Date: February 10, 2010 (Wed)
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:00pm
Venue: Solution Lab, Unit 518, Level 5, Cyberport 3 (Core F), 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong.
Rundown:
12:30 -12:45 Registration with sandwich lunch
12:45- 12:30 Networking
13:00 - 13:20 What are startups' challenges/pains doing business in China?
Introduction to Pacific World Neuberg Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
13:30 - 14:00 QA
** Note: the seminar will be conducted in Cantonese and with English powerpoint presentation
Fee:
- Incubatees just pay HK$5
- Alumni just pay HK$10
- Normal price HK$20
To reigster: please send your company name, participants' name, email and tel to training@cyberport.hk by February 8, 2010.
Target audience: SMEs, who have no experience running business in China.
About the Seminar
What are the Problems Doing Business in China ?
- Restricted access to the media sector; broadcasting; publishing for the foreign investors.
- Higher requirement in terms of registered capital ( from RMB 10 Millions ) to minimum 3 years track records for the foreign investors
- Tougher compliance for the foreign invested enterprises; frequently investigated by the local authorities
- Higher restriction for the foreign invested enterprises to submit bids on the Government’s projects
Traditional Ways of Developing China Market:
Set up your own WOFE
- Starts-ups Capital from RMB 5 – 10 Millions as Hi-Tech Enterprises
- Sales of products limited to the produced manufactured in China
- Not allowed for WOFE in some restricted areas
- Secure local partner for Joint Venture
- Take time to find reliable local partner for Joint Venture
- Internal conflicts commonly happen in Joint Venture
- Local Partner must hold 51 % stakes in the restricted areas
- Loose in 3 control on the JV if the local partner is strong presence
- Look for local Agent for distribution
- Agents may not commit to sell your products
- Hard to collect the Outstanding Debt even the sales are good
- Loose control on the Intellectual Property rights
- Hire local individual to work for sales
- Face the problems of issuing legally VAT invoices.
- Employers faces the legal exposure of hiring the locals without legal contracts ; welfare payments and income tax payments
- No commitments from the local individuals who are ready for shifting jobs
During the seminar, the speaker will share his experience and advise how to acilitate the foreign and Hong Kong Media & Hi-Tech companies to develop their businesses and resolve the outstanding regulations that restrict their business operations in Mainland China.
About the Speaker : Mr. Simon Cheung
• Co-founder and director of the Pacific World Fund Management, previously as the head of private equity division at China Great Wall Securities (ranking 14th in 2006 across China).
He has solid working relationship with private equity funds, QFII funds, multi-national companies and financial institutions, focuses on foreign investment into the PRC listed companies, foreign invested enterprises (FIE) launching the IPO in Mainland ‘s A Shares market, advising Mainland PRC Companies listing overseas markets.
• He obtains the Hong Kong SFC license in corporate finance and working as the responsible officer (RO). He also has the CSRC securities officer qualification in corporate finance.
(Currently only 14 individuals have both qualifications in the two jurisdictions of Greater China).
• Mr. Cheung obtained his Bachelor degree in the UK, Master and postgraduate degrees from Sydney University, Macquarie University and China Law College in Beijing and his MBA from S. Australia ; Master of Law degree from Hong Kong; also a qualified accountant in Australia.
About Pacific World Neuberg Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (盛世高略文化传媒(北京)有限公司)
- 100 % Subsidiary of Pacific World Fund Management (Tianjin)
- Established in 2007 : Over 2 years business history gains confidence from the
PRC local clients in signing business contracts.
- Able to obtain access to restricted licenses in the publishing and media
broadcasting industries in Mainland China for Hong Kong & foreign media
and Hi-tech companies.
- Able to perform sales and marketing functions and public relation activities for
prominent companies in China .
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
BizSpark Tech Talk: Building Amazing Applications with Silverlight 4
Date: February 25, 2010 (Thu)
Venue: Microsoft Hong Kong Limited - Seminar Room, 13/F, Cyberport 2, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong.
Time:
18:45 Registration starts
19:00 - 19:45 Dinner
19:45 - 21:15 Seminar
Language: Cantonese
Admission fee: FREE
Overview
This latest version of Silverlight delivers hundreds of features and controls. With printing support, rich reporting and charting, and integration with back0end systems and server products including Microsoft Sharepoint, Silverlight is ready for business. Join us and learn about all the powerful capabilities of Silverlight 4 for business application developers, bringing the best-of-breed .NET platform to brower-based experiences.
