Environ Event

SAWCC is hosting an exclusive event at the Elemis Day Spa on the 28th February 2012 in honour of a revolutionary skin care range called Environ.  The event will run from 6.30 to 8.30 and there will be complementary wine and nibbles.  Ladies will be introduced to this beautiful product, pampered with a mini facial and given a lovely goodie bag to take home with them.  To RSVP please contact michelle@burntoringe.com

A little about the product: NEW IN HONG KONG!!!!

Ever since Cleopatra took milk baths to preserve her beauty, it has been the quest of women to improve their skin and delay the effects of ageing. Men took a while longer to catch on but now more than ever the male market is realizing the importance of protecting and caring for their skins.
Many advertisements for skin care brands today make unsubstantiated claims of eternal youth, promoting fad ingredients that are made out to be miracle cures. Consumers are no longer fooled by glamorous photos of air-brushed celebrity beauties, but are looking for products that offer real results and a glowing, healthy radiance.
Environ’s vision has always been to make the best skin care in the world, through a philosophy of well researched, scientific skin care. Environ products are effective, proven, cost-effective and inspired through teamwork.
As a brand Environ values and performs extensive research and development to offer  consumers exceptional skin care products. Environ strives on integrity and keeping the meaningful promises Environ makes to their consumers by offering the most effective skin care range that science permits. The anti-aging properties of this unique range speaks for itself! – http://www.environ.co.za/

Wine Dinner

SAWCC are joining hands with The Women’s Foundation of Hong Kong to bring you an exclusive and tantalizing event on the 6th of June 2012!  TWF and SAWCC are celebrating the South African way and we’ll be teaming up with award winning vineyards and celebrity chef’s to bring you the best of SA in HK.  Event date and details to follow soon.

Queen’s Jubilee – Quintessentially Foundation

The Quintessentially Foundation and SAWCC are teaming up to celebrate the Queen’s jubilee anniversary in style.  We’re talking diamond sponsors, champagne, philharmonic orchestra’s – all things fit for a Queen!  More details to follow soon.

Environ Event

SAWCC is hosting an exclusive event at the Elemis Day Spa on the 28th February 2012 in honour of a revolutionary skin care range called Environ.  The event will run from 6.30 to 8.30 and there will be complementary wine and nibbles.  Ladies will be introduced to this beautiful product, pampered with a mini facial and given a lovely goodie bag to take home with them.  To RSVP please contact michelle@burntoringe.com

A little about the product: NEW IN HONG KONG!!!!

Ever since Cleopatra took milk baths to preserve her beauty, it has been the quest of women to improve their skin and delay the effects of ageing. Men took a while longer to catch on but now more than ever the male market is realizing the importance of protecting and caring for their skins.
Many advertisements for skin care brands today make unsubstantiated claims of eternal youth, promoting fad ingredients that are made out to be miracle cures. Consumers are no longer fooled by glamorous photos of air-brushed celebrity beauties, but are looking for products that offer real results and a glowing, healthy radiance.
Environ’s vision has always been to make the best skin care in the world, through a philosophy of well researched, scientific skin care. Environ products are effective, proven, cost-effective and inspired through teamwork.
As a brand Environ values and performs extensive research and development to offer consumers exceptional skin care products. Environ strives on integrity and keeping the meaningful promises Environ makes to their consumers by offering the most effective skin care range that science permits. The anti-aging properties of this unique range speaks for itself! – http://www.environ.co.za/

SEE THIS LINK FOR DETAILS ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR DURBAN: http://unfccc.int/2860.php

In the first week in December – in Durban South Africa, the United Nations is hosting their 17th Conference :

WHAT IS COP 17?

Since the UNFCCC entered into force in 1995, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC have been meeting annually to assess progress in dealing with climate change.

• The COP adopts decisions and resolutions, published in reports of the COP.  Successive decisions taken by the COP make up a detailed set of rules for practical and effective implementation of the Convention.

WHAT IS CMP?

• The COP serves as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, which also adopts decisions and resolutions on the implementation of its provisions.
• This annual meeting is referred to as the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP).
• However, Parties to the Convention that are not Parties to the Protocol are able to participate in the CMP as observers, but without the right to take decisions.

COP /CMP PRESIDENCY

• The office of the Conference President rotates annually between the five United Nations (UN) regional groups.  Mexico held the COP 16 / CMP 6 in 2010 and is currently the COP/CMP President.
• The African Group will be the next proud host of the Conference with COP 17 / CMP 7 taking place from 28 November to 9 December 2011 in Durban, South Africa.  Kenya held the Presidency of the Conference in 2006 with the COP 12 / CMP 12 in Nairobi.
• Following the procedural rules of the Conference, it is customary for the COP and CMP to elect as President a minister from the host country.  The President of COP 17/CMP 7 is Ms Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, the South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT IN SOUTH AFRICA?

