Annual Report 2013-14

56 FHKI Annual Report 2013-14 Annual Dinner held in March. Founder of Centaline Group and am730 Shih Wing- ching was the guest speaker, sharing with participants on “The Way Forward for Hong Kong”. Prior to the dinner, a tasting session of sake and snacks sponsored by member companies was held. To enhance communication with members, Ms Siu, Mr Yau and Executive Committee members paid regular visits to member companies to better understand their needs and expectations so as to improve our services. 第20分組 – 香港貿易服務業協會 本協會2013年度周年晚宴於4月舉 行，由時任主席丘文興致辭，亦邀得 交通銀行香港分行首席經濟及策略師 羅家聰博士為嘉賓講者。 Group 20 – Hong Kong Trade Services Council (HKTSC) The HKTSC’s 2013 Annual Dinner was held in April. The then Chairman Desmond Yau and Chief Economist & Strategist of Bank of Communication (Hong Kong) Dr Law Ka-chung spoke at the event. The HKTSC, together with Group 8 (Food, Beverages and Tobacco) and Group 18 (Non-manufacturing I – Supporting services for industry), co-organsied a visit to Lee Kum Kee Xinhui Plant in August 2013. In October, HKTSC’s current Chairman Katherine Siu, Vice-Chairman Desmond Yau and some 50 participants had an enjoyable outing to the Lantau Island. More than 150 guests attended the 2014 協會與第8分組（食品、飲品及煙草） 及第18分組（第I類非製造業 ─ 工業 支援服務）於2013年8月合辦李錦記 新會廠房兩天遊。協會另於10月舉 辦大嶼山郊遊活動，現任主席蕭寶嬋 及副主席丘文興與50多名參加者度 過愉快的一天。 2014年度周年晚宴於3月舉行，超 過150名嘉賓聚首一堂，協會邀請 中原集團及am730創辦人施永青為 嘉賓講者，討論香港的發展方向；而 晚宴前的歡樂時光聚會，獲會員公司 贊助日本清酒和小食。 為加強與會員之間的溝通，蕭寶嬋、 丘文興和執委會委員定期到訪會員公 司，以進一步了解會員的需要及期 望，提升協會的服務。 Group 21 – Transport & Logistics Services Council (TLSC) This year TLSC carried on with the project supported by the SME Development Fund – “Challenges, Opportunities and Strategic Responses of Logistics SMEs under the National 12 th Five-Year Plan”. After proceeding with field work and interviews with the logistics companies in Hong Kong and the Mainland and coming up with the preliminary results, a seminar on “Opportunities of eCommerce Platform for Logistics SMEs in Hong Kong” was held in August 2013 during which the research team shared the preliminary results with the industry. In November, a press conference was held to announce the research results, details of the best practices and policy suggestions. The last seminar under the project, “Seminar on Change & Innovation – The Key to Success”, was held in November to brief industry players on viable ways for business development. The event attracted more than 100 participants. The final report and an advisory kit were prepared for the use of SMEs in the logistics industry. 第21分組 – 運輸與物流業協會 本協會繼續進行「中小企業發展支援 基金」資助的項目 —「國家十二五規 劃下物流業中小企面對的挑戰、機遇 與應對策略」研究。經過與香港及 內地中小企業訪談及會面，擬備了 初步研究結果，並於2013年8月舉 行「為香港物流業中小企尋找生存之 路—從電子商貿平台中獲取機遇」研 討會，與業界分享有關資料。同年 11月，協會舉行新聞發布會，公布研 究結果、最佳實踐手冊的內容，以及 政策建議。而該項目的最後一場活動 — 物流中小企業「主動應變　尋求革 新」研討會則於11月舉行，與業界人 士分享業務發展的可行路向，吸引逾 100人出席。另已編撰及派發《研究 報告》及《最佳實踐手冊》，供物流業 中小企參考。 Industry Groups And Councils 工業分組及協會