Speaker: Andy Cheung, Application Platform Architect, Microsoft Hong Kong.
Venue: Microsoft Hong Kong Limited - Seminar Room, 13/F, Cyberport 2, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong.
Time:
18:45 Registration starts
19:00 - 19:45 Dinner
19:45 - 21:15 Seminar
Language: Cantonese
Admission fee: FREE
Overview
This latest version of Silverlight delivers hundreds of features and controls. With printing support, rich reporting and charting, and integration with back0end systems and server products including Microsoft Sharepoint, Silverlight is ready for business. Join us and learn about all the powerful capabilities of Silverlight 4 for business application developers, bringing the best-of-breed .NET platform to brower-based experiences.
Speaker: Andy Cheung, Application Platform Architect, Microsoft Hong Kong.
Andy is responsible for connecting Enterprises in Hong Kong to provide advice and guidance for software architecture and implementation using Microsoft Technologies. He is also actively involving in local developer communities, and has been awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for three consecutive years.
To register: please send your company name, participant's name, tel and email with email subject "BizSpark Teck Talk: Building Amazing Applications with Sliverlight 4 on Feb 25, 2010" to training@cyberport.hk by Feb 19, 2010.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
IT Internship and IT Exchange Programmes 2010 - 2011
With the support of the OGCIO, the IT and creative industry, we are delighted to tell you that the IT Internship Coordination and Facilitation; and IT Exchange Programmes will continue in 2010 – 2011.
You are cordially invited to join us in boosting the IT and creative industry by offering intern placements.
First, you can upload FREE job advertisement(s) about offering intern placements into our online platform – Internslink.hk as we will have promotion when participating the coming Education and Careers Expo 2010 (4 -7 Feb), which is sponsored by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) of HKSAR government.
Secondly, you can join in our activities in the Expo, like participating our Sharing Session “How to Engage in Internship” during the Expo to support the intern students / benefited employer(s) as audience, or even present your experience in Internship with us. Or you can assign manpower to sit in our booth with prior consent from us and collect information of your potential candidates (i.e. visitors for the Expo).
During the exhibition, we will promote the programmes and demonstrate how to search jobs through the Internslink, it will be a good chance for you to recruit suitable employees.
The simple way is to go to www.InternsLink.hk, then click “Register Now” to get a FREE account to do so. Those who have already had an account please login and upload your new job advertisements.
After you have finished, it would be appreciated if you can send us an email to inform us, such that we can further highlight your job vacancies there.
Thank you very much for your support.
What you should do:
• Register as Employer in InternsLink.hk
• Upload FREE intern job advertisements
• Participate Event activities
Event Info:
Sharing Session - “How to Engage in Internship”
Education & Career Expo 2010
Date: 4 Feb, 2010 (Thu)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00
Venue: Seminar Room 2, Hall 1, HK Education & Expo,
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Content:
I. Appreciation to employers and universities
II. Announcement of the upcoming programmes
III. Interns and exchange students sharing
IV. Introduction of Industry Mentorship
V. Visit to our booth (1CA21) at the Expo
• Free of charge and refreshment will be provided
Exhibition booth detail:
Booth number : 1CA21.
Exhibition starts : 10:30 a.m., 4 Feb 2010
Exhibition End: 6:00 p.m., 7 Feb, 2010
**Please fill in the Reply Slip and send back to us by 29 Jan if you join in the Sharing Session. For further enquiry, please call us by 3166-3783.
You are cordially invited to join us in boosting the IT and creative industry by offering intern placements.
First, you can upload FREE job advertisement(s) about offering intern placements into our online platform – Internslink.hk as we will have promotion when participating the coming Education and Careers Expo 2010 (4 -7 Feb), which is sponsored by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) of HKSAR government.
Secondly, you can join in our activities in the Expo, like participating our Sharing Session “How to Engage in Internship” during the Expo to support the intern students / benefited employer(s) as audience, or even present your experience in Internship with us. Or you can assign manpower to sit in our booth with prior consent from us and collect information of your potential candidates (i.e. visitors for the Expo).
During the exhibition, we will promote the programmes and demonstrate how to search jobs through the Internslink, it will be a good chance for you to recruit suitable employees.
The simple way is to go to www.InternsLink.hk, then click “Register Now” to get a FREE account to do so. Those who have already had an account please login and upload your new job advertisements.
