Committees and Working Groups

The GCC Committees and Working Groups serve as the foundation of the chamber's advocacy role, and as effective platforms to facilitate exchange between members of our business community, local industry experts, and institutions.

Through participation in the Committees and Working Groups, members of GCC have the opportunity to meet their industry peers on a regular basis to exchange views and opinions on overarching themes and development trends, as well as to identify and discuss common challenges impacting the daily operations of their businesses and organisations in Hong Kong and across the region.

The Committees also serve as effective platforms to represent their members' shared interests towards government decision-makers and local industry bodies. In addition, our operational Working Groups enable collaboration between member companies at the department level to further underpin and inform the advocacy work of GCC.

Committees

Established in 2017, the Sourcing Committee counts over 20 active members, including representatives of multi-national wholesalers and retailers, traditional Hanseatic trading companies and brand manufacturers. Focus topics include the future role of sourcing organisations, Hong Kong as a sourcing hub, quality and sustainability standards, CSR, talent development, as well as trends in e-commerce.

The CFO Committee provides a forum for members who are responsible for the financial management of their respective organisations to exchange views and experiences on finance related issues, such as changes in tax regulations and bank services in Hong Kong.

An offer to small and medium-sized enterprises of the German "Mittelstand", the SME committee serves as a platform to exchange views, experiences, best practices, as well as opportunities and challenges in daily business. The SME Committee focuses on a range of topics such as compliance, human resources, IT and cyber security, supply chain management, sustainability and more.

The Logistics Committee is geared towards representatives from freight forwarding companies, shipping lines and airfreight carriers, digital logistics service providers, as well as international relocation businesses. Priority topics include digital transformation in logistics, sustainability and new infrastructure developments in the Greater Bay Area.

Working Groups

The Sustainability Working Group brings together specialists across our membership at the operational level to discuss ongoing trends and challenges with regards to implementing sustainable business practices. Focus topics include regulatory compliance, particularly relating to environmental aspects of the supply chain, sustainable packaging materials, as well as promoting greater environmental awareness in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.

The Talent Working Group provides a regular roundtable for representatives of our member companies who are responsible for the personnel management in their organisations to discuss common challenges and develop solutions. Priority topics include the increasing difficulty of attracting and retaining new talent in Hong Kong, how to ensure effective employer branding as German companies, as well as cooperation potentials with local partners in the vocational and higher education sectors.