MAY 9 TO MAY 14 Today, HK: The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is hosting a seminar entitled, 'Business despite Sars' at the HKGCC Theatre. Speakers include: Nancy Chan, a personnel manager for Jardine Matheson; Emil Yu, general manager of Keystone Electric Wire & Cable; John Merritt, the principal medical officer for Cathay Pacific Airways; and a representative from Microsoft Hong Kong. A Credit Suisse First Boston presentation, 'The Hong Kong economy - looking beyond Sars', at Two Exchange Square. The Legislative Council Bills Committee is to hold its first meeting on the Betting Duty (Amendment) Bill. Mobile Telecom Network (Holdings) makes trading debut. Monday, May 12, HK: A safety auditor training scheme, hosted by the Productivity Council and James Safety Consultants, gets under way. Domestic export statistics, classified by industrial origin, for the first quarter due. FURTHER AHEAD May 16, HK: A 'How to build excellent customer service culture' workshop is being offered by the Hong Kong Productivity Council. For details contact millau@hkpc.org May 19, HK: The Productivity Council, together with Sasa, undertakes safety reviewer training. May 22, HK: The Productivity Council, together with SGS, offers a course in lead auditor training. (until May 27). May 23, HK: The '2003 Credit Risk Conference - An overview for Hong Kong exporters', organised by Coface, is due to take place at the HKCEC. For enquiries ring 2585-9188. June 3, HK: Team Building Asia has organised a conference entitled 'Maximise profits through corporate sponsorship', at the Island Shangri-La hotel. The event, postponed from Apr 15, is open to all marketing managers, human resources managers and other top-level executives. Among others sharing their knowledge will be Credit Suisse First Boston and Cathay Pacific Airways. For more information visit www.teambuildingasia.com CANCELLATIONS AND POSTPONEMENTS A conference entitled 'Hong Kong's past, Hong Kong's future', scheduled for today at the HKCEC, has been cancelled. A Jones Lang LaSalle Executive Exchange Breakfast Meeting, scheduled for May 16 at the Conrad, has been cancelled. A conference organised by SCMP Conferences in association with the American Chamber of Commerce, entitled 'Getting serious about people: Capitalising on talent in Greater China' and originally scheduled for May 20, will now take place on September 29 at the HKCEC. For further details contact Adeline Lim (Tel: 2565 2420). The French Chamber of Commerce's gala dinner 'Planet Women', originally planned for May 30, has been postponed to November 7. A conference entitled 'PRD/HK integration 2003: Getting down to business', organised by SCMP Conferences and the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and originally scheduled for July 9, has been postponed. A new date will be announced soon. If you have information on events that should be included here, please e-mail business.diary@scmp.com
