2004 China Expatriate and Returnee

Compensation & Benefits Review

The expatriate package still remains one of the hottest topics for companies operating in China. As China’s market continues to develop, the types of expatriates are also changing rapidly. Companies globally continue to revisit the traditional expatriate package for cost savings, and struggle with pay issues for Chinese returnees and China-hired foreigners. This year’s China Expatriate Compensation and Benefits Study presentation covers the current pay and benefits landscape for global and regional packages as well as returnee and China hire packages. The event is based on the findings of the 2004 Expatriate Compensation and Benefits Study sponsored by AmCham and other chambers of commerce in China.

Come hear highlights and summary findings from this year's report results. The study included a record of 120 companies, capturing the compensation package arrangements for over 1500 expatriates. Copies of the report will be available for sale at the presentation.

Join us and learn more about:

* Total cash compensation levels for expatriates, returnees, and China hires
* Compensation policies and practices
* Salary increase levels
* Benefits and
* Perquisites

* Package design trends

Ramona Yan, Guangzhou Managing Consultant, and Caroline Wang, Compensation and Benefits Senior Consultant at Hewitt Associates, will present the findings of the report. Hewitt leads the market in knowledge of expatriate and returnee C&B issues, and has 10 years of experience working with China based companies to help solve a wide range of human resources management issues.

DATE: Dec 14th, 2004 (Tuesday)

TIME: 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Registration; 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Buffet Lunch; 12:30 p.m. – 13:30 p.m. Presentation,Q&A

VENUE: Crystal Ball Room, China Hotel, Guangzhou （广州中国大酒店丽晶殿）

EVENT: 2004 China Expatriate and Returnee Compensation & Benefits Review

COST: RMB 150 per person

To include: Presentation, Buffet, Drinks

Reports available for purchase at the event!

If you did not participate in the study and would like to purchase a copy of the report, you must provide your membership card and the full amount in RMB cash. Surveys may also be purchased by wire transfer but will only be delivered once payment has been received.

China Expatriate Compensation and Benefits Study Price: RMB 16,000
Special Event Price (only on the day of the event and for members only): RMB 14,400

Forms will be available at the event for participants to register for wire transfer payments

AmCham Annual Meeting & Board Election

Please join us on Wednesday, December 8th for the American Chamber of Commerce, Guangdong’s Annual General Meeting and Board Elections. We are very pleased to announce that Mr. Tom Mitchell, Deputy Business Editor of the South China Morning Post will be our very special guest speaker as he presents:

“Views on the Pearl River Delta from both sides of the Border Covering the Delta and its Development”

As the South China Morning Post’s Guangzhou Bureau Chief from 2000-2002, Tom was the first western newspaper correspondent to be based in South China since 1949. Tom has lived and worked in the region for more than 12 years and is one of the leading business journalists in China today. Tom is a former Fulbright scholar and 1992 graduate of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

Date: December 8th, 2004 (Wednesday)

Time: 12:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M.

Location: China Hotel

Cost: 150.00 RMB

Includes: Presentation

Buffet Lunch and Drinks

Shaoguan Investment Environment & Cooperation Tour
Another NO CHARGE event for MEMBERS of
American Chamber of Commerce in Guangdong
Free Transportation, Hotel, Meals, Visits

Please join the American Chamber of Commerce, Guangdong for a business visit to the City of Shaoguan on December 1st-2nd, 2004. Don't miss this great opportunity to learn more about the investment environment of Shaoguan, to meet with high-ranking government officials as well as other excellent business people and officials from foreign consulates and chambers.

The City of Shaoguan, located in north Guangdong, not only links the three provinces of Guangdong, Hunan and Jiangxi, but it is also an important development center of the economy of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. Shaoguan has a firm industrial foundation, great capability of supporting industries, as well as excellent tourism resources. It is a historic city that has important strategic investment value.

Time: Dec 1st – 2nd , 2004
Venue: City of Shaoguan, Guangdong
Event: Shaoguan Investment Environment & Cooperation Tour
Schedule: Dec 1st,Morning: 8:30 a.m. meet at the Garden Hotel, then depart； Afternoon: Introduction of Shaoguan’s investment environment, key projects and symposium

Dec 2nd， Morning: Visit of key industrial park and some important enterprises in Shaoguan； Afternoon: Back to Guangzhou by bus together

Space is limited, so please register today to join us for this important event!

