Annual report2014 by FCCIHK

annual report

2014 2013

CONTENTS 04 President’s Note

39 Events Department

05 Executive Director’s Overview

42 Publications and Design Departments

06 Highlights

45 Business Services

12 Who’s who a t the French Chamber

45 Business Development Department

Executive Committee Council Permanent Staff

53 Recruitment Department

16 Members’ Services

56 French Chamber Foundation

16 Membership Department

57 Financial Report

19 Committee Department Banking & Finance Business Advisor Group CFO roundtables China Digital Innovation Editorial Food & Beverage Green Business Human Resources Infrastracture Luxury & Retail Policy & Consultation SME Sourcing Women on Board Young Professionals & VI Wise City

Nicolas Borit President

ear members and friends of the French Chamber,

The fiscal year of 2013-14 turned out to be another banner year of the French Chamber, which was especially dedicated to two annual themes – “innovation” and “breakthrough”. Taking off from the previous milestone of “888 members”, the Chamber has created a new record of the member number by having its 1,000th member on board. The fact of this 1,000th member being a Hong Kong company is a result of our long term endeavour to enrich our membership. We are proud of presenting almost all the French businesses in the city and having half of our members coming from a non-French background, most of which is Hong Kong. As a European organization in the city, we always strive to build up stronger connections with the local stakeholders and community. This year, we have gone beyond hand

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Executive Director’s Overview

President’s Note

in hand with the local businesses, taking the initiative of giving back – we established the French Chamber Foundation in May 2014. The first chamber’s foundation in Hong Kong, it aims to fight against the poverty in the city, dedicated to helping lowincome workers and their families. It lays the groundwork of our longlast involvement in the society and serves as a platform where our members can pay attribute to Hong Kong’s unconditional support for their business. One busy and successful year invariably begets another. We have already had more excited and innovative projects in the pipe to contribute to the French community and Hong Kong’s thriving economic landscape. As a strong provider of local support to companies and entrepreneurs, we will go from strength to strength.

Nicolas Borit

President of the French Chamber

ear members,

The French Chamber’s network is more dynamic than ever, as the French community continues to expand in the city and the number of our members has reached a recordbreaking milestone – 1,000.

Orianne Chenain Executive Director

Dedicated to serving its members, the French Chamber has been encouraging and supporting companies and entrepreneurs through its networks which span not only the French population in Hong Kong and the French Chamber in other countries, but also the local community. The Chamber has successfully maintained its diversity by attracting more and more local players who either have strong ties with France or aim to develop their business capabilities with French partners. We continue to apply quality and creativity in serving our members as we have done each year for the past 27 years. New series were launched to invite keynote speakers to share their insights and gatherings with novel themes were organized to foster solidarity among members of the Chamber. Collaboration between committees saw the birth of a very specific initiative: Wise City. The BtoG project promotes French smart technologies to the government.

A new committee was as well established as the Chamber’s mastermind to tackle the future of digital innovation. Our continuity of providing professional and tailor-made business services brought a good number of outstanding achievements in the past fiscal year. We have strengthened our role as a major point of contact in the region through collective missions with other French Chambers. And we have been regarded as a recognized player in the market, assisting company setup, business development as well as training and recruitment for both French and Hong Kong businesses. On our side, three key words have been the drivers of the French chamber’s team during the year: quality, collaboration and solidarity. But none of this year achievements would have been possible without the support and participation of our members and I would like to thank them all for being ready to follow our ideas and projects. None of these achievements would have been possible either without the fantastic team of the Chamber, under the leadership of Nicolas Borit, our executive committee and council who push the limit so far with involvement, dedication and passion.

Orianne Chenain

Executive Director of the French Chamber

events with more than

members GALA DINNER 2014

participants

partnership with Les Gobelins

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Highlights of 2013/2014

HR in luxury...luxury in HR

MILLENIALS AT WORK:

5,000 ready to change the world?

followers on social media

HongKongEcho Young Talents in HK

1,350

candidates met

of our members involved in a committee

MAISON & OBJET

working visas

109

candidates placed

227

100%

job opportunities

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Highlights of 2013/2014

occupation in business centre

vinexpo

missions

company

set-up

Bordeaux

COLLECTIVE MISSION

Learn, Develop & Succeed series

INSPIRING LEADERS

F&B event: Gerard Dubois, key ingredients for success

NEW Trainings

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For the first time in 2013/2014

Successful entrepreneurs in China

WISE CITY vision - collaboration - citizen - technology

Gender Balance & business performance

Digital & Innovation French Chamber Foundation

COMMITTEE

Executive Committee President Nicolas BORIT

| DRAGAGES HONG KONG LIMITED

Vice-presidents Christophe DEGOIX

| TAL APPAREL LIMITED

Rebecca SILLI

| MINTER ELLISON LAWYERS

GENERAL SECRETARY Nicolas VANDERCHMITT

| LPA, LEFEVRE PELLETIER & ASSOCIES

Valerie WANQUET

| CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK

Executive Members Jacques BOISSIER

| CLASSIC FINE FOODS (HK) LTD

Armen EKMEKDJE

| EKKO (HK) LIMITED

Philippe GRELON

| ORIENTAL ALLIANCE INC LIMITED

Marie-Amelie HOFFMANN

| LVMH WATCH & JEWELLERY HONG KONG LIMITED

Paul YANG

| BNP PARIBAS HONG KONG BRANCH

Honorary President Richard BURTON

| COFACE HONG KONG

Paul CLERC-RENAUD

| FARGO GROUP

Gérard MILLET

| SODICA ASIA LIMITED

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Council Corinne BALAAM Jacques BOISSIER Nicolas BORIT Hugues BOURGEOIS Julie BOURGEOIS Olivier BURING Richard BURTON Christophe CHAIX Veronica CHAN Paul CLERC-RENAUD Pierre COPPERE Jean-Baptiste DABADIE Christophe DEGOIX Armen EKMEKDJE Thomas FELD Philippe GRELON Hans-Günther HERRMANN Kin-Lap HO Marie-Amelie HOFFMANN Michel JOSPE Paul LEVY Laure MATHIEU Philippe NEVEU Thierry NEVEUX Marie-Hélène PREVOT Christine RAYNAUD Francois RIAHI Daniel SCHNEERSOHN Pascal SEFRIN Rebecca Silli Jerome STUBERT Juliette TANG-MICHELON Nicolas VANDERCHMITT Wenchi WANG Valerie WANQUET Vicky WONG Christophe WYGAS Paul YANG Ariane ZAGURY

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PIAGET ASIA PACIFIC CLASSIC FINE FOODS (HK) LTD DRAGAGES HONG KONG LIMITED B2B-ASIA LTD NESPRESSO - DIVISION OF NESTLE HK LTD B6K ASIA TRADING LIMITED COFACE HONG KONG BRANCH DFS GROUP LIMITED CLUB MEDITERRANEE (CLUB MED) HONG KONG LTD FARGO GROUP PERNOD RICARD ASIA ASIAPACK LTD PACKAGING & LOGISTICS TAL APPAREL LIMITED EKKO (HK) LIMITED

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ORIENTAL ALLIANCE INC LIMITED PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON KEYSTONE INVESTMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED LVMH WATCH & JEWELLERY HONG KONG LTD METHONG PLASTICS HK LTD CLESTRA LIMITED GRANT THORNTON CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED JORDAHL HONG KONG LIMITED MOULIN ROTY ASIA PACIFIC GOUTEN CONSULTING LIMITED THE MRI CHINA GROUP NATIXIS

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SOCIETE GENERALE CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING MINTER ELLISON LAWYERS NOVOTEL CENTURY HONG KONG BANQUE TRANSATLANTIQUE, REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE LPA, LEFEVRE PELLETIER & ASSOCIES AIR FRANCE CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK EPC CONSULTING LTD LVMH ASIA PACIFIC LTD BNP PARIBAS RUE MADAME LIMITED

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Who’s who at the French Chamber

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Permanent Staff Executive Director | Orianne CHENAIN

Members’ Services

Personal Assistant to Executive Director | Vicky CHAN

As the link to all the Chamber’s departments, the members’ services team is the entry and reference point for all members. It opens the members’ access to membership, committees, events and publications.

MEMBERS SERVICES Deputy Director & Head of Members Services | Julie POURTOIS

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French Chamber’s Departments

Membership Manager | Julien HAUSS Membership Assistant | Marie SHEID

P.16

Membership

P.19

Committees

P.36

Events & Gala

P.42

Publications and Design

Business’ Services

Business Development Manager | Francois CHABAUDIE

With years of expertise and high efficiency and reliability, the business services team provides to its members and clients with business development services and recruiting and training services, providing newly arriving entrepreneurs and SMEs with a real one-stop-shop solution, professional consulting and marketing services, tailor-made strategies for export and sourcing missions and promotion for French trade shows.

