"Hong Kong: A Fulcrum for Business Success in Asia" - March 25, 2008

Nearly 50 business executives attended the latest breakfast briefing “Hong Kong: A Fulcrum for Business Success in Asia” held on March 25, 2008 in Mount Laurel, NJ. Attendees from Pennsylvania and New Jersey companies enjoyed presentations by Louis Ho of Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Rose Lee Askin of Citizens Bank, Vincent Capone of Reed Smith, and Tom DeMarino of IKEA Wholesale Inc.

The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia would like to thank Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Citizens Bank and Continental Airlines for sponsoring March 25 event. We also appreciate assistance provided by our supporting organizations: New Jersey Commerce—Office of International Trade and Protocol Department; Southern New Jersey Development Council; U.S. Export Assistance Center, Trenton, NJ; The Marketing Difference and the Greek-American Chamber of Commerce.

Joanna Savvides, president, WTCGP.
Louis Ho, director of Hong Kong Trade Development Council, provided a brief overview of Hong Kong and its business environment.	Rose Lee Askin, senior vice president of commercial banking at Citizens Bank, highlighted some of the characteristic features of Hong Kong business environment and its banking system.
An overview of the Hong Kong legal system was provided by Vincent Capone, partner at Reed Smith.	Thomas DeMarino, director business development, Ocean North America at IKEA Wholesale Inc., shared his observations of current trends in cargo handling in the South Asian Pacific region.