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From the desk of our SHKBA President


Dear Members and Friends

First and foremost, I would like to wish you all the best for a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

At the beginning of a new year we often ask ourselves what the new year will bring. Well, overtime I had to find out myself that despite of all the things we seem to have under our control many events are taking placing or shapping our lives without an exact announcement date. Just think of the impact of AI. Therefore, planning becomes more of an act of striking a balance between having a plan on one hand and staying prepared for the unknown on the other. I wish you a good hand in applying your personal navigation tools.

At SHKBA we stay excited about the many opportunities HK has to offer in business, arts or travel. There are many ways of exploring and tapping into the Greater Bay Area (GBA). Please make use of the SHKBA’s network and strong relationships. Furthermore, we are making good progress in the preparation of an event to present HK as an attractive hub for Family Offices. More information will follow in due time.

I hope to see many of you at the upcoming Chinese New Year Reception. Please take good note of the new location at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Zurich.


with best wishes,

Marcel Schmid
President SHKBA

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Events Reports News Articles Past Events About SHKBA

Upcoming Events

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Chinese New Year Reception 2024

Park Hyatt Zurich, Beethovenstrasse 21, 8002 Zurich
February 27, 2024
18:00-21:00
You are invited to the reception for the Chinese New Year of the Dragon!

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SAVE-THE-DATE Swiss-Chinese Life Sciences Forum 2024

TBC
May 14, 2024
09:00-12:30
Please save the date for the Swiss-Chinese Life Sciences Forum 2024!

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SAVE-THE-DATE 74th International Retail Summit

GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, Langhaldenstrasse 21, 8803 Rüschlikon
September 12, 2024
09:00-17:00
Please save the date for the 74th International Retail Summit.

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Reports

Hong Kong Press Review

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News Articles

Hong Kong remains an ‘ideal option’ for international investment despite asset market pressures, finance chief says ahead of Davos


  • Investment opportunities have become more attractive despite high global interest rates, finance chief Paul Chan says
  • Chan’s positive assessment comes amid a four-year slump in the city’s stock market and wider economic malaise

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Hong Kong seen among five busiest IPO venues in 2024 with proceeds doubling to US$12.8 billion, KPMG forecasts


  • Hong Kong seen rising to among top five busiest IPO venues as proceeds to more than double in 2024, KPMG forecasts
  • China’s onshore market is expected to see a steady stream of IPOs after ending 2023 on a high

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China to solidify its position as world’s top car exporter in 2024 as it banks on manufacturing heft: UBS


  • Battery-powered vehicles will account for 30 per cent of China’s total car exports of 5 million units this year, according to a forecast by the Swiss bank
  • Chinese carmakers exported 4.4 million cars in the first 11 months of 2023 versus 3.99 million units by Japanese assemblers

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China’s retail sales to weaken this year as falling home prices, jobs outlook feed consumer insecurity: UBS


  • Retail sales are expected to climb 5.5 per cent in 2024, one percentage point lower than the estimated 6.5 per cent in 2023, according to the Swiss bank
  • A sharp drop in homes prices has caused hundreds of thousands of families across the country to lose millions of yuan in net worth

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Past Events

SCCC Christmas Apéro 2023

Milchbar, Kappelergasse 16, 8001 Zürich
December 14, 2023 | 17:00-21:00
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Hong Kong Forum 2023

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
December 05, 2023 | 09:00-18:00

Webinar: China-Update 2023 - Schlüsselerkenntnisse zur chinesischen Wirtschaft

Online
November 29, 2023 | 10:30-11:30

Reimagining China: A Fact-Finding Mission to Greater Bay Area, Hangzhou, and Shanghai

The Greater Bay Area, Hangzhou and Shanghai
November 02, 2023 | 09:00-17:00
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China-Europe Talent Forum 2023

Park Hyatt Hotel, Beethovenstrasse 21, Zurich 8002
October 24, 2023 | 09:00-17:00
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About SHKBA

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Partners

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is the largest bank in the world. Its Swiss branch was entered in the Commercial Register on 11 December 2017 and officially opened in Zurich on 21 June 2018. ICBC Zurich offers valuable networks and comprehensive services and advice to Swiss investors intending to invest in China.
 
 
Vischer AG
 
 
 
PwC Switzerland Global Enterprise
 

Swiss Hong Kong Business Association

Kappelergasse 15, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 421 38 88, Fax: +41 44 421 38 89

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