P.45

Business Development

P.53

Recruitment and Training

Membership Department What we do

Achievements

• Be the member’s first and main contact point with the Chamber

• The French Chamber has reached the record-breaking milestone of 1,000 members, achieving a 12% year-on-year increase.

• Develop a close connection with members to better know their activity and industry • Propose tailor-made solutions to members to increase their visibility and network Julie Pourtois Deputy Director & Head of Members Services

•

The department implemented a new membership promotion in March 2014 resulting in a significant increase of membership subscriptions during that period (5 times more than same period last year).

• The department has developed a better understanding of the members’ need through an increased number of meetings with new and existing members. • The department developed new tailormade strategies for sponsor members. • The department built strong presence on Linkedin, daily uploading informative and useful posts to feed its current 1,100 followers.

Julien Hauss Membership Manager

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Membership’s Profile

• The department implemented and took the lead of the international coordination of the membership departments of all French Chambers in Asia. This initiative eases the exchange of best practices and ideas that can then be used by other Chambers, resulting in new projects and processed have being undertaken (the French shopping & dining guide, and the online blog).

who are the french chamber members? 1000+ Members representing 700 companies

1000 900 800 700 600

1000+

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Members’ Services

500 400 300 200 100 2005/2006

2006/2007

2007/2008

2008/2009

2009/2010

2010/2011

2011/2012

2012/2013

2013/2014

Marie Sheid Membership Assistant

Committees Committees Department

A chamber at the image of Hong Kong’s key industries Membership Categories

Sectors of Activity

Large companies VS SMEs

What we do The department is dedicated to the Chamber’s 16 committees and working groups, where members with similar business interests or working within the same industry share information, exchange ideas and develop common actions to their benefit.

1% 12%

6% 13%

7% 7%

12%

34% 48%

52%

42% 22%

• Organise activities and talks for each committee so that members are able to stay informed of trends and new development of their industries • Find and recommend speakers and discussion topics to each committee •

13% 23%

Catherine Pielawa-Ko Deputy Head of Members Services & Committees Manager

Hold gatherings and enhance communications within committees and help establish close relations among members

Key figures 16

Members' involvement in committees (as of 30th June 2014)

Sponsor

13%

Services

34%

Large Companies

Corporate

42%

Consumer Goods

23%

SMEs

Entrepreneur 22%

Financial

13%

Individual

12%

Transport & Tourism

12%

Industrial Goods

Technology

Food & Beverage

Healthcare

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Membership’s Profile

committees

34%

66%

of members

130

meetings 0%

20%

40%

Joined at least 1 committee

60%

80%

100%

Did not join a committee

events

Fei Shang Committees Assistant

A multicultural Chamber

Achievements

34%

• The department organised over 130 meetings of committee and working group (experience sharing between members, talks on hot topics by guest speakers and brainstorming sessions).

66%

French speakers Speak French

Don’t speak French

Members Nationality 500

France

250

Hong Kong & China

200

300

Europe

150

100 0

63%

400

200

North America

20% 2%

France Hong Kong & China 18%

100 50

40% 32%

Other 8%

Carine Plagnard Wise City Project Manager

Company Nationality

Europe North America Other

• The department supported the committees in organising 30 events (including the large sourcing symposium, Made in Asia, and the new event with the Women on Board Committee, which was about business performance and gender balance).

• A new committee, the Digital Innovation Working Group, was created.

• Dedicated websites for the Made in Asia symposium and the Wise City project were created and launched.

P.22

Banking & Finance

P.23

Business Advisor Group

P.24

CFO Round Table

P.25

China

P.26

Digital Innovation

P.27

Editorial

P.28

Food & Beverage

P.29

Green Business

P.30

Human Resources

P.31

Infrastructure

P.32

Luxury & Retail

P.33

Policy & Consultation

P.34

Small and Medium Enterprises

P.35

Sourcing

P.36

Women On Board

P.37

Young Professionals & VI

P.38

Wise City Hong Kong

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Committees’ Activities

Committees

Goal • Continue to support committee members on a daily basis • Organise the 5th Made in Asia symposium with the Sourcing Committee • Organise the 2nd Business Performance and Gender Balance seminar with the Women On Board Committee • Transform the newly created Digital Innovation Working Group into a committee, should it be successful and respond to the members’ needs.

Banking & Finance

Business Advisor Group

2012-2013 roadmap: “Adaptation to new rules” This Banking & Finance Committee is joined by heads of banks and financial institutions, plus consultants and lawyers in the field.

The Business Advisors Group (BAG) allows entrepreneurs and start-up companies to pitch their business plan to a panel of experienced professionals based in Hong Kong. Coming from different backgrounds, the advisors offer their help by giving strategic advices to entrepreneurs in order to make their business successful in Hong Kong.

Actions

The Banking & Finance Committee:

The BAG is a flexible body that meets promising entrepreneurs from any field of industry upon request. Generally, there are eight advisors attending the meeting to offer their experience, network, suggestions and help.

• Sends reaction and analysis when hot topic/news need it, Co-Presidents: Francois RIAHI (NATIXIS) Pascal SEFRIN (SG-CIB) Antoine SIRGI (CA-CIB) Paul YANG (BNP PARIBAS)

• Recommends economists when requested, • Forwards reports or studies for publication to the committees libraries.

Brainstorming meeting

• Business plan screening by professionals

• Positive feedbacks • A follow-up meeting after one month • Referral to venture capitalists and relevant professionals when applicable

Event Sep. 18, 2013: Presentation by:

Benefits for entrepreneurs:

• Strategic advices offered

Meeting Sep. 04, 2013:

President: Philippe Grelon

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Back to Work event: ‘Is China on the brink of financial paralysis? Consequences for the region’ Luca Silipo, Natixis Hong Kong Anson Bailey, KPMG

• One year subsequent coaching when applicable • A two-hour meeting with advisors group • Free and confidential

Meetings Seven meetings took place during the 2013-2014 year, and six entrepreneurs were met. One additional meeting was dedicated to entrepreneurs met in the past, for an update of their projects.

Event Nov. 28, 2013: Presentation by:

How Crowd Funding Can Make Your Project a Success Story Simon Karner, Fund2.Me Ltd

CFO Roundtable

China

The CFO Roundtable provides opportunities for CFOs to exchange freely on common topics and to have access to information that is most relevant to their daily functions. It is closed to non-CFOs.

2013-2014 roadmap: “Snake your way through a year of changes”

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Committees’ Activities

The China Committee acts as a platform where members exchange valuable information about the Chinese business environment such as best practices, trends and past experiences. Local and foreign guest speakers are invited to present research findings and practical advices on issues relevant to doing business in China.

Actions This group held 5 committee meetings for the 2013-2014 year. Meeting President & Vice-President: Rebecca Silli (Minter Ellison) Luc Seyer (Fendi Asia Pacific)

Actions

Oct. 7, 2013: Presentation by:

An Outlook for Global Economy Guy Stear, Societe Generale

Nov. 18, 2013: Presentation by:

A Transfer Pricing Overview Maëva Slotine, Ginestié Magellan Paley-Vincent and Steven Carey, Quantera Global

Jan. 20, 2014: Cash Management / Strategies in Asia - Treasury Issues Presentations by: Fergal Power, KPMG and Isabel A. Zisselsberger, KPMG Mar. 17, 2014: Macro-economic Updates on Hong Kong / China Presentations by: Raphaelle Eloy, French Consulate Key Changes in the Tax and Legal Environment in Asia Presentation by: Rebecca Silli, MinterEllison Jun. 16, 2014: Presentation by:

Macro reviews on Countries: Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Philippines, Japan (with the 3rd Abenomics arrow), and Korea Luca Silipo, Natixis

President & Vice-President: Rebecca Silli (Minter Ellison) Paul Clerc-Renaud (Fargo Group)

The committee continues to maintain strong and friendly relations with local organisations such as the French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (CEFC), the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprise Association, and the various official representatives of China in Hong Kong, as well as relevant Hong Kong government departments.

Meetings Sep.16, 2013: Presentation by:

The Chinese market and Opportunities and challenges faced by foreign companies when deciding on their expansion strategies in China Kristina Koehler, Klako Group

Oct. 15, 2013:

Brainstorming

Jan. 13, 2014: Presentation by:

Legal liability of Chairmen and General Managers in China Vivian Desmonts, DS AVOCATS LAW FIRM

Events Oct. 17, 2013 Presentation by:

Successful entrepreneurs in China Eric Noyel, Rivieria Orientale

Dec. 4, 2013: Presentation by:

China’s new dawn - The 3rd Plenum: A political turning point? Amy Wendholt, APCO Hong Kong and Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Hong Kong Baptist University

Jan. 16, 2014: Presentation by:

CSR in factories: A positive difference Kenneth Lo Lok Fung, Chairman, Crystal Group

Feb. 19, 2014: Presentation by:

China Free Trade Zones and their possible impact on Hong Kong Jiannian FAN, Gide Loyrette Nouel and Bruno Francois, BNP Paribas

President & Vice-President: Yvon Le Renard (Clever Age Asia Ltd) Isabelle Lunven (Kerabeo Consulting and Venture)

Digital Innovation Working Group

Editorial

The Digital Innovation Working Group was launched early 2014 under the leadership of Yvon Le Renard and Isabelle Lunven. Its aim is to share market best practices and latest insights on digital and innovation, to assist established corporations in e-transformation and to educate start-ups on the lifecycle of technology.

