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HKCBA Milestones

 
2014
  • HKCBA Vancouver and Toronto Sections hosted the Inaugural Hong Kong-Canada Business Awards Gala.
  • HKCBA Calgary and Montreal hosted the first iPic Competitions.
  • HKCBA National hosted its annual Canadian Board Meeting in Winnipeg, MB.
  • HKCBA National collaborated with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong to host the Inaugural Transpacific Entrepreneurship Conference in Hong Kong.
  • HKCBA Atlantic was honoured with the Regional Grand Prize - 1st Runner Up of Outstanding Membership Award at the 15th Hong Kong Forum.
  • Wayne Berg, HKCBA National Immediate Past Chair, is elected as Secretary of the Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide.
 
2013
  • HKCBA hosted the 2013 National Forum in Ottawa, entitled, Think Asia, Think Hong Kong.
 
2012
  • HKCBA Montreal was honored with the Outstanding Membership Award at the 13th Hong Kong Forum for the achieving the highest percentage of increase in membership.
  • HKCBA Edmonton was awarded the Best Initiative Award of North America in the 2012 Investment Pitch International Competition (iPic).
 
2011
  • HKCBA Vancouver was recognized for the Best Initiative in the region at the 12th Hong Kong Forum. Toronto Section launched NexToronto group, a networking group targeted to young professionals.
 
2009
  • HKCBA National was awarded with the Grand Prize in the category of Best Initiative at the Hong Kong Forum.
  • HKCBA National Forum, entitled, Canada’s Business Link with China: Managing Challenges and Realizing Opportunities in Today’s Economic Climate, was awarded the 2009 BC Event Awards by Perspective Magazine.
 
2007
  • 3rd Canada-Hong Kong National Forum, entitled, A Winning China Strategy for Canada: Hong Kong and Fujian.
 
2006
  • 2nd Canada-Hong Kong National Forum, entitled, Your Smart Link to China: Hong Kong.
  • Received Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide’s 2006 Outstanding Initiative Award.
  • Retiring HKCBA National Chair, Barry Macdonald, elected Chairman of Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide.
  • Over 170 HKCBA members attended the 7th Annual Hong Kong Forum and SME World Expo.
 
2005
  • 1st Canada-Hong Kong National Forum, entitled, Your Smart Link to China: Hong Kong and was awarded Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide’s 2005 Outstanding Initiative Award.
  • Over 150 HKCBA members attended the Hong Kong Business Forum and HKCBA was awarded the conference’s Best Attendance Award, Outstanding Initiative Award and Outstanding Membership Award.
 
2004
  • Celebrated HKCBA’s 20th anniversary.
 
2000
  • Led the efforts to establish the Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide. Max Brotman (National Chair of HKCBA) was elected as the first chairman of the Federation.
 
1999
  • Celebrated HKCBA’s 15th anniversary. Participated in the Pacific Rim Forum organized by the HKTDC.
 
1998
 
1997
  • Celebrated the establishment of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
 
1993
  • Held national annual general meeting in Hong Kong for the first time (with visit to Shenzhen special economic zone).
 
1992
  • Festival Hong Kong event in Canada, sponsored by the Hong Kong Government.
 
1991
  • First official HKCBA delegation to Hong Kong for Festival Canada (a trade promotion event sponsored by the Canadian Government).
 
1989
  • Section formed in London, Ontario.
 
1988
  • Section formed in Halifax, a total of 10 sections (one in every region of Canada).
 
1987
  • Section formed in Ottawa, Ontario.1985 Sections formed in Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon/Regina, St. John’s and Winnipeg.
 
1984
  • Incorporated as a non-profit organization. First sections formed and inaugural meetings held in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.
 
1983
  • Initial discussions on establishing the HKCBA.
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