Conducting Business Hong Kong

Resource security and commercial concerns are driving the Chinese mainland’s pursuit of new environmentally friendly technology, according to Dr Kenneth DeWoskin, Director of the Deloitte China Research and Insight Center. In this 6 December interview with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) webcast service, Dr DeWoskin also speaks about how Hong Kong will be a key centre for financial instruments based on China’s currency, the renminbi.

AFF 2011 Website: www.asianfinancialforum.com

Press Release:
http://www.hktdc.com/info/mi/a/tdcnews/en/1X078RBG/

Duration : 0:8:11

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Shanghai – http://www.BAZHE.com

Shanghai is the most populous city in China and the most populous city proper in the world. It is the largest center of commerce and finance in mainland China, and has been described as the showpiece of the world’s fastest-growing major economy.

BK BAZHE is a writer, poet, and artist.
He is the author of DAMAGES
(creative nonfiction)
—Winner in the Writers Digest Awards
and IDENTITIES (poetry).
He is published and exhibited
in Europe and America.

More info at:
BK Bazhe Website:

http://www.bazhe.com

Amazon Books & Art by BK Bazhe:

http://astore.amazon.com/bazhe-20

YouTube Videos by BK Bazhe:

Google Blog by BK Bazhe:
http://bazhe.blogspot.com

Duration : 0:6:20

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International Business Association of Phuket (IBAP) Meeting
October 8th 2010
Program Topic: The State of Phuket. Our Economy & Politics.
A Panel Presentation with Bill Barnett, Alasdair Forbes and Martin Carpenter, MBE.
Their meeting was a moderated panel presentation by three Phuket business and information experts addressing the world economic situation and related consequences for foreigners living and working in Phuket. Questions were accepted from the audience:
in this part 4 only:
How to register staff in Phuket from other provinces & how to get more on census, and more foreigners to register with embassies?

How to reduce corruption & detention or fines from overstaying visas?
(before our tape ran out)

About Bill Barnett
Bill Barnett is the Founder and Managing Director of C9 Hotelworks, a leading hospitality consultancy that specializes in tourism, hotel and property development in Asia Pacific. Bill has a proven track record in asset management and has held many executive roles within leading brands including; Laguna Phuket, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels and Century International Hotels. He has also acted in ownership representation for hotel brands including the Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Grand Hyatt, Hilton, Westin and Sofitel.
Bill was awarded a prestigious PATA Gold Award in 2007 for Marketing and is a member of ISHC (International Society of Hospitality Consultants). Bill’s popular blog, thephuketinsider.com is the authoritative source of all Phuket hotel and real estate issues and trends and he regularly writes property columns in Thailand’s English language newspaper the Nation and the Phuket Gazette.

About Alasdair Forbes
Alasdair Forbes has been a professional journalist for 39 years, working on publications in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Dubai and Hong Kong. For seven years he was managing editor of the Phuket Gazette. He is now managing partner of Forbes Communications, an agency specializing in writing news and features, editing, managing magazines and newspapers, and offering PR consulting services. “Board member of the Phuket Community Foundation and regular contributor to phuketobserver.com.”

About Martin Carpenter, MBE
Martin Carpenter received an MBE, Member British Empire from the Queen of England. He currently serves as a British Honorary Consulate in Phuket providing limited consular services for British citizens.
Martin is a director of Phuket Concierge, a company providing a combination of bespoke services that might range from full management to sales and marketing representation, through the Corporate Concierge.

More details on http://ibap-phuket.org
and later on www.Phuketindex.com

Duration : 0:14:13

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Mirror from Bloomberg media. USA now at # 5 in business friendly climate. I’m a bit concerned when Hong Kong, an autonomous region of a COMMUNIST nation ranks higher in having a pro commerce climate than USA.

Duration : 0:4:11

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International Business Association of Phuket (IBAP) Meeting
October 8th 2010
Program Topic: The State of Phuket. Our Economy & Politics.
A Panel Presentation with Bill Barnett, Alasdair Forbes and Martin Carpenter, MBE.
Their meeting was a moderated panel presentation by three Phuket business and information experts addressing the world economic situation and related consequences for foreigners living and working in Phuket. Questions were later accepted from the audience, with a sample of questions submitted by email: in this part 3 only:
What are the new building rules on slopes and their effects?

Is the Thai census compulsory for foreign residents too?

About Bill Barnett
Bill Barnett is the Founder and Managing Director of C9 Hotelworks, a leading hospitality consultancy that specializes in tourism, hotel and property development in Asia Pacific. Bill has a proven track record in asset management and has held many executive roles within leading brands including; Laguna Phuket, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels and Century International Hotels. He has also acted in ownership representation for hotel brands including the Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Grand Hyatt, Hilton, Westin and Sofitel.
Bill was awarded a prestigious PATA Gold Award in 2007 for Marketing and is a member of ISHC (International Society of Hospitality Consultants). Bill’s popular blog, thephuketinsider.com is the authoritative source of all Phuket hotel and real estate issues and trends and he regularly writes property columns in Thailand’s English language newspaper the Nation and the Phuket Gazette.

About Alasdair Forbes
Alasdair Forbes has been a professional journalist for 39 years, working on publications in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Dubai and Hong Kong. For seven years he was managing editor of the Phuket Gazette. He is now managing partner of Forbes Communications, an agency specializing in writing news and features, editing, managing magazines and newspapers, and offering PR consulting services. “Board member of the Phuket Community Foundation and regular contributor to phuketobserver.com.”

