President's memo

President’s memo

Dear Members, affiliates and friends,

I hope my message finds you in good health and I hope that by the time this message will reach you, we might be hopefully over the peak of the current 5th wave of this endless pandemic.

The myth of Sisyphus, from our days at school, and his destiny of cyclical efforts which seemed impossible for real humans, is probably the best allegory for this time. With our mental and physical health at stake, our work, the school, the restrictions etc. we must have faith that we’ll be out of this, as the tenacity of Sisyphus, despite his human flaws, was stronger than his Gods’ spell.

This issue of our ItalianCham Magazine is dedicated to the Greater Bay Area, which represents the future of our beloved city and of the region we now belong to.

Along with the main theme of this issue, we also celebrate the 25th Anniversary of our Italian Chamber, a quarter of a century which saw many of us involved throughout the ups and downs of Hong Kong, supporting the Italian businesses to strive and get recognized in the area.

The changes we witnessed in these many years were striking, from the inevitable end of the colonial era to this transitional period of rapid integration with the motherland.

With the same spirit of our founders, your Chamber is here for you as always, as the recognized regional centre of our business community which, alongside our Italian Diplomacy, represents our unique Country with the rest of the world and the local and Central Government.

Please never hesitate to reach out to us, to strengthen our unity and help us with remarks and ideas, as our accomplishment will be your success.

Sincerely,

Ivano Poma - President italian chamber of commerce in Hong Kong & Macao