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2007 Events
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29 Jan 2007
Pan Pacific InterChamber Mixer
Location: 阿发师美美食天地 Restaurant
Description: On 29 Jan 2007, the second Pan Pacific Mixer held at 阿发师美美食天地 restaurant attracted an overwhelming crowd of 380 members and 5 clubs/chambers including Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, Korean Chamber, MAPROC, SSBA-SCS, and the Gentlemen Club of Taiwan. Each of the club president briefly introduced its club history and activities. In their speeches, they encouraged its members to network and expand its business contacts via such occassions. Dr Tuba, president of the Gentlemen's Club urged its members to make friends and exchange namecards. Mr K Y Lai, president of MAPROC, in his usual humourous manner informed that 2007 is a Visit Malaysia year and encourage people to visit his beloved country.
We were served with a sumptuous 10 course dinner and throughout the dinner, many took the chance to make new business contacts and know new friends. Generous companies donated many prizes and there were many winners during the lucky draw. A sporting member of Gentlemen Club displayed his Taichi skill on stage. The dinner ended around 10pm with people going home with lots of namecards and thoroughly entertained by this dinner.
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20 February 2007
11th Lunar New Year Reunion
Location: Sophia Room, Raffles Convention Centre 2
Description: Each year, a Singapore club in China will take turn to organize the Lunar New Year Reunion in Singapore during the Chinese New Year period. The purpose is for Singapores who are working in various parts of China to meet and network whilst they are on holiday in Singapore.
On 20 Feb 2007, SSBA-SCS in conjunction with Singapore International Foundation organized the 11th reunion with Minister of State Mr Lee Yi Shyan as the guest of honour. About 150 Singaporeans, the majority of them either work or has business in China, were present to greet each other a prosperous new year. The organizing committee was headed by Mr Chong Chin Hin and Dr Wong Kee Hau. Chin Hin served as the SSBA-SCS president in
2003/04 and is now stationed in Singapore. Kee Hau served as SSBA-SCS vice
president for 2006/07 and is stationed in Shanghai to run his dentistry
business. We were fortunate to be able tap onto our "Singapore alumni"
Chin Hin to help liaise with the Singapore hotels, SIF and other logistics
matters in Singapore. Kee Hau focused on promoting this event to Singapore
clubs in China.
A beaming Mr Lee said he was delighted to meet so many Singaporeans and
congratulated the good work of the organizing committee. He said visited
SSBA-SCS when he was in Shanghai last year and was impressed with the
activities organized.
We look forward to another successful Reunion next year which will be
organized by Singcham Jiangxi Chapter.
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3 March 2007
Buzz Nite - Yuan Xiao 2007
Location: Shanghai Regent Hotel
Description: "Lou Hei"! the 200 guests at the Shanghai Regent Hotel ballroom shouted in unison as we celebrated Yuan Xiao on Sunday 4 March 2007. It must be amusing to see a ballroom of grown-ups standing around a table, waving their chopsticks, speaking loudly and messing up a beautiful platter of salad.
Yu Sheng, created by chefs in Singapore during the early 70s, was meant to be a Chinese New Year dish which could be eaten together in one big plate. The ingredients grew in variety and became more colourful through the years. The high tossing was gradually developed by enthusiastic diners. Today tossing Yu Sheng has become a part of our food culture and it symbolises the high aspirations and wishes we have for the new year.
CG Chan, the event's Guest-of-Honour, noted that such event brings people joy and encourages togetherness. Sharing a feast is a great way to celebrate life.
So let us raise our chopsticks and toss for happiness, prosperity and progess for everyone in the year of the Golden Pig.
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16 March 2007
AGM & Election of the 2007 Management Committee
Location: Civic Centre, Consulate Grounds
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15 April 2007
Business Executive Night
Location: Ballroom A, Regent Hotel
Description: Together with SHEN, we organized the Business Executive Night on 15 April 2007 at Regent Hotel. We invited Mr Ignatius Lim as the Main Speaker and a panel of 5 other Singaporeans from a diverse field to share their views and experiences in China.
