2004 on the sidelines of the World SME Expo which brought to Hong Kong top-level policy makers, planners and SME support institutions including Banks and SME Associations, from different parts of the globe.
The World SME Expo has over the year developed as a premier global event for the World SME community providing, as TDC Chairman Peter Woo, put it in his luncheon speech yesterday, the right kind of connectivity. I am glad to see that with each successive year, the Expo is becoming move and more international and diversified with the inclusion of other events such as International Business Convention, Industry specific Seminars, Matchmaking forum and Innovation and Design Expo thus providing an unique platform for all participants and visitors to establish new contacts and share valuable information and knowledge which is one of WASMEs major missions
I am also pleased that the International Trade Centre (ITC) is supporting the event . ITC has in place several programmes focussing on SMEs capacity building and trade promotion. Therefore, its participation in the Expo would be highly beneficial to the visitors to the Expo from different parts of the world. WASME has enjoyed an excellent relationship with ITC in the past and has been actively participating in its various events, besides organising joint training programmes. I trust that other agencies in the UN system, the World Intellectual Property Organisation and the World Trade Organisation, in particular, can be roped in to associate themselves with the Expo in future as they play an extremely important role in trade facilitation. I also hope to see increased participation from Africa and CIS next year.
In conclusion, I wish to congratulate TDC for organising the World SME Expo successfully in a very efficient manner. On behalf of our membership worldwide, I also greet TDC on its 40th anniversary. While I look forward to seeing you in December next year for the 2007 World SME Expo, let me invite you to our 18th International Convention on SMEs, which will be hosted by the Federation of Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Colombo during 1-3 November 2007.
Thank you for your attention.
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