Call for Nominations for

2005 Election of Officers and Governors

of the American Chamber of Commerce

Dear Fellow Members,

I am honored to have been appointed as the Chairman of the Nominating Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Guangdong. I am hereby putting the nomination process in motion. The Board of Governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Guangdong consists of four officers (president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer) and five Governors. Members of the Board are elected by vote of voting members of the Chamber for a term of one year.

The president must be a citizen of the United States and shall have served as a member of the Board of Governors or on at least one Chamber Committee. The vice President, secretary, treasurer, or governor need not be a United States Citizen if he or she is a Corporate Member representative.

If you are a qualified voting member of the Chamber and wish to serve in a position on the Board and would like to be considered by the Nominating Committee and sit for competitive election against other candidates, please let me know via email ENGRM@airproducts.com or bobeng@gmail.com by no later than November 18th, 2004.

Please indicate the position for which you are nominating yourself or another person. You may nominate yourself or any one individual for only one of the positions but you can nominate more than one person for each position. Any one person can only run for one position. Please indicate the exact position (president, vice President, secretary, treasurer, or governor).

The Nominating Committee will send a brief introduction of each qualified candidate to the entire membership through email on November 21st and November 23rd so that members will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with each candidate.

The Nominating Committee must submit its report to the Board of Governors by November 28th. Ballots listing the names and qualifications of each candidate (and pictures if available) will be sent to all voting members before December 1st, 2004. The final vote count will be handled at the Annual General Meeting, which is scheduled to be held on December 8th, 2004.

The following outstanding members make up the Nominating Committee.

Mr. Bob Eng. General Manager, South China, Southern Air Products

Mr. Charles Hubbs, President, Fortunique Corporation

Mr. John Norris, President, Sportsman

Mr. John Hui, President, China World Trade Center Corporation

Mr. Eric Lee, Vice President, Pacific Northern

With best regards,

Bob Eng

Chair, Nominating Committee

AmCham Hong Kong's 11th Annual China Business Conference

The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong is pleased to present its 11th Annual China Business Conference, CHINA: 2005 AND BEYOND to be held on November 30, 2004 (Tuesday) at the HK Convention & Exhibition Centre,
Wanchai, Hong Kong.

This one-day conference will bring together leading experts from government, business, and academia for a timely look at the impact to date and the trends ahead in the business and investment environment.

The American Chamber would like to extend an invitation to members, fellow chambers of commerce, to participate in the conference. For registration details or feel free to visit: http://www.amcham.org.hk/events/calendar.html

Should you require further information, please feel free to contact Ms
Shuk-han Pong, Programs Manager at (852)3530-6914, Email:spong@amcham.org.hk

Support AIDS Care's Hong Bao Program

AIDS Care China is an NGO on the civil development for the betterment of people living with HIV/AIDS, providing education to the society about HIV/AIDS prevention, and sharing experiences and creating a wider community to achieve this purpose is what ACC undertakes.

With the upcoming world AIDS (1st, Dec) event AIDS Care China has designed some world AIDS day Hong Bao. Each of the Hong Bao package includes:

· A manual for increasing awareness on HIV/AIDS,
· A red ribbon made by people living with HIV/AIDS in Guizhou and Guangdong province,
· A condom for promoting the concept of save sex.

Members from chambers are encouraged to order some Hong Bao to distribute among their employees and friends on the world AIDS day to increase their awarness on HIV/AIDS. Also these order will help on a fund raising for AIDS Care China, the funds would be raised from the event would be mainly use for:

· the AIDS days activities in Zhongshan University,
· the rest amount will be used for the AIDS Care China counsellor’s training program ( including publishing treatment education materials for AIDS patients in China),
· produce and distribute more Hong Baos to the communities (students, migrant worker, etc.).

Purchase some of this Hong Bao will also support the income generation programs of people living with HIV/AIDS from Guizhou and Guangdong province.

The price of Hong Bao package is RMB 6.00 each. All the order could be placed no later than 10th Nov.

To place an order you can contact Tommas at 1380 276 9268 from AIDS Care China or through email: aidscarecn@hotmail.com with

· your company/organization name

· address

· number of order

· contact person's name and phone number