If nothing is done about climate change and we continue, among other things, to burn fossil fuels and chop down our forests at current rates, the following is predicted for South Africa:

• South Africa’s coastal regions will warm by around 1-2°C by about 2050 and around 3-4°C by about 2100;
• South Africa’s interior regions will warm by around 3-4°C by about 2050 and around 6-7°C by about 2100;
• There will be significant changes in rainfall patterns and this, coupled with increased evaporation, will result in significant changes in respect of water availability, e.g. the western side of the country is likely to experience significant reductions in the flow of streams in the region;
• Our biodiversity will be severely impacted, especially the grasslands, fynbos and succulent Karoo where a high level of extinction is predicted;
• Small scale and homestead farmers in dry lands are most vulnerable to climate change and although intensive irrigated agriculture is better off than these farmers, irrigated lands remain vulnerable to reductions in available water;
• Some predictions suggest that maize production in summer rainfall areas and fruit and cereal production in winter rainfall areas may be badly affected;
• Commercial forestry is vulnerable to an increased frequency of wildfires and changes in available water in south-western regions;
• Rangelands are vulnerable to bush encroachment which reduces grazing lands;
• Alien invasive plant species are likely to spread more and have an ever-increasing negative impact on water resources;
• Although strong trends have already been detected in our seas, including rising sea levels and the warming of the Agulhas current and parts of the Benguela, we are not yet sure what impacts these could have on our seas, the creatures living in the seas or on the communities dependant on the sea;
• Because of our already poor health profile, South Africans are specifically vulnerable to new or exacerbated health threats resulting from climate change. For example, some effects of climate change may already be occurring due to changes in rainfall (droughts and floods) and temperature extremes and Cholera outbreaks have been associated with extreme weather events, especially in poor, high density settlements;
• There will be an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. Damage costs due to extreme weather-related events (flooding, fire, storms and drought) have already been conservatively estimated at being roughly 1 billion rand per year between 2000 and 200

Please check the Junk trip for details to book early and avoid disappointment as limited seating is available.

Please book on-line! - http://www.entrepreneurs.com.hk/event.php?action_type=detail&id=113

Watch this space for details. For the Connoisseurs - not for the faint -hearted! Co-hosted by The Women’s Foundation and incredible sponsors!

More details to follow-soon.

Lunch Seminar: Which are Asia’s Most Attractive Luxury Markets and is Asia Immune to Fallout from the Growing Eurozone Crisis?

Thursday, November 17^th, 2011 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm

The Seminar Room and Boardroom,

Room 301 & 302, 3/F, Lucky Building, 39 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong

Introduction

Enjoy an in-depth view of Asia’s luxury retail environment, the most attractive cities in which to operate and whether markets are feeling the first effects of the expanding Eurozone financial crisis, from Paul Husband, managing director of Husband Retail Consulting.

Speaker

Paul Husband, Managing Director, Husband Retail Consulting Ltd.

Paul Husband has been planning and leasing retail centres, districts and streets across Asia since 1988 when he began his career at Swire Properties as marketing director of Pacific Place.

Paul co-authored “The Cult of The Luxury Brand” in 2006 and regularly speaks with luxury consumers, brand executives and mall owners as part of his work. He also sits on the board of Korean retail group Shinsegae International which listed on the Kospi earlier this year.

Paul and his team are currently working on projects in Hong Kong, Beijing, Bangkok, Chengdu, Ho Chi Minh, Jakarta, Seoul and Phnom Penh and in his role as global representative of US food brand Dean & Deluca has licensed and opened Dean & Deluca stores in Korea, Singapore and Thailand during the past 12 months.

Paul lives in Hong Kong and is known for his love of Italy and Italians!

To register, please contact the Italian Chamber by calling 2521 8837 or by simply writing an email to icc@icc.org.hk and sending in your payment (payment details below).

Date: Thursday, 17 November 2011

Venue: The Seminar Room and Boardroom, Room 301 & 302, 3/F, Lucky Building, 39 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong

Time: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm

Cost: HK$200 Members / HK$250 Non-Members

REGISTRATION – Please complete and send to icc@icc.org.hk

Payment methods:

1. Bank transfer to Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A., Hong Kong Branch, Bank Code: 234, A/C no: 00801 (for HSBC e-transfer, please enter “93500801″in the account no. field) attn. The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong & Macao.
2. Cheque payable to “ The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong & Macao” 19/F, 168 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong

Member’s rate HK $200  _____ pax                    Non-Member’s rate HK $250  ____ pax
Participant (s) :

Company :

Tel :

Contact Person :

Email :

Cancellation Policy

- A completed form or an e-mail to the Italian Chamber with receipt of a confirmation e-mail is a booking, unless otherwise notified.

- Cancellations must be in writing three working days PRIOR to the event.

- No shows will be charged and payments are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled by the organizer.

REPLY SLIP:  

Date of the event:   9 November 2011 (Wednesday)

Yes, I will attend the YP Cocktail event on 9 November 2011 (Wednesday)

Please reserve ___________ seat/s for me/us               (Entry fee: HK$180  for members and HK270 for non-members)

(We shall make a cheque for HK$ ___________  payable to “SAWCC of Hong Kong”)

OR Mail or fax deposit slip to same address after transferring HK$200 per head to Bank transfer: SAWCC account: HSBC 400-616454-838

The wine tasting at Club Lusitano with Nora from Delheim Stellenbosch South Africa, drew about 40 people.

