Hong Kong Forum (Oct 2-10, 2007)
Beijing - Hong Kong - Shenzhen

Along with the County of San Bernardino, HKASC organized a trade mission with 75 delegates to attend the Hong Kong Forum with side trips to Beijing and Shenzhen from October 2 to 10, 2007. The San Bernardino County group was led by Fifth District Supervisor Josie Gonazales and International Trade Manager Moises Cisneros as welll as other County officials.
	The Hong Kong Forum (October 8-9, 2007) was the flagship event organized by the Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide providing networking and business opportunities for almost 400 Hong Kong association members worldwide from 21 countries and regions.
The Forum also starred many heavyweight speakers such as Allan Zeman, Chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Holdings, Henry Fan, Managing Director of CITIC Pacific, and C Y Leung, Convenor of the Non-Official Members of Hong Kong's Executive Council - all of whom delivered very inspiring talks.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, members of nine Hong Kong associations in the U.S.A. also met with their counterparts from Canada at a joint caucus meeting between the National US Hong Kong Business Association and Hong Kong-Canada Business Association.
Key issues discussed included developing closer working relationship, creating more opportunities for members across the border, etc.
	To promote and encourage activities within the Hong Kong associations, outstanding membership and initiative awards were also presented at the Forum. HKASC president Raymond Cheng was honored to be invited to serve on the Outstanding Inivitiative Award Committee.
Prior to the Hong Kong Forum, HKASC also led a trade mission to Beijing. In addition to business programs co-operated with the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, the group also had a chance to get an early glance of the 2008 Olympic sites.

The programme also included with a side visit to Shenzhen focusing on the technology partnership between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. The delegates appreciated the new perspective they gained from this, and treasured their personal meeting with the Mayor of Shenzhen.