The Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries (HKCSI) is the service policy think tank of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC). On its own initiative or by invitation, the HKCSI presents papers extensively to the Government on issues affecting business and the economy in general, and the services sector in particular.

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May Global Services Coalition Expresses Disappointment with the WTO Services Text; Reiterates Call for Strong Services Offers
Apr Global Services Coalition: Better Offers on Services Essential to Doha Round Success
Feb Global Services Coalition Joint Statement: WTO Services Report a Useful Start
 
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Dec A Call to Leadership on the Doha Round - Joint Business Statement
Nov Global Services Coalition Statement on Doha Round Services Text  
Sep Global Services Coalition: Doha Round Services Negotiations Must Deliver Ambitious Results
Feb Global Services Coalition: Progress in Services Negotiations Needed to Secure Business Support for Doha Round
Jan International Business Statement on the Doha Development Agenda: Failure is Not an Option
 
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Nov GSN Letter to APEC - Reviving and Concluding the Doha Round
Sep Right of Audience of Solicitors in the Higher Court
Jul Global Services Coalition: G8 Leaders must Unlock the Doha Round as Time is Running Out for Services
Apr Global Services Coalition Expresses Frustration Over Missed WTO Deadline; Rejects Lowering of Ambition in Doha Round, 29 April 2006
 
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Dec WTO MC6 Declaration - A Useful Springboard, Press Release by Global Services Coalition, 18 December 2005
Global Services Industries Supports Ambitious Services Text
Broad Coalition Opposes Weakening Existing Text - A Press Release on 16 December 2006
Global Services Coalition Calls on WTO Members to Maintain Ambition in Services - Press Release on 15 December 2005
Nov The Role of the Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation - HKCSI Submission to the Financial Secretary
A Call for Sustantial Progress Towards Trade Liberalization in Hong Kong
The HKCSI contributed to and it a signatory of a "Joint Business Declaration" on MC6, initiated by UNICE. The statement has been signed by 21 world's leading organisations.
Jul Position Paper on the Doha Development Agenda Ahead of the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the WTO
Jun Joint CSIs Press Release: WTO Services Negotiations in Crisis; Political Will Must be Mobilized Urgently
Mar Sixth Ministerial Conference of the WTO (MC6) - Proposal on Representation of the Hong Kong Delegation by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, March 2005
Feb Review of Certain Provisions of Copyright Ordinance - Response by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Jan Development of Heliport - a Greater PRD Perspective
CEPA III - HKGCC WISH LIST
 
 
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Nov "Not just an event, but an institution" - A Review of the Servicing Economy Forum
Sep Implementation of APEC Transparency Standard - Comment by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Putting GATS back to track - Statement of a Coalition of Service Industries Organisations to APEC
Jul Joint CSI letter to WTO to lobby for services under Doha Round
Global Services Coalition Joint Statement - WTO members must redouble efforts to ensure success in Doha Round
Jun Services Industry Leaders' message on the crucial importance of services in the DDA - an open letter to the WTO
May Consultation Paper on Building Management and Maintenance
Apr Submission on "DesignSmart Initivatives"
Jan Consultation on Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2003
Copyright Ordinance: End-user liability in respect of published works
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Dec Hong Kong - Digital World City" - Response to the Digital 21 consultation document, 18 Dec 2003.
Nov Private sector service industries around the world call for stalled WTO negotiations to resume
Jul CEPA Question 1: Although CEPA was concluded on June 29, 2003, much work still lies ahead in fine-tuning the Agreement, and details on various aspects needing to be filled in now that CEPA is to be implemented in January 2004.
May Re-Invigorate, Re-launch, and Re-build Hong Kong, 23 May 2003  - A proposed three-phased plan from the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.
Mar Developing Hong Kong's creative industries" - An action-oriented strategy
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Nov Review of the Business Advisory Group (BAG)'s Role
Jul Promotion of Service Industries - Letter to the Financial Secretary
Jun Code of Practice on Monitoring and Personal Data Privacy at Work - Comments by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
May Consultation Paper on the Review of the Electronic Transactions Ordinance
Apr "Antony Leung's Economic Vision: Another Important Milestone in Hong Kong's Strategic Re-Positioning" by Mr K C Kwok, Vice Chairman, HKCSI
Language Requirement for Domestic Free Television Programme Service
Corporate Directors
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Dec

Liberalising Trade in Services through More Liberal Movement of Personnel - Draft Model Schedule covering the Temporary Entry of Natural Persons under the General Agreement on Trade in Services

Code of Practice on Workplace Surveillance - Comments by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Oct Corporate Governance Review – Comments on the Consultation Paper
Jun Closer Economic Partnership Agreement between Hong Kong and New Zealand
Liberalisation of Parallel Importation for Computer Software
Barriers to Financial Services Trade - Contribution to Financial Services Leaders Group
May A comment on logistics and related services in the context of the GATS negotiations
Joint Statement - U.S., European and Japanese Service Industries Call Jointly For New WTO Round
Mar Report on Inter-Departmental Working Group on Computer Related Crime
20 Key Issues on Travel and Tourism - 2001
LegCo Panel on Planning, Lands and Works
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Oct Ninth Position Paper on Travel/Tourism
May Comments on Town Planning Bill
Jan Comments on the "Business Zone" concept and the Guidelines for Rezoning of Industrial Land by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Consultation Paper on Indoor Air Quality by the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
HKCSI Policy Submissions (1995-1999)
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