The committee is the brain behind HongKongEcho’s contents. The committee brainstorms the themes and topics for the magazine, selects potential contributors and reviews all the articles before publishing to guarantee the best quality for the readers.

Actions

The working group exchanges with key speakers on various topics related to digital innovation. It helps technology start-ups understand the business landscape in Hong Kong through forums of various topics, where best practices and case studies are presented. Working with innovative technology companies, the working group also assists established corporates in their digital transformation.

HongKongEcho continued to offer readers latest information about Hong Kong’s economics and insights about business development in the city.

Meeting Feb.12, 2014:

President & Vice-President: Christine Brendle (Kids Dailies Ltd) Paul Clerc-Renaud (Fargo Group)

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Committees’ Activities

The year 2014 saw some innovative progresses in the production of the magazine as the committee was in collaboration with business insiders from other committees. Echoing the Chamber’s event “Millienials at Work”, the magazine featured young talent in the spring edition with great support from the Human Resources Committee. The magazine also gained advice and contribution from both the Luxury and Retail Committee and the Digital Innovative Working Group in the issue featuring “luxury goes digital”.

Brainstorming

Apr. 09, 2014: E-commerce: Omni-channel Strategy, Cannibalisation and Cross-border Trade Presentation by: Cedric Delzenne, Shop des Createurs and Sylvain Rocher, Shanghai Tang May 07, 2014: Presentation by:

Hong Kong Startup Ecosystem from Co-working Space, Financing to Successful Startups Yvon Le Renard, Clever Age Asia Ltd

Jun. 04, 2014: Presentation by:

The Digital landscape in China and Insights of mobile oriented Chinese consumer behaviors Julie Landau, L’Atelier BNP Paribas

Past issues of 2013-2014 Issue 70 - Autumn 2013: The Future of Hong Kong Issue 71 - Winter 2013: What next for Hong Kong’s financial market? Issue 72 - Spring 2014: Young Talent in Hong Kong Issue 73 - Summer 2014: Luxury Goes Digital

Events Feb. 25, 2014: Presentation by:

Explosion of digital changing the game William Woo, Google Hong Kong

Jun. 26, 2014: Presentation by:

Realities and Challenges of Mobile Payment - Demystifying the Invisible Wallet Jim Yip, Thales e-Security

HKE 70 - The Future of Hong Kong

HKE 72 - Young Talent in Hong Kong

Food & Beverage

Green Business

The Food & Beverage Committee gathers members in the following sectors: restaurants, retail and distribution of grocery, food and wine products, and acts as a platform for main industry players to exchange ideas, advice and information about best practice and regulations related to their business. An Al Fresco group has been created that includes the main local restaurant groups and other Chambers of Commerce that launched successfully lobbying actions in favour of outside dining.

The committee focuses on promoting French expertise in green business to both local stakeholders and to the Hong Kong government.

Actions The committee joined the Infrastructure Committee to launch a large project Wise City that offers to the Hong Kong Government solutions and alternatives in regards to a wiser Hong Kong memorandum.

Actions

President & Vice-President: Daniel Schneersohn Jerome Stubert (Novotel Century Hong Kong)

The committee holds monthly meetings with a 75% attendance. The meetings always begin with a news sharing section where members exchange information and updates about their business. A dashboard was also shared among members on a monthly basis, summarizing key information on current Hong Kong trends (activities, visitor traffic, commodities prices, etc.).

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Lobbying actions President & Vice-President: Kin Kan Chan (Suez Environnement) Charles d’Haussy (Lucibel)

Recommendations were prepared for several consultations: New Producer Responsibility Scheme on Glass Beverage Bottles, Future Fuel Mix for Electricity Generation and Municipal Solid Waste Charging Scheme Public Consultation. A paper was also prepared for the Panel on Environmental Affairs.

Meeting

Meetings

Jul. 03, 2013: Presentation by:

The Bar Industry in Hong Kong Manuel Palacio, Armani Privé

Sep. 13, 2013: Presentation by:

Sep. 03, 2013:

News sharing between members and brainstorming on future programme

Nov. 14, 2013: Open Public Data – the “Raw Material” for New Apps and Services in the Digital Economy Presentation by: Waltraut Ritter, Digital21 Strategy Advisory Committee of the HKSAR government

Oct. 08, 2013: Exhibitions and Fairs in Food & Beverage and Their Future Development Presentation by: Keith Cheng, HKTDC Nov. 05, 2013:

HR Matters: Recruitment, Retention and Development… (exchange between members)

Dec. 03, 2013: Presentation by:

Social Media: A Presentation on Social Networks, Bloggers and etc. in the Food Business Thomas Crampton, Ogilvy & Mather

Jan. 07, 2014: Presentation by:

F&B and Media in Hong Kong Janice Leung Hayes, Little Adventures

Feb. 11, 2014:

HR in the F&B Industry (exchange between members)

Mar. 04, 2014: Presentation by:

New Retail Landscape in Hong Kong Joe Lin, CBRE

Mar. 31, 2014:

CRM Use in the Industry (exchange between members)

May 13, 2014: Presentation by:

Retail in the Food and Beverage Industry Erick Luu, Savills and Nick Bradstreet, Savills.

Jun. 03, 2014:

Vinexpo (exchange between members)

Issues of Hong Kong’s Water Resources Management Su Liu, Civic Exchange

Jan. 23, 2014: Presentation by:

‘Energy Efficiency: a Holistic Approach’ Case Sharing Holiday Inn Express SoHo Antonio Chan, REC Engineering Company Limited

May 22, 2014: Presentation by:

Preserving Valuable Water Resources Andrew Cunningham, Veolia Water China Limited

Event Oct. 22, 2013: Presentation by:

Key Ingredients for Success Gérard Dubois, La Rose Noire and Passion

Human Resources

Infrastructure

The Human Resources Committee aims to provide a large 360-degree view of the industry by bringing together human resources leaders, post-graduate business education partners, management consultants and members of the younger generation to exchange on best practices in the field of human resources. The core group of the committee which consists of human resources leaders from the Chamber’s member companies, meets on a regular basis to organise events and activities that address the larger HR management community in Hong Kong and Asia.

2013-2014 roadmap: ‘Energy efficiency / Smart City’

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The Infrastructure Committee encourages participants to exchange information with each other about projects, statutory regulations, government policies and market trends. It provides a neutral front from which to suggest ideas to government officials, developers and operators. It keeps members informed of ongoing and future construction developments in Hong Kong via news clippings and open exchanges during committee meetings, and it organises meetings with the government as well as site visits.

Actions President & Vice-President: Bernard Coulaty(Pernod Ricard Asia) Vicky Wong (EPC Consulting)

The committee’s nature is oriented towards a “club” mindset: people discuss the same issues, looking for solutions, with HR leaders at the center of the group and other representatives of professions interested in human resources. Meeting Sep. 18, 2013:

HR challenges in the current slowdown in China/Asia (exchange between members)

Feb. 19, 2014:

EVP/Employer Branding-Young Generation (exchange between members)

June 10, 2014: Presentation by:

Leadership Survey Results Jean Baptist Aloy, IPSOS, and Eric Tarchoune, Dragonfly

Actions President & Vice-President: Fabrice Denis (Byme Engineering (HK) LTD) Ludovic Lang (Thales Transport & Security (HK) LTD)

The committee continued its exchanges with the Hong Kong government, answering consultations and inviting representatives to do presentations during committee meetings. The committee kept members informed of ongoing and future construction developments in Hong Kong via news clipping and open exchanges during committee meetings The Infrastructure Committee joined forces with the Green Business Committee to launch a large scale Wise City initiative which aims to deliver the Hong Kong Government practical solutions to tackle the city main sustainability and efficiency needs. The 13 companies involved have been working via a collaborative approach with representatives from the Hong Kong government, key city stakeholders and universities. This Wise City initiative is scheduled to run for nearly two years, punctuated by expert workshops and concluded by site visits and a symposium.