After you have finished, it would be appreciated if you can send us an email to inform us, such that we can further highlight your job vacancies there.
Thank you very much for your support.
What you should do:
• Register as Employer in InternsLink.hk
• Upload FREE intern job advertisements
• Participate Event activities
Event Info:
Sharing Session - “How to Engage in Internship”
Education & Career Expo 2010
Date: 4 Feb, 2010 (Thu)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00
Venue: Seminar Room 2, Hall 1, HK Education & Expo,
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Content:
I. Appreciation to employers and universities
II. Announcement of the upcoming programmes
III. Interns and exchange students sharing
IV. Introduction of Industry Mentorship
V. Visit to our booth (1CA21) at the Expo
• Free of charge and refreshment will be provided
Exhibition booth detail:
Booth number : 1CA21.
Exhibition starts : 10:30 a.m., 4 Feb 2010
Exhibition End: 6:00 p.m., 7 Feb, 2010
**Please fill in the Reply Slip and send back to us by 29 Jan if you join in the Sharing Session. For further enquiry, please call us by 3166-3783.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Final intake of Cyberport Incubation Programme APPLY NOW !
Cyberport IncuTrain Centre is now calling applications for the last intake of its onsite and offsite IncuTrain programme from companies specialized in the digital entertainment industry and creative digital lifestyle related areas. The application deadline is January 28, 2010 with the vetting process in February 2010. Don’t miss the last opportunity to join our incubation program and apply now!
As of December 2009, out of a total of 195 received applications, 94 companies have been admitted to the incubation programme. 40 of them successfully graduated. Due to the satisfactory results of the first phase, the Innovation and Technology Fund allocated an additional HK$25 million in funding, total HK$56 million to extend the IncuTrain programme for another 3 years until 2012 to benefit more companies in the industry.
For more information about Cyberport Incubation Programme or application form and brochure downloads, please visit http://www.incutrain.hk
For enquiry, please contact
Tel : 3166 3907
Email : incutrain@cyberport.hk
As of December 2009, out of a total of 195 received applications, 94 companies have been admitted to the incubation programme. 40 of them successfully graduated. Due to the satisfactory results of the first phase, the Innovation and Technology Fund allocated an additional HK$25 million in funding, total HK$56 million to extend the IncuTrain programme for another 3 years until 2012 to benefit more companies in the industry.
For more information about Cyberport Incubation Programme or application form and brochure downloads, please visit http://www.incutrain.hk
For enquiry, please contact
Tel : 3166 3907
Email : incutrain@cyberport.hk
Thursday, January 14, 2010
如何在中國進行申请及知識產權保護講座
如何在中國進行申請及知識產權保護講座 (to be conducted in Chinese / Putonghua only)
費用：受培育公司只需付(HK$5)；已畢業之受培育公司只需付(HK$10)
由專業的知識產權代理機構，深圳市博深知識產權代理有限公司、深圳市博銳專利事務所提供
關於知識產權方面的講座，內容包括如何在中國進行申請及知識產權保護。將與你分享針對數碼娛樂及創意生活內容行業的中小企業可能關心的問題。
中國大陸的知識產權立法已經相當完備，但是知識產權保護的實踐尚有差距，如何靈活應對大陸的知識產權侵權問題，是每一個進入大陸市場的企業必須面對的課題。
而完善企業的知識產權體系，並將企業的研發和創意轉化成商標權、專利權、版權、商業秘密等權利，是打擊侵權、維護企業權益的基礎。
所以，本講座主要探討：
如果您想迅速超越，知識產權是最快捷的方式之一，至少您應當瞭解知識產權到底是什麼？
本次講座的講師林志崢；博深知識機構資深專利律師，中國註冊律師和註冊專利代理人，具十三年的知識產權實務操作經驗，為五十多家中小企業提供了知識產權的策略規劃和顧問服務，也具有豐富的侵權訴訟經驗。
講座內容如下:
日期：2010年2月5 日（星期五）
時間：中午12:00-下午2:00
地點: 香港數碼港道100號數碼港3座(F區)數碼娛樂培育中心Solution Lab
內容︰
費用原價：HK$20
如欲報名，請於2010年2月2日前連同參加公司名稱、參加者名稱、電郵及電話，電郵致training@cyberport.hk 標題 “如何在中國進行申請及知識產權保護講座”報名。
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