APEC Transparency Standards

Our ref : 51/WKC/054 24 September 2004 Ms Jenny Yip Assistant Director General for Trade and Industry Trade and Industry Department Trade and Industry Department Tower 700 Nathan Road Kowloon Dear Ms Yip APEC Transparency Standards Thank you for inviting the Chamber to comment on the implementation of the APEC Transparency Standards. As requested, I attach a short paper describing the Chamber's views. The paper is based on the Chamber's ongoing engagement with the business sector regarding liberalisation of trade and investment. Part of these comments have been drawn from an earlier study by the Chamber's service policy think-tank the Hong Kong Coalition of Service Industries on the negotiations under the WTO's General Agreement on Trade in Services. I hope you will find the paper useful. The Chamber continues to take a keen interest in the APEC agenda, and will be taking an active part in the APEC meetings in November. Yours sincerely Dr Eden Woon CEO Implementation of APEC Transparency Standards