Meetings

Event Nov. 19, 2013:

“HR in Luxury ….Luxury in HR” seminar Fanny Chan, Christian Dior Far East Limited Cyril Chong, Russell Reynolds Associates Bernard Coulaty, Pernod Ricard Asia (Hong Kong) Leon Li, Saint Laurent Christine Raynaud, MRIC - The MRI China Group Paulette Sum, Christian Dior Far East Ltd.

Mar. 26, 2014:

“Millennials at Work: Ready to Change the World?” seminar Alice Lopin, Apple Store Hysan Place Antoine Perl, Fondlight Adam Salzer, PWC Alexandre Stora, Bebeo / Melijoe.com Eric Tarchoune, Dragonfly Group Elain YL Tse, PWC Josephine Wong, Pernod Ricard Asia

The committee organised regular meetings with general brainstorming on members’ activities. Sep. 19, 2013 Development of the Admiralty Station and the Exhibition Station Presentation by: representatives from MTRC: Mr. Martin Dunn Mr. Steve Griffin Mr. Scott Mackenzie Mr. Raymond Au Jan. 20, 2014 New Development Areas at North East New Territories Presentation by: Development Bureau representatives: Ms. Amy Cheung Mr. Lawrence Chau Mr. MT Law Enhanced Land Supply Strategy: Reclamations Outside Victoria Harbour Presentation by: Development Bureau representatives: Mr. Robin Lee Mr. Raymond Ip Apr. 10, 2014 Presentation by:

Kicking Goals with BIM at the Singapore Sports Hub Sophie Montenot-Coady, Byme Singapore.

Event Mar. 12, 2014 Smart Residential Buildings: CLP’s Smart Metering Pilot and Future Developments Presentation by: Wayne PALES, CLP Power Hong Kong Limited

Luxury & Retail

Policy & Consultation

2013-2014 roadmap: ‘How the changes around us impact our business in Hong Kong’

As the think-tank of the Chamber, this committee helps formulate the Chamber’s strategies and supports its recommendations to the government regarding its policies and initiatives.

Members of the Luxury & Retail Committee gain valuable input and up-to-date information from industry insiders and enjoy an exclusive platform where they can exchange trends and new practices.

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Committees’ Activities

Actions The committee’s objectives are to:

Actions

President & Vice-President: Francis Gouten (Gouten Consulting Limited) Elsa Rameau (Hermes Asia Pacific Limited)

The Luxury & Retail Committee defined a busy roadmap for 2014, with a mix of breakfast events, invitations of VIPs and presentations by experienced speakers during committee meetings.

Meetings

• ascertain the French Chamber’s strategy when it comes to taking an official position on political and economic issues that are susceptible of affecting members; President & Vice-President: Thomas Feld (Melco Crown Entertainment) Maeva Slotine (Ginestié Magellan Paley-Vincent)

• help other committees of the French Chamber with their specific concerns and lobbying needs; • write budget recommendations and general policy papers once a year; • participate in Hong Kong Government consultations on behalf of the Chamber, which directly affect the activities of the Chamber’s members; and

Sep. 12, 2013:

Brainstorming

Oct. 10, 2013: Presentation by:

The Luxury Customers and the Level of Service in Asia Pacific Bertrand Ternat, Ipsos

Jan. 28, 2014:

Brainstorming

The committee prepared the French Chamber recommendations for the policy and budget addresses 2014.

Feb. 13, 2014: Presentation by:

Luxury Brands and Mainland Chinese Luxury Shoppers Philippe Nesjoua, Esprit de Luxe

Meetings

Apr. 03, 2014: Global to Local: Risks and Rewards in Adapting Fashion for International Markets Presentation by: Ed Gribbin, Alvanon

• Organise seminars on new legislation or amendments to existing legislation that may have an impact on the Chamber’s members.

Oct. 21, 2013: Recommendations for the 2014 Policy and Budget Addresses May 08, 2014: Recommendations for the 2015 Policy and Budget Addresses

Jun. 05, 2014: Making Your Brand Stand Out: How to Tell Your Brand Story with Immersive Omni-channel Experience Presentation by: Leo Ku, PlayNetwork Event Dec. 11, 2013: Presentation by:

The Journey of a Luxury Consumer - A Study on International Luxury Consumers Mr. Nicolas Jeanjean, Albatross Global Solutions

Mar. 06, 2014: Luxury’s New Frontiers: What Consequences for Effective Brand Building and Communication? Presentation by: David Dubois, INSEAD

Small and Medium Enterprises

Sourcing

2013-2014 roadmap:

The Sourcing Committee offers an excellent platform for members to share information and experiences relevant to sourcing across all industries, and to discuss the trends of the sourcing industry in order to prepare for the future. The committee invites experts to share their thoughts and opinions on best practices, and keeps its members informed of the dynamics of the sector.

‘The tool box’ The Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) Committee remains the place for SMEs to meet and network. Diversity creates dynamism, and experience-sharing benefits each and every entrepreneur. In that respect, the committee organizes seminars and exchange sessions specifically targeted to members’ needs.

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Committees’ Activities

Actions Actions

President & Vice-President: Jean-Baptiste Dabadie (Asiapack Ltd Packaging & Logistics) Agnes Marechal (LPA Hong Kong Office)

The committee focuses on experience sharing during committee meetings with entrepreneurs bringing testimonies on their experiences, challenges, successes and failures regarding the topics discussed.

Meetings

President & Vice-Presidents: Olivier Buring (Hager Electro Ltd.) Claire Becq (Darty Asia Limited)

The committee remained very active this year, with 10 meetings and one large event the 4th edition of Made in Asia Symposium. 19 members participated in the committee in 2014. The success of the committee is due to the participative mind-set (70% rule) and involvement of its members. Committee meetings were organized around three axes including the exchange of news between committee members, presentation on core topic, and updates on coming events/themes. Moreover, the Made in Asia symposium (a full-day event with 200+ participants in the 4th edition) has become a yearly meeting for the sourcing industry, and the committee looks forward to preparing its 5th edition.

Sep. 11, 2013:

Experience Sharing with Adrien Choux, the Chinese Timekeeper

Oct. 09, 2013: Presentation by:

The 30’ Manager’ - Practical Management Tools for Entrepreneurs Mark Geary, ASIANET Consultants (HK) Ltd

Meetings Sep. 06, 2013:

Brainstorming

Nov. 13, 2013:

How to Find One’s Deputy Experience sharing by Jacques Boissier, Classic Fine Foods (HK) Ltd and Hugues Bourgeois, Eastwise | Asia Sourcing & Procurement

Oct. 04, 2013: Presentation by:

Darty Sourcing’s activity Claire Becq, Darty

Dec. 11, 2013: Presentation by:

Social Media for SMEs Julien Hauss, French Chamber

Nov. 08, 2013: Presentation by:

Talent Management Lily Ting, Lumieres

Jan. 08, 2014: Presentation by:

French Chamber Projects: the Business Advisors Group and the Women Talent Pool Philippe Grelon (BAG) and Emmanuelle Thomas (WTP)

Feb. 12, 2014: The One-person-company (the OPC) Experience sharing by Eric Grinda, Artisan-Limited and Clementine Quinson, French Wine Partner Mar. 19, 2014: The Development of Mediation in Hong Kong Presentation by: Prof Dr Nadja Alexander, Hong Kong Shue Yan University Apr. 09, 2014: Sell and Distribute in China Experience sharing between members May 14, 2014: The Shareholder Agreement Presentation by: Maggie NG, LPA, Experience sharing by Alexandre Tunik, Transpacific (Far East) Ltd. and Laure Mathieu, Grant Thornton Jun. 11, 2014: Selling and Distributing in China Experience sharing between members

Dec. 13, 2013: Siplec Presentation by: Sylvie Robillard Oxybul Presentation by: Francois-Xavier Druenne, EJ Sourcing LTD Jan. 10, 2014: Presentation by:

RMB payment and pre shipment financing Tim Lee, BNP Paribas

Feb. 14, 2014: Presentation by:

Myth and Realities on running a factory in China Jean-Baptiste Dabadie, Asiapack Ltd

Mar. 07, 2014: Presentation by:

Cost negotiation platform and process Bernd Kehl, Hager

Apr. 04, 2014: Hong Kong

Maritime freight and its trends Presentation by Olivier Marchand, CMA CGM Asia Regional Office

May 02, 2014: Presentation by:

How to secure business Ben Wootliff, Control Risks Hong Kong

Jun. 13, 2014:

Brainstorming

Event Mar. 20, 2014:

The Made in Asia Symposium (4th edition) Sourcing in Asia, consumer’s influence on sourcing strategy 200 participants, 18 speakers, keynote presentations, panels, snapshots. Very positive feedbacks.

Women On Board

Young Professionals & VI

Aiming to help leading women in their business, the Women on Board Committee give its members brand value and confidence they need to propel their career further.

The committee gathers young professionals and international volunteers in Hong Kong and offers them networking opportunities, helping them to integrate into the broader Hong Kong business community.