Shanghai City is growing rapidly and its total trade with Singapore is about US$6 billion. Its growing sectors include the High Tech. Banking & Finance. Retail and Business Service Sector (alternatively known as Business Process Outsourcing centres). Singaporeans are familiar with Jiangsu province due to our investment in the Suzhou Investment Park. Many senior government officals from Jiangsu received their training in Singapore and are familiar with how Singapore works. Nanjing and Wuxi are poised to be important cities in Jiangsu. Zhejiang province is the land of millionaires. Among the largest 500 private owned enterprises, an atonishing 220 are owned by people from Zhejiang. Anhui province has been slower in the economic development but its rapidly learning from the successes of its neighbouring provinces.
Learning from its past experiences, Singapore companies invest as a group of partners thereby reaching an economic critical mass in a short period of time.
The first panel speaker, Beaver Tan spoke about his initial failed joint ventures. While investment opportunities abound, he cautioned investors to be careful when choosing partners even if investor held the majority stake. Preferably the option should be sole proprietorship. Agreeing with Ignatius and Beaver, Henry Rahardja of Bakerzin Shanghai finds it important to network and find mutual support among people in the same trade and/or same country. While Singaporeans and China may share the same root, culture and lifestyle is different.
Jason Quek, a recruitment manager, said that career opportunities ar plenty in China. On the plus side, Singaporeans employees are viewed as trustworthy and likeable professionals who have gone through rigorous academic training. However, we are also viewed as risk averse and are too cautious. Jenny Lee, a venture capitalist, urged would-be entrepenurs to dare to dream. Being an entrepenuer requires hardwork and passion but the pursuit is exciting and rewarding.
Sharon Tan volunteers with the Community Service Group of SSBA-SCS. Sharon said there is an immense amount of personal satisfaction which cannot be measure by money when serving the community and making meaningful differences to others' life by giving and sharing.
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20 May 2007
Dinner Talk Lean Manufacturing
Location: Renaissance YangtzeKiang Hotel
Description: As China's economy contiues to develop and the market competition becomes more severe, more and more manufacturing companies starts to focus on Lean Manufacturing which can effectively help them to reduce cost. To enable more organizations to understand the concepts and benefits of Lean Manufacturing, the Manufacturing Committee of the SSBA-SCS and PSB Management Consulting(Shanghai) Co., Ltd.(PSB) co-organised the Lean Manufacturing Talk on 20 May 2007.
Mr. Sean Shao, PSB Principal Consultant in 6 Sigma and Lean Manufacturing, gave a talk on the concept of "One Piece Flow". This concept reduces inventory which in turn eliminates cost of doing business. There are various improvements over Tradition Production which uses Just-In-Time. Lean companies combine processes and operations to reap the benefits of reducing the inventory throughout the production process.
Sean went on to discuss on how the results of lean manufacturing are calculated, how to use Lean Production System to manage Work In Process(WIP) and the lesions learned from the experiences of Lean concept implemented by Ford and Toyota.
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10 June 2007
Family Day in Conjunction with Children's Day and Father's Day
Location: Simba Toy Kingdom, 9th Floor
Descriptiom: In conjunction with Father's Day and Children's Day. 4 big 'S'es came together to organize a Family Day 2007 on 10 June 2007. Simba Le-Root China, Shanghai Singapore Business Association (SSBA), Shanghai House of Entrepreneurs, NUS (SHEN) and Smiling Star worked hand-in-hand, each looking after different aspects of the implementation procedure leading up to the actual event. The objective of the Family Day was to create a social setting for families of Singaporean, Chinese and other nationalities to mingle, interact and network with one another, allowing everyone, young and old, an equal opportunity to meet new faces.
Family Day 2007 was attended by over 150 people. The highlight of the day, the Children’s Art Competition, saw many participants mostly in the age range of 2 to 6. Children of age 2 to 5 were entered in a coloring competition while children of 6 and above were given drawing paper to draw based on the theme, ‘Father’. After over two hours of hard work, children were able to partake in game play at the game stalls or stage games while the judging of the art pieces took place.
Food vouchers from Andersen’s of Denmark and KFC were given to participants of the event. Apart from that, everyone stood a chance to redeem prizes by presenting stamp chops collected by successfully accomplishing the games at the game stalls or participating in the stage games. Children, together with their parents, certainly had great fun playing at the various game stalls. Fun and laughter was also derived from the stage games which had children going up on stage to do a balancing act and showcase their soccer skills. With game stalls, stage games and an art competition, there was sufficient entertainment for everyone.
Finally to end the event, the deserving winners of the art competition were awarded prizes kindly sponsored by Simba Le-Root, China.