About Martin Carpenter, MBE
Martin Carpenter received an MBE, Member British Empire from the Queen of England. He currently serves as a British Honorary Consulate in Phuket providing limited consular services for British citizens.
Martin is a director of Phuket Concierge, a company providing a combination of bespoke services that might range from full management to sales and marketing representation, through the Corporate Concierge.

More details on http://ibap-phuket.org
and later on www.Phuketindex.com

Duration : 0:12:5

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Technorati Tags: economy, IBAP, Phuket, Politics, thailand

International Business Association of Phuket (IBAP) Meeting
October 8th 2010
Program Topic: The State of Phuket. Our Economy & Politics.
A Panel Presentation with Bill Barnett, Alasdair Forbes and Martin Carpenter, MBE.
Their meeting was a moderated panel presentation by three Phuket business and information experts addressing the world economic situation and related consequences for foreigners living and working in Phuket. Questions were later accepted from the audience, with a sample of questions submitted by email: in this part 2 only

How much of a factor is the increasing strength of the baht?

How much has the cost of living increased in Phuket? Is it really the most expensive place in Thailand to live?

What is the role of an Honorary Consul?

About Bill Barnett
Bill Barnett is the Founder and Managing Director of C9 Hotelworks, a leading hospitality consultancy that specializes in tourism, hotel and property development in Asia Pacific. Bill has a proven track record in asset management and has held many executive roles within leading brands including; Laguna Phuket, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels and Century International Hotels. He has also acted in ownership representation for hotel brands including the Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Grand Hyatt, Hilton, Westin and Sofitel.
Bill was awarded a prestigious PATA Gold Award in 2007 for Marketing and is a member of ISHC (International Society of Hospitality Consultants). Bill’s popular blog, thephuketinsider.com is the authoritative source of all Phuket hotel and real estate issues and trends and he regularly writes property columns in Thailand’s English language newspaper the Nation and the Phuket Gazette.

About Alasdair Forbes
Alasdair Forbes has been a professional journalist for 39 years, working on publications in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Dubai and Hong Kong. For seven years he was managing editor of the Phuket Gazette. He is now managing partner of Forbes Communications, an agency specializing in writing news and features, editing, managing magazines and newspapers, and offering PR consulting services. “Board member of the Phuket Community Foundation and regular contributor to phuketobserver.com.”

About Martin Carpenter, MBE
Martin Carpenter received an MBE, Member British Empire from the Queen of England. He currently serves as a British Honorary Consulate in Phuket providing limited consular services for British citizens.
Martin is a director of Phuket Concierge, a company providing a combination of bespoke services that might range from full management to sales and marketing representation, through the Corporate Concierge.

More details on http://ibap-phuket.org
and later on www.Phuketindex.com

Duration : 0:14:47

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Continuation of a conversation between George Galloway and radio personality David Kuo. They discuss the budget cuts made by Chancellor Gideon ‘George’ Osbourne.

One of the highlights of this argument is Kuo’s claims that Hong Kong and Singapore being some of the places that doesn’t have a budget deficit to which Galloway blasts Kuo for calling those two places as ‘countries’.

Originally broadcasted on 22nd October 2010.

Duration : 0:6:15

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International Business Association of Phuket (IBAP) Meeting
October 8th 2010
Program Topic: The State of Phuket. Our Economy & Politics.
A Panel Presentation with Bill Barnett, Alasdair Forbes and Martin Carpenter, MBE.
Their meeting was a moderated panel presentation by three Phuket business and information experts addressing the world economic situation and related consequences for foreigners living and working in Phuket. Questions were later accepted from the audience, with a sample of questions submitted by email: in this part 1 only;
How has the current political climate in Thailand affected Phuket and what are the probabilities that they will resurface before the coming high season?

How has the fallout from the world economic crisis affected business and tourism in Phuket?

About Bill Barnett
Bill Barnett is the Founder and Managing Director of C9 Hotelworks, a leading hospitality consultancy that specializes in tourism, hotel and property development in Asia Pacific. Bill has a proven track record in asset management and has held many executive roles within leading brands including; Laguna Phuket, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels and Century International Hotels. He has also acted in ownership representation for hotel brands including the Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Grand Hyatt, Hilton, Westin and Sofitel.
Bill was awarded a prestigious PATA Gold Award in 2007 for Marketing and is a member of ISHC (International Society of Hospitality Consultants). Bill’s popular blog, thephuketinsider.com is the authoritative source of all Phuket hotel and real estate issues and trends and he regularly writes property columns in Thailand’s English language newspaper the Nation and the Phuket Gazette.

About Alasdair Forbes
Alasdair Forbes has been a professional journalist for 39 years, working on publications in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Dubai and Hong Kong. For seven years he was managing editor of the Phuket Gazette. He is now managing partner of Forbes Communications, an agency specializing in writing news and features, editing, managing magazines and newspapers, and offering PR consulting services. “Board member of the Phuket Community Foundation and regular contributor to phuketobserver.com.”

About Martin Carpenter, MBE
Martin Carpenter received an MBE, Member British Empire from the Queen of England. He currently serves as a British Honorary Consulate in Phuket providing limited consular services for British citizens.
Martin is a director of Phuket Concierge, a company providing a combination of bespoke services that might range from full management to sales and marketing representation, through the Corporate Concierge.

(more details later on www.Phuketindex.com )
Apologies for low sound volume, but it increases after 4mins 50 secs

Duration : 0:13:22

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China Mengniu shares suspended as milk scandal spreads; Analysis by Francis Lun, Fulbright Securities General Manager

Duration : 0:4:38

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Through HKTDC and the outstanding professional services of Hong Kong, overseas companies can find the right business partners.

Duration : 0:2:33

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