Actions

The committee has further developed its networking cocktail events and meetings throughout the year. The WOB committee continued its successful activities—the Women of Our Time series where members share their experiences on issues that women must deal with in their professional lives, such as leadership; and the mentoring program which pairs mentors / mentees willing to continue a fruitful collaboration. President: Christine Raynaud (MRI Worldwide HK Ltd)

The committee also launched 2 new projects: the Learn, Develop & Succeed series whereby members get tips and advice to help them reach their goals and the first symposium on business performance and gender balance’ that will become a yearly rendez-vous.

Meetings Seven brainstorming meetings took place during the year, to prepare the committee’s activities and events. Events Sep. 10, 2013:

Women of our time Catherine Bradley, Societe Generale Laurianne Curtil, Goldman Sachs Shaine DeVenny, Moët Hennessy Diageo Hong Kong Joanne Ooi, Plukka.com

Nov. 12, 2013

Women of our time Desiree Au, Rubicon Communications Ltd Florence Bellion, Capgemini York Chow Yat-ngok, Equal Opportunities Commission

Dec. 5, 2013:

Women on Board networking cocktail

Jan. 14, 2014: Learn, Develop & Succeed Series Successfully navigating your career in 2014 Presentation by: Liz Luya, Luya Associates

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Committees’ Activities

The committee gathers young professionals and international volunteers in Hong Kong and offers them networking opportunities, helping them to integrate into the broader Hong Kong business community.

President and Vice-President: Paul Milon (BNP Paribas) Lorraine Goumot

Events

Cocktails Oct. 22, 2013

The 54th Intercham Young Professionals Cocktail

Jan. 23, 2014

YP & VI cocktail, Sky Bar – Hotel Indigo

Feb. 12, 2014

The 55th Intercham Young Professionals Cocktail

Mar. 27, 2014

YP & VI cocktail – Beef & Liberty, Wan Chai

Aug. 26, 2014

The 56th Intercham Young Professionals Cocktail

Round tables Sep.10, 2013 Series: Entrepreneurship - Hong Kong and beyond Damien Dernoncourt, CEO of John Hardy Oct. 07, 2013 Wholesale Banking - Future Trends in Asia Francois Riahi, Chief Executive Officer Wholesale Banking Eran Benichou, Head of Strategy for Natixis Wholesale Banking Dec. 09, 2014 Entrepreneurs from Strategy to Operations Julien Yung-Mameaux, founder of The Experience Company Adrien Choux, founder of the Chinese Timekeeper

Mar. 12, 2014:

Women on Board networking cocktail

Feb. 24, 2014 The Importance of Corporate Culture Marie-Aude Stocker, International Human Resources Director, Van Cleef & Arpels

Mar. 18, 2014: Presentation by:

Learn, Develop & Succeed Series: How to become a more inspiring leader through developing Emotional Intelligence? Ikhlas Bidau, Progress U

May 12 2014 Asset Management - Innovations and Trends in Asia Xavier Meyer, Head of Product Development and Strategic Marketing for Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas Investment Partners (BNPP IP).

May 15, 2014:

‘Business performance and Gender Balance’ Anne-Marie Balfe, Ernst & Young Hector Chan, Goldman Sachs Karine Delvallee, BNP Paribas Hayden Majajas, BP Asia Limited, Anne Marion-Bouchacourt, Societe Generale Shubhro Mitra, AXA Asia Roula Rozakeas, LVMH Marie-Aude Stocker, Van Cleef & Arpels Karen Tang, The Better Hong Kong Foundation Su-Mei Thompson, The Women’s Foundation Jenny To, Pernod Ricard Asia Xiaofeng Zhong, Amundi Hong Kong

June 23, 2014:

Women on Board Cocktail Party

Events Department

Wise City Hong Kong

Events Department

The project is initiated by the French Chamber of Commerce to bring the latest smart and green city technologies to Hong Kong.

What we do • Plan and organise a wide range of workshops, corporate seminars and social gatherings

What we do

• Develop a platform where members can forge better relationships with the business community

• Work in collaboration with 13 French companies in order to share with the Hong Kong Government the most innovative solutions available to create a sustainable efficient and sustainable city

• Keep members abreast of the latest developments of trends in the region

• Plan and organise workshops on the five main infrastructure themes covered by the project: building, water, waste, mobility and city-platform • Prepare the visit of the Hong Kong Government to France to show sites in France that encompass the 5 themes.

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Committees’ Activities

Alice Begot Events Manager

• Organise a symposium for the project and invite 20 speakers all over the world to share their insights on the topic

WISE CITY vision - collaboration - citizen - technology

Achievements • After 70 meetings and workshops, a “Pain Points Landscape” of Hong Kong has been established • Concrete recommendations for a “Solution Landscape” have been defined • Additionally, the innovative methodology and the multi-company initiative has allowed to build a close relationship with the Hong Kong government. Vicky Chan Personal Assistant & Event Executive

Achievements

2 major meetings with the Hong Kong government in October and April

• The department organised and cohosted 69 events of different kinds in the year 2013-2014, including networking events, a seminar for newcomers, the annual dinner and three special series: Art in the City, Prominent Speakers and Women of Our Time. • In total, 2,034 participants joined

our events throughout the year, 75 per cent of whom are members of the Chamber.

B2G meetings

Specific methodology

David Arculli

• The department made innovative progress in improving content and quality of the events by inviting prestigious speakers, cooperating with leading companies and new partners as well as creating new type of events. David Tang

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Gala

the beautiful ballroom

What we do

Achievements

• Plan and organise the annual gala dinner from A to Z, which is the most important event in the French Chamber calendar and one of the most prestigious gatherings among the Hong Kong elites.

• The gala dinner 2014 gathered 550 highprofile guests who were business leaders or VIP clients of the largest multinational companies in Hong Kong.

speeches by Nicolas Borit

• The dinner was dedicated to the theme “Wise City”, which echoed an ongoing project of the French Chamber that covers

the concept of a smarter city. The decoration of the night showcased “the tomorrow of Hong Kong”, taking all the distinguished guests to “a journey through 2030”. • The department successfully invited the 3-stared Michelin Chef Yannick Alleno to prepare the dinner and gained sponsorships from 45 various brands and companies.

the chefs

the fashion show

• In collaboration with Lanvin, the department presented a fabulous fashion show of the brand for the gala. It also prepared a moving shadow show performed by Philippines’s El Gamma Penumbra and a film made by specialist French School Gobelins L’Ecole de L’Image.

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The French Chamber Foundation was launched during the gala dinner and received nearly HK$ 1 million donation collected though the lucky draw and the live auction.

the performance

the lucky draw

Publications & Design Departments

Chloe Deng Publications Manager

Publications

Design

What we do

• Produce and oversee HongKongEcho magazine, Members Directory, newsletters, videos; and develop and update content for fccihk.com, the Chamber’s blog and Sina Weibo account.

• Design all visual identity produced by the French Chamber (HongKongEcho magazine, Members Directory,…)

Publications & Design Departments

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Publications & Design Departments

• Provide design services for members upon request

• Inform members of latest information relevant to their business in Hong Kong: major political decisions, economic measures, trends and changes in the main sectors of the city. • Increase members’ visibility through the Chamber’s print and online platforms

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Sina Weibo - Posts of latest news/events of the Chamber - Posts of products and service promotions of members - Over 1,000 followers

fccihk.wordpress.com - a new online platform of the Chamber

Facebook - Updates of the Chamber’s events

Linkedin - to share business/job infomationin HK - Over 1,000 followers

Twitter - Inform members of latest information

Videos - 26 videos produced and uploaded over the year

Annual Report - an overview of the Chamber’s of last year achievements

Guide S’intaller a Hong Kong - a new edition of the best practical “Settling in HK” guide

CMY

Sine Choy Senior Design Manager

HongKongEcho - Circulation: 6,500 copies - Readership: 25,000

Fccihk.com - Monthly number of unique visitors: 6,500 - Monthly pages viewed: 65,000

Directory - Circulation: 6,500 copies - including information of 860 members

Flash Info - a Biweekly newsletter - sent to 4,500 contacts

Gala Dinner Invitation 2014

Publications & Design Departments Achievements

Design

Publications

• Creature hand behind the French Chamber Gala Dinner 2014 the gala dinner 2014 and the annual dinner 2013, from printed materials to event identities. (add pictures of the decoration of the two events)

Over the year, the magazine focused on four diverse subjects: The Future of Hong Kong (autumn 2013), What next for Hong Kong’s Financial Market? (winter 2013), Young Talent (spring 2014) and Luxury Goes Digital (summer 2014). The quality of the magazine has been greatly improved with better-written articles and new sections created. While maintaining excellent quality of both content and design, the magazine has attracted more and more advertisers and is expanding its distribution in Hong Kong.