The presentation was spectacular with amazing images of beautiful South Africa.

My personal preference was the Pinotage Rose!

Delheim is re-launching in HK through SOHO wines, so if you missed out on the tasting  please support Delheim at Soho wines.

Many thanks to the Irish Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong and Delheim Wines for a fabulous event.

Date:  Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Time: 19.30

Venue: Club Lusitano, 16 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong

Host: The Irish Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong and the South African Women’s Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong

Price: HK$250 including a wine tasting and a bottle of your choice of Delheim Wine

The Irish Chamber and the South African Women’s Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong are delighted to welcome Nora Sperling Thiel from Delheim Winery, Stellenbosch, South Africa to Hong Kong.   Nora will talk about sustainable wine growing and their companies holistic approach to community and land, to wine making and to enduring good business practices. Their aim has always been to nurture a strong culture of sustainable development on the farm and within the community.

Overlooking Cape Town with a splendid view of Table Mountain, Delheim lies on the slopes of the Simonsberg mountain in the Stellenbosch district. The original farm, Driesprongh, was founded in 1699.

To register for this event please go to www.irishchamber.hk/events 

Dutch Chamber of Commerce – CHINA SEMINAR

Please fill in your details and below and e-mail to president@sawcchongkong.com or contact us at             +852 27992332      

Registration options:
Qty Member / Non-member Ticket Price   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   Member ( incl dinner and drinks ) HK$ 750.00   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   Non-Member ( incl dinner and drinks ) HK$ 850.00

There are two set menu’s, please indicate clearly

Vegetarian OR

Non vegetarian

on the booking form

Payment methods:

Bank transfer to our HSBC A/C no: 808-815559-838 (The Dutch Chamber of Commerce inHong Kong,Suite5702, 57/F,

CheungKongCenter, 2 Queen’s Road Central, HK)

Send e-mail to president@sawcchongkong.com with a scanned in copy of this completed form or fax to +852 37533173

Cheques payable to “The Dutch Chamber of Commerce inHong Kong”

Notes: You will receive a confirmation after registration. Payments are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled by the Dutch Chamber. Cancellation must be made at least 48 hours prior the event by e-mail or telephone. No show will be charged the full amount.

http://www.fin24.com/Economy/IMF-US-EU-woes-may-knock-Africa-growth-20110920

Washington – Sub-Saharan Africa is poised to maintain its economic expansion in the near term, but faltering US or European recovery could threaten exports, aid and capital flows, the IMF said on Tuesday.

In its latest World Economic Outlook update, the fund outlined the spillover risks for the region of any further deterioration of the global economic environment, although it had so far escaped any significant effects from the slowdown.

Reflecting these risks, the IMF revised a few notches downwards its real GDP growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa for this year, putting it at 5.2% compared to 5.5% predicted in June.

The region’s GDP in 2012 was forecast to expand 5.8%, slightly down from the 5.9% seen in June.

World Bank chief Robert Zoellick said on Monday the ripple effects of the growing debt crisis in advanced economies were already starting to feed through to developing nations.

“A faltering US or European recovery could undermine prospects for exports, remittances, official aid and private capital flows,” the IMF warned for Sub-Saharan Africa.

But if the rise in financial and economic instability in major advanced economies remained contained, the African region was set for continued expansion in the near term, it said.

Political uncertainty and weather shocks had the potential to dampen its growth prospects, however. There were also considerable variations in the outlook across the region.

Average growth for low-income countries, largely shielded from the global crisis due to limited integration into world manufacturing and financial networks, was forecast at 6% this year, on the back of strong domestic demand and accelerating exports.

This would increase to 6.5% next year as Ivory Coast’s economy returns to normal after the political disruption triggered by the 2010 elections, Kenya’s investment levels strengthen, and large oil and mining projects come online in Niger and Sierra Leone, the IMF said.

But the severe drought in the Horn of Africa had caused a humanitarian crisis in some economies and fueled inflation.

Middle-income countries were more vulnerable to a global slowdown and the recovery in South Africa, the region’s largest economy, was being complicated by this and other factors, such as a surge in unemployment, high household debt, low capacity utilization and substantial real exchange rate appreciation.

Nevertheless, South Africa’s growth was expected to pick up to about 3.5% over the next 12 months, driven by private consumption and reinvigorated investment, the fund said.

Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa’s oil exporting economies was projected to rise to 7.2% in 2012 from 6% this year, thanks to continued strength in domestic public investment spending and in spite of lower than originally projected oil prices, according to the IMF regional outlook.

This would include a strong rebound in oil production in Angola following a disruption in 2011.

The IMF recommended that with strong recovery underway, Sub-Saharan Africa should return to long-standing priorities of improving policy and institutional frameworks, building resilience to commodity price swings and developing financial markets