Western Australian Chinese Chamber of Commerce Inc

2012 signifies another milestone for the Western Australia Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Over the past 25 years, the Chamber's role remains unchanged. Essentially, it is a self-funded commercial organisation representing small and medium sized enterprises. Our primary task is to develop increased trade and investments for our members, and our focus is directed towards the countries of South East Asia and China which offers our members the greatest business opportunities.

The world today is a vastly different world from when the Chamber was established in 1987. Although the global financial crisis continues to affect the world economy, China's booming economy and its appetite for resources and commodities has continued to make Western Australia one of the major beneficiaries of this phenomenon. In the latest survey, Western Australia leads the nation in population growth, employment growth, economic activities and retail turnover. Perth has also been identified in a recent global survey as one of the fastest growing cities in the world.

In order for WACCC to remain as a major platform for business networking, we need to ensure the relevance and effectiveness of our programs. The recent survey conducted based on our membership profile has resulted in the Chamber's decision to focus on Agribusiness, Migration, Education, Tourism and Resource sectors. The Chamber is also currently developing an on-line platform to facilitate Trades and commerce between our members and Asians countries where previous Trade links have been established. Our first E-News was launched in March 2012.

I hope that the coming year will see the Chamber continue to forge a good working relationship with the State Government and various relevant local and overseas government agencies to promote bilateral investments between Western Australia and countries in Asia, in particular; China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam. This is important if the Chamber is to articulate the issues and business orientations of its membership as well as the needs of the Asian and Australian business community in Western Australia.

Last but not least, on behalf of the Western Australia Chinese Chamber Of Commerce, I extend our sincere appreciation to various Federal and State Government organisations, Overseas Consulate, Chambers and Federations, past and present Council Members and Sponsors for their contributions and support over the past 25 years.

Yours Sincerely.

Mr Khoon Tan
President
The Western Australian Chinese Chamber of Commerce Inc.

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会长2012年致辞

2012年对西澳中华总商会而言具有里程碑式的意义。在过去的二十五年里，商会始终如一发挥着自己的作用，从本质上来说，不以盈利为目的的西澳中华总商会代表着中小企业利益。我们的主要目的是促进商会成员之间的贸易和投资往来，而我们的焦点主要是东南亚地区和中国，在这里我们能够找到更多的商机。

和商会建立之初相比，世界经济发生了翻天覆地的变化。虽然全球金融危机对世界经济有着负面影响，但是中国经济发展势头迅猛，中国对资源和商品的需求让西澳大利亚成为了受益者。根据最新的调查显示，西澳大利亚是澳大利亚人口、就业、经济和零售业增长最快的地区之一。而珀斯也在最近的全球性调查中被认定为世界上发展最迅速的城市之一。

为了能够发挥商会与各个企业之间的联系作用，我们要确保我们方案的相关性和有效性。最近一项根据商会会员资料所进行的调查促使我们将商会的决策偏向于农业、移民、教育、旅游和资源项目上。同时商会还开发了网上服务平台，连接起商会成员和与商会有合作关系的亚洲企业。该平台将在2012年3月首次与大众见面。

我希望在未来，商会能够继续努力与国家政府、当地或海外相关政府部门协调好关系，促进西澳大利亚和亚洲地区国家之间，包括：中国、马来西亚、印度尼西亚和越南等国的双边贸易往来。如果西澳中华总商会想在未来成为亚洲多国和澳大利亚商会之间主导者的话这一步骤是必不可少的。

最后我想说的是，本人代表西澳中华总商会向各联邦和州政府组织、驻外领事馆、各商会和联合会、曾经和现在的立法局议员还有所有的赞助商表示感谢，在此我由衷的感谢诸位在过去的二十五年中给予我们西澳中华总商会的支持和帮助。