Our strengths

• assist members for specific paying services such as prospection missions, additional services and recruitment & training,

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• help French companies to expand in Hong Kong, therefore bringing new members to our community.

• This year, the department completed four design missions for clients. Delphine Colson Deputy Director & Head of Business Services

Thanks to the support of councilors of the Chamber, the distribution of HongKongEcho has been expanded to more hotels, restaurants, companies and organizations. Now the magazine can be found in… (Logos of companies and organizations) Air France, Alliance Francaise, British Airways, Classic Fine Foods, Credit Agricole CIB, Fargo Group, Hong Kong Airlines, French Embassy, French International School, Ibis, Natixis, Novotel…

Our missions

Business services department has grown fast over the past 3 years. We reached a step in our capacity to help companies with today 45% of the Chambers gross income, supporting the other activities for members, and 11 permanent staff for this department which encompasses two main activities: • business & corporate services • recruitment services

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Business’ Services

Multicultural & experienced team dedicated to serve both members and France-based companies

• Strong ties built over the years with the CCI network and with CCIFE in Asia, to direct potential clients to us • Ability to answer the needs from finding partners and clients to recruiting, rewarded as seeing the company growing and developing has been reached several times this year: - A company in the retail developed so fast that they leave our business centre as they hired too many people for our capacity! - We also took through a SME in the new technology from the beginning and we saw it attracting more clients and increasing its team. • As a Business Unit, a balanced and diversified structure of income

Servane Delahaye Deputy Head of Business Services Department

Bruno Ferri Senior Consultant

Missions & Market Studies What we do

- Organizing B2B meetings with potential partners

• Market studies • Export missions that include market studies and business matching meetings with relevant partners • Sourcing missions to help clients lower their costs by finding the right suppliers

Francois Chabaudie Business Development Manager (company set-up, domiciliation, missions)

• Point of contact for HongKongese companies willing to expand or source in France (sense-inverse).

- Prepating them for the mission with information on the market, advise on their communication tools and intercultural approach - Assisting them during the meetings and organize market visits

Missions & Market Studies Achievements • A significant increase of the number of missions achieved this year 56 companies assisted in their prospection (+40% last year) including: 60% clients thanks to the French CCI network 91% are not yet members More than 70% of our clients found their partner in Hong Kong after 2 years.

- Following-up - A vast majority of export vs sourcing missions and a large kind of sectors covered:

For each mission : - Understanding the market thanks to our research and to our members & committees

For three years I have participated to a business matching mission organized by the French Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce in Lorraine. That is not a coincidence. The teams are dynamic and very professional, attentive to your needs and truly invested in the long term. During the preparation of the mission, they don’t hesitate to spend time understanding your needs. On site in Hong Kong, the mission is fully organized, you are provided with information about the companies to be met, and still it allows flexibility for last minute changes. Moreover, during and after the mission, the staff was always available providing me with the advices and the information I needed.

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Business Development Department

J-François Antoine President, Salaisons BENTZ

- Providing a unique knowledge of the local economy and pragmatic information to the companies we assist - Organizing explorative missions and meetings with members to enable companies discover a specific sector and the Hongkongese market

The mission ran smoothly, the FCCIHK helped us on the market of Hong Kong by identifying our needs properly and giving us the opportunity to meet the right partners. The mission was well organized with a clear documentation and an available team. We are very pleased with the work done and would be delighted to collaborate again with the French chamber in the future.

Edith Wong Trade Fair Manager and Business Development Manager (including visa service)

Aurelie Laure Studio Putman – may 2014

• 4 collective missions with CCI Normandie, CCI Nord, CCI Alsace & Lorraine strengthened our ties with the Chambers in France: Missions and Market Studies

Lillian Lao Business Development Manager (especially in charge of our additional services and mission)

7 companies: Food & Beverage sector, Beauty & Health, Art & Leisure

4 companies: Beauty & Health, Fashion and Home Furnishing

4 companies: Food & Beverage, Beauty & Health, Services & Consulting, Fashion

2 Food & Beverage companies, home furnishing secto

• 2 market studies in sectors of sport and cleaning products • 1 mission in education to promote a MBA in luxury and fashion program of a French business school

A one-stop-shop solution for setting-up in HK Set-up & domiciliation What we do • Assist companies to set up in Hong Kong and Mainland China

Achievements

Business center

• 60 companies assisted in their set-up

What we do

• Organize the bank account opening and advise on banking account use • Provide virtual address to companies with a wide range of services Jing Lei Food & Beverage Business Development Manager (in charge of all missions in the Food & Beverage area)

A one-stop-shop solution for setting-up in HK

• Manage any other need to improve company settle down

It is both a great opportunity and a chance to occupy an office in the business centre of the French Chamber, located in the heart of the business district in Central. We appreciate the good atmosphere, energy and efficiency to assist us in operating our business in Asia through a wide range of services (visa, meeting rooms, seminars, conferences, human resources services, IT support, network and translations).

• Renting working offices (open spaces and offices) • Providing a full set of services to operate their activities (meeting rooms, coaching for VIE) Achievements • 100% occupancy in our Business Center

• 50% of new tenants in 2013-2014

Thank you to this wonderful team of young, dynamic and friendly professionals who contributed in their way in our successful development in Asia!

• 25% of tenants renewed contracts for a bigger office

Robert Zanetto Ardagh – sept. 2014

• 25 companies, 43 working stations

• 50% of new companies operates in the communication, design & events sector (18%); the trading of consumer goods (18%) and the IT sectors (15%)

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Business Development Department

• New working spaces opened in July (5 new open spaces, 3 offices) • New insurance policy in place

Since I arrived in Hong Kong in September 2013, the French Chamber has been helping me all through my implementation. Indeed, it has been playing the necessary role of Portage Company to back up the visa demand and to support my contract at Ubifrance also my company is renting an office in its business center. The environment of this business center enabled me to meet other companies facing the same challenges. Furthermore, it has the capacity to create business opportunities thanks to its powerful members’ network. This makes the French Chamber a strong actor in our activities’ development.

Rachel Yang Business Development Assistant

Alexandre Stora - VIE pour Melijoe.com

When we studied the creation of KEOPS Asia from France, many offers where proposed to us. Still, only the French Chamber services were presented in a clear and eligible way. With its packaged services, its well explained steps and its good value for money, the French Chamber is likely to reassure you while being 10 000 km away. Once you use its services, your various demands are answered quickly thanks to a direct contact with staff members specialized in different sectors. You are accompanied all through the different steps: bank meeting, accounting and juridical procedures (in Hong Kong this is not a sinecure). Since my settling in Hong Kong, I have been growing my partnership with the French Chamber and I am now thinking about creating a new structure.

Additional services: visas, translation & interpreting • This year, 42% of companies set-up had +10 employees worldwide

Achievements

• Assist individuals and companies requesting for a visa, we deal with the working visa in house and refer to our partners for the investment visa.

• Stable activity for visa, increase in working visas (visas: yoy +1 ) (transfer in a chart please)

We provide professional advices on to enhance the chance of success and deal with all the application process. A strong know-how built over the years. • Provide interpretation and translation services in all major languages. We work with experienced linguists in order to meet the needs of the clients: efficiency and swiftness.

Guillaume Poirier, KEOPS Asie

• 170 companies domiciliated at the French Chamber

What we do

Year

Working visa

Training visa

Dependant visa

Visa renewal

Total

2012-13

2013-14

• Stable activity for translation (certified such as diplomas or non-certified such as websites) and interpreting • 12th year of partnership with Bureau d’Immigration du Québec relying on a pool of highly experienced interpreters in all Asian languages

We used FCCIHK visa services for the third time this year. The team has always been very responsive and of generous advices as we keep renewing our trust. I am confident they will keep following us in each on our development plans.” Guilhem Uberti – Project Manager, De Pack Asia Pacific Ltd

Communication

What we do

• Events

• Being the representative of Promosalons since 2010, we assist French fair organizers in increasing their visibility and event attendance of Hongkongese professionals

- Vinexpo Hong Kong (27-29 May) : 4th year of collaboration, being the point of contact for any enquiry from Chinese & Hong kongese visitors and exhibitors

- Emailing and direct marketing - VIP invitation for members and key players o Media campaign & press relations • We provide in-depth and on the ground information about Hong Kong to French companies, members and our partners (CCI in France, CCI abroad) • We promote French institutions through qualitative events

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Business Development Department

- A one-week program of meetings and visits (Science Park, PMQ) for CCI Bordeaux’s delegation during Vinexpo, including two major events: o Bordeaux, What Else? to promote Bordeaux’s economical and investment opportunities o Invest in Bordeaux Vineyards, a breakfast session opened to VIPs at the Bankers Club

Achievements • Promosalons 9 fairs promoted this year in various sectors - Bijorcha: Jewelry – twice a year – 4th year - SIAL: FnB - SIAL China: FnB - Maison & Objet: Home deco – twice a year - Europain: Bakery and confectionary - SILMO: Optical - Pollutec: Environmental - New - SIAL Asean: FnB (1st edition) - New - Maison &Objet Asie (1st edition) - Cocktail rec eption for the launching of Maison &Objet Asia in Hong Kong

“Bordeaux, What Else?” conference at Vinexpo 2014

• Information - Over 1000 SMEs advised in Hong Kong and France in various areas ansd stages - 14 one-day seminar in France to present Hong Kong and meet with over 200 companies, including 2 days in partnership with Invest Hong Kong - Cap Chine in March 2014, we welcomed 8 correspondents from the CCI willing to strengthen their knowledge about the Hong Kong economy: the market, the major sectors, the new trends.

