In March, leading members of regional AustChams in Asia attended the AustCham Regional Forum in Hong Kong.

At the forum 11 Australian Chambers of Commerce and Business Councils from around the Asia region signed a Memorandum of Understanding promoting greater regional partnership and a blueprint for regional chamber-cooperation. The combined memberships cover over 3,500 Australian businesses across the region. The MOU aims to provide a platform for enabling Australian business to have a regional voice both locally and in Australia.

Peter Yuile, Acting CEO of the Australian Trade Commission, a key partner of all Australian Chambers across the region, witnessed the signing and welcomed the commitment from the AustChams to work collaboratively and leverage opportunities for Australian business.

"This initiative will bring together the resources of the AustCham networks to win business for Australia Asia-wide.  It is a particularly important step given intensifying intra-regional trade and opportunities emerging across multiple Asian markets,” Mr Yulie said.

* Photo Caption: [back row left to right] James Rein – AustCham Fujian; Andrew Vickers – AusCham Vietnam; Nick Cocks – AustCham Singapore; Stephen White – AustCham Shanghai; Leigh Howard – Malaysia Australia Business Council; Pilar Perez-McKay – Korea;  Alfred Leong – AustCham South China;
[front row left to right] Andrew Durieux – AustCham Thailand; Roger Wolfe – AustCham Beijing; John Dick holding the signed MOU with Peter Yuile, CEO of Austrade; Clement Chan – AustCham Hong Kong & Macau and Katherine Nozaki – Australia and New Zealand Chamber - Japan