Thursday, September 20, 2001, updated at 23:23(GMT+8)
Business
WSC Meeting Focuses on China's Services Market
World Services Congress 2001, an international forum on the development and strategies of the global services industry, with its focus on China's fledgling services market, opened at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on Thursday.
The potential services market in China, and the opportunities and challenges arising from the new economy and China's accession into the WTO will be one of the focuses of the two-day meeting with its core theme of the driver for the global economy.
Over 100 high-level national and international leaders from business sector, government, academia, regulatory bodies, and the media gathered here to address the key economic and policy issues confronting the global services economy.
Participants to the congress are also expected to discuss the effects of globalization on the services industries, trade liberalization and multilateral trade policies.
World Services Congress 2001, an international forum on the development and strategies of the global services industry, with its focus on China's fledgling services market, opened at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on Thursday.