Over the past few years, the CCI Paris Ile-de-France has observed a growing attractiveness for Hong Kong among Paris-based companies. In order to best respond to their requests, we rely on the expertise of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong (FCCIHK). Professional and dynamic, with a strong network of local and international actors, the FCCIHK facilitates business development through tailor-made business missions.

Communication

Recruitment

- France HK Express: with this French quarterly newsletter we keep in touch with the companies, entrepreneurs and CCI in France delivering news and highlights of Hong Kong and the chamber’s activities

What we do

For Candidates

For Members

• Meeting individually each candidate by an experienced recruitment consultant

• Focus on finding the right talents for SMEs and large corporations in Hong Kong

Emmanuelle Thomas Senior Consultant Recruitment & Training

Alban Dastugue Conseiller Chine - Service Asie Amériques Direction du développement international des entreprises Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Région Paris Ile de France septembre 2014

Recruitment & Training Department

- Regular meetings and communications with our French Chambers in Asia, especially the French Chamber in China and Taiwan by exchanging information, promoting their services, and doing cross-selling. Outlook • Maintain our level of quality in order to be the one stop shop solution for the French company arriving and discovering Hong Kong, offering them the easiest and smoothest way to entering into the hongkongese market • Strenghten our assistance in the long term and providing companies with flexibility, innovative ideas and always tailor-made solutions in order to see more success stories

• Interview with all French jobseekers in Hong Kong

• Providing competitive and professional recruitment agency services

• Regular follow-up on the candidates’ job search

• Unique pool of French-Speaking candidates (French and locals)

• Guidance on salary expectation, career orientation and presentation

• Regular follow-up for both client and candidate after placement

• Coaching and interview preparation upon request

• Point of contact and information of local work habits for all companies willing to set up in Hong Kong

• Reunion d’Information Emploi a halfday session of information for French jobseekers, twice a month

• Market intelligence on salary and market mapping

• With the Women Talent Pool, a specific assistance to French women looking for short-term or long term opportunities

• election of high profiles candidates in our newsletter Joblink sent out bi-monthly

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Business Development Department

• We also have an intership portal enabling both candidates and companies looking for interns / internship offers

Thierry Kun Recruitment consultant

• Pursuing the relationships we have with the French chambers in France: they are key partners to welcome new entrepreneurs in Hong Kong and in Asia. • Enhancing our work with the local institutions such as Invest Hong Kong and HKTDC, sharing our information, knowledge and helping each other to increase French and Hong Kong connections

Melvin James Recruitment consultant

Recruitment

Training

Achievements

Who are our clients?

Who are our candidates ?

Achievements

• 1,351 candidates interviewed (+36% compared to last fiscal year)

• 75% of our clients are French Chamber members

• 25 training sessions (doubled compared to last year) with more than 150 participants

• 227 job offers (+41%)

• We mainly recruit for the following industries: Luxury/retail, Trading, High tech and Consulting/services.

• Our 4,000 candidates’ database still includes a majority of French candidates, even though, this year, the Recruitment Department tried to received more local talents who can speak French or have worked for French companies.

• 109 placements (+65%) • 90% long term positions • 20 RIE with 180 participants • A higher level of reponse to our revamped Joblink, now specialized on specific sectors or positions.

• We mainly serve small companies, SMEs looking for both local and French talents.

18 - 25 years old

25 - 35 years old

Over 35 years old

• We have placed the all spectrum of candidates, from junior to senior.

Jean-Pierre TING – MD Arjowiggins

• Integration in our team of new trainers, members of the French Chamber.

Candidates profile - Per nationality French nationals

Local talents speaking french

Other nationalities

10%

40%

50%

“The French Chamber of Commerce in HK, and especially its recruitment service have been of tremendous help since we setup our company in Hong Kong. They went out of their way to understand who were, how we were operating, and as a result were very much on target in each of their missions. They introduced to us not only high quality profiles but more importantly people who shared the same mindset and culture.”

- Marketing - Human Resources - Finance management - Leadership - Tools to grow business such as Networking

• 60% of the people we placed were women

25%

• Launching of a specific short-sessions program dedicated to SME’s offering practical and affordable trainings in the following areas :

• 60% of the people we placed were French

• On the job openings we are working on, there is an equal amount of new positions and replacements of leaving staff.

Candidates profile - Per age group

Recently arrived in HK in the context of a restructuration, I needed to recruit two managers, I have been recommended to use the services of the Recruitment Department of the French Chamber of Commerce. Thanks to productive exchanges, and a good understanding from their consultants, we were able to successfully recruit two candidates in a matter of weeks. Several month after, I am satisfied with my two managers whether it is on the technical side, as well as on the personality side. In the event of further missions, I will use the services of the French Chamber of Commerce who provided me with an excellent level of service. Bruno DEVILLERS GIFI Asia - Chief Financial Officer

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Recruitment & Training Department

50%

Open D Group Hong Kong is today a team of 10 people, 3 of them have been introduced, recommended and hired through the recruitment department of the FCCIHK. Emmanuelle, Melvin & Thierry are working hard to understand our HR needs and answer to the multiparticularism profiles our agency is recruiting. Their strength is not only to find candidates when we are looking for them, they bring us profiles all along the year if they believe that would be a good asset for our company expansion and it works, we’ve recruited recently a profile that was not budgeted!

Outlook

Recruitment

Training

Conclusion

• Focus on our members and their needs by offering an even more professional and efficient service

• Offer trainings for Young Professionals (below 30 years old) as they seem to be attracted a lot by Hong Kong

• Still potential to grow, French companies interested in the HK market

• While staying specialized on our strengths, aim for more senior roles, try to explore different type of profiles, extend to new sectors and industries, to respond to our members needs

• Be more in line with our Members training needs.

• Increase our ties with local universities and attract more local talents, especially the one who can speak French.

• Continue our marketing efforts to educate and bring the appropriate companies to this market • Contributing to delivering a qualitative service to our members and help our community be renewed and enriched with new talents and expertise.

MELANIE VIQUEL GENERAL MANAGER HONG KONG

Relationships with our Hong Kong and foreign partners

The story of the French Chamber Foundation began in September 2013 when, during his welcome speech at the annual dinner, Nicolas Borit shared with the audience one of the Chamber’s new missions: to give back to the local community by helping low-income workers in the city. Throughout 27 years of activity, the French Chamber has committed itself to fulfil its core mission: to support and advise the French business community in Hong Kong. The Chamber has always kept in mind that the development and consolidation of its members’ interests would not have been the same without Hong Kong’s energy and open mindset. Willing to pay tribute to Hong Kong unconditional support, the French Chamber has made the decision to give back to the community in a creative and innovative way. After a few months of consultation and brainstorming, the decision has been made to set up a foundation in line with the Chamber’s DNA and an aim to make a significant contribution to the fight against poverty in Hong Kong. Therefore, the French Chamber Foundation will not just be a one-year project but a long lasting involvement from the Chamber and its members in favour of those in need.

Institutional Partners

Through the expertise of its steering committee and external councillors, the frame has been progressively designed and is now about to be implemented. The French Chamber Foundation has not the ambition to create its own charity and will mostly work as a fundraising platform, collecting donations and working side by side with NGO’s already active in the field. A tailor-made project is being developed in partnership with local actors. It will bring assistance and support to the low-income workers in Hong Kong, helping them to make ends meet and trying to stimulate an upward mobility. The French Chamber officially announced the creation of its charitable arm last May during its Gala dinner held at the Grand Hyatt. Thanks to the generosity of the 560 guests at the Gala Dinner 2014, nearly HK$ 1 million was collected in a few hours. The proceeds of the fundraising ensured the Foundation and its first action a full-year running, allowing us to lay the groundwork of a long- term commitment to Hong Kong’s population.

French Chamber 2013-2014 Annual Report

The French Chamber Foundation

The French Chamber endeavours to maintain constant and close relations with the Hong Kong Government and the various institutions dedicated to the promotion of Hong Kong and/or international business interests. The Hong Kong SAR Government Over the years, the French Chamber has built strong ties with the Hong Kong authorities, at different levels and with different departments.

