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Directory on services and facilities to be published
The Small and Medium Enterprises Committee held its fourth meeting today (Tuesday) to discuss suggestions that can provide support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong.
To follow up an earlier proposal considered by the committee to publish a directory on services and facilities available to SMEs, the committee decided that the directory be published by the middle of this year and that a working group be formed to oversee the project.
"Members agreed that major industrial and trade organisations should be invited to participate in the preparatory work so as to ensure that the information to be included is of relevance to SMEs," the chairman of the committee, Mr Denis Lee, said.
The committee discussed a preliminary plan for the organisation of an SME conference and agreed that a conference should be held in the latter half of the year.
"Such a conference will provide an opportunity for exchange of views among this committee, industry and trade organisations, industry-support agencies and SMEs," Mr Lee said.
"The objective is to gain a more thorough understanding of the issues facing SMEs in their development and to propose measures to deal with them."
"Members decided that a working group should be formed to organise the event," he added.
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The committee also considered a proposal for an overseas exhibition for local
"After some discussions, members agreed to give further consideration to the proposal when further information on various options of organising or participating in an overseas exhibition is available," Mr Lee said.
"We will continue to discuss other recommendations that will help enhance the competitiveness of SMEs in Hong Kong," he said.
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