The primary aim of our Policy & Consultation Committee, the Chamber’s think-tank, is to voice the Chamber’s views on government policies and initiatives in Hong Kong. This committee, with the feedback of the 16 other committees of the Chamber, has prepared:

The French Chamber recommendations to the Chief Executive for the 2014-15 Policy Address, submitted in October 2014, available on our website.

As residents of Hong Kong, and important contributors to the SAR’s employment market, we feel very proud to be able to work closely for a better Hong Kong with local authorities and other influential institutions.

The International Business Committee (IBC) Our Chamber is an active member of the IBC, an organisation comprising the Chief Secretary of the HKSAR Government and the chairmen of the foreign chambers of commerce in Hong Kong. Various subjects are covered by this committee, including air pollution and cooperation with the Mainland, waste management, education of foreign nationals in Hong Kong, and the goods and services tax. The committee is a unique forum in which the international business community has the opportunity to share its views with the highest levels of government. On the government side, the Chief Secretary of Administration chairs. The government pays great attention to members of the international business community and takes their views into account when formulating policy.

Invest Hong Kong Invest HK is a significant partner of the French Chamber in promoting Hong Kong to French companies in France. Over the past year, the number of French companies investing in Hong Kong has continued to rise and we believe that our combined efforts were instrumental in this increase. Invest HK is also a key partner for global presentations that the Chamber often presents on Hong Kong’s economy, and for sectional talks during our individual missions. They also contribute to our publications, sharing views and insights on Hong Kong’s economy with our readers.

The Business Coalition on the Environment (BCE) The Hong Kong Business Coalition on the Environment (BCE) is a partnership of various business and private sector organisations formed to create a coherent voice addressing environmental matters. It aims to promote greater environmental awareness, responsibility and performance in the business community, and to act as a catalyst for government actions and policy changes towards an improved environment for Hong Kong. It also seeks to promote environmental cooperation and awareness in the Pearl River Delta. The French Chamber in Hong Kong is an active member of this partnership.

The European Chamber of Commerce (ECC)

Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) This organisation is another partner of our Chamber and we work with it on several fronts. The main ones are: promoting its trade fairs in Hong Kong to our members and companies in France; helping it find partners for the organisation of joint missions in France; and acting as a natural partner when French companies come to Hong Kong. It also supports the Chamber with the SME Award.

The ECC is an association gathering together the European Chambers of Commerce in Hong Kong and is a “Chamber of Chambers”. The French chamber is a very active board member of the European chamber, promote its events and helped strongly to organize a gathering for all our European members in September 2014.

Intercham Intercham is an informal group whose mission is to organise events such as the annual lunch for the business community with the Chief Executive and the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong SAR. Intercham regularly organises businessmatching events, as well as the much appreciated Young Professional cocktail events. The profits generated by these initiatives are allocated to a charity, typically a scholarship fund. The French Chamber has continued active participation in Intercham, and in Intercham PRD. Pearl River Delta integration is one of our main focuses, and our committees, such as the China Committee and the Human Resources Committee, often open their events to Intercham PRD members.

Relations with our French partners in Hong Kong

French Chamber 2013-2014 Annual Report

Institutional Partners

The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong also coordinates actions with the different services of the French Consulate as well as with other French institutions in Hong Kong and in France.

The Consulate-General of France in Hong Kong and Ubifrance The French Chamber collaborates with the different departments of the French Consulate and Cultural Affairs and Ubifrance. This coordination enables us to share what we do every month, in order to offer a true and global network in Asia to all our members. We support the specialised “VIE” mission of Ubifrance, having several open space desks in our Business Centre expressly dedicated to VIEs representing French companies based in France. Furthermore, the Chamber helps to coach the VIEs. On average, the Chamber supports at least seven VIEs a year. The French Chamber is also involved in regular meetings chaired by the Consulate-General within the frame of the new Economical diplomacy requested by the external affairs minister. These meetings, organised quarterly, aim to bring together the economic Mission, the board of the CCE (Conceillers du Commerce Extérieur), UbiFrance, Sopexa, Atout France and the French Chamber. The purpose of these meetings is to analyse how we can improve our partnership in order to better promote French interests and French SMEs in Hong Kong.

The French International School Founded in 1964, the French International School (FIS) is now one of the largest and best international schools in Hong Kong, taking in more than 2,500 students this academic year. This growth is the result of the school’s excellent international reputation, its outstanding results as well as its exceptional curriculum (offering a bilingual section, Oriental section and a highly recognised English-stream international section). These are definite factors of choice when families have to decide whether or not to settle in Hong Kong. The Chamber strongly supports the FIS submission to get an additional premise as we are near full capacity. We would also like to congratulate the school’s Executive Committee for being able to adapt its capacity to the Frenchspeaking population’s increase in Hong Kong, opening additional sites in recent years, and as such highly contributing to the exceptional growth in the number of French nationals in Hong Kong, which has reached an unofficial figure of more than 17,000.

Relations with our partners in France

The financial statements 01 July 2013 - 30 June 2014 have been audited by Mazars CPA Limited.

French Chamber 2013-2014 Annual Report

Financial Report

Thanks to its diversified lines of business, the Chamber’s activities continued to grow and posted total income of HKD 27,629,043 for a net surplus before taxation of HK$ 1,505,138. The remodeling of its business models, with Member Services (Memberships, Publications, Events & Committees) on one side, and Business Services (Missions, Set up services, Interpretation, Visa, Business Centre, Recruitment services) on the other, enabled the Chamber to accumulate surplus over recent years and reach HKD 10,798,407 as of June 30th, 2014 despite challenging business environment.

CCI France International

CCI France

The French Chamber is a member of CCI France International (Former UCCIFE Association of French Chambers of Commerce Abroad). CCI France International represents 112 French Chambers abroad in 82 countries and its mission is to act as a network coordinator circulating information, cooperation and know-how, promoting its members to the business networks in France and supporting some specific services. The CCI France International network represents some 32,400 members around the world. Belonging to this network gives us the opportunity to share experiences and to help our members do business around the world. The French Chamber participates twice a year in CCI France International seminars, once with all the international French Chambers and once with all the French Chambers in Asia, for experience-sharing.

The French Chamber also has strong relations with the CCI France (Former ACFC - Association des Chambres Françaises de Commerce et d’Industrie, or Association of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry), which gathers together 155 French Chambers in France and 20 regional chambers.

All French Chambers of Commerce in Asia gathered for their annual meeting in Mumbai (India) last March. Growth, innovation and dynamism were the key words, explaining the great success of this network. Thanks to an increase in the French presence in most of these countries and top-notch services to members, this Asian network now represents more than 6,300 French and local companies’ members. Fostering trade between France and each of these countries, lobbying with the local and the French authorities, and offering the best possible networking platform to their members are some of the missions of these chambers. The other mission is to help all French companies based in France to approach these markets and in 2013 more than 3,000 French companies were supported in approaching, exporting or settling in Asia. This is a completely independent and private network, auto-financed by its members and its services.

1. Total Income increased 3% compared to previous year and derived from the following: Memberships: +8% Publications (Sales & Advertising): +3% Events: +13% Marketing Services: -2% Business Centre: +1% Recruitment/Training services: +5%

French Ministry of Foreign Affairs The French Chamber’s Recruitment Department is involved in the “Comité Consulaire pour l’emploi”, dedicated to helping and supporting French nationals in their job or internship search in Hong Kong. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs allocates a subsidy for the Chamber to perform this public service; this year, through its bi-monthly meetings (called “Reunion d’Information Emploi”), the Chamber received applications from more than 200 French nationals seeking a job in Hong Kong. We would like to warmly thank members of all these committees for their ongoing support of the French Chamber.

2. Direct costs were at HKD 9,866,196 (+16%) while general expenditure amounted to HKD 16,257,709 (up 5%), 86% made up of salaries & rental (84% in FY13). Hong Kong official inflation rate was +4.3% for 2013.

The French Chamber in Hong Kong has been appointed for the fourth year to be coordinator of the French Chambers in Asia.

French Chamber 2013-2014 Annual Report

2013/2014

2012/2013

Income HK$ of which Membership HK$

26,818,338 4,262,051

27,629,043 HK$ 4,603,890 HK$

Expenses HK$ 26,123,905 HK$ 24,024,701 of which Direct Costs HK$ 9,866,196 HK$ 8,516,558 Global expenses HK$ 16,257,709 HK$ 15,508,143

Profit/(Loss) of the year(before taxation) Taxation Profit/(Loss) of the year (after taxation)

HK$ HK$ HK$

1,505,138 163,173 1,341,965

HK$ HK$ HK$

2,793,637 392,429 2,401,202

Accumulated surplus

HK$

10,798,407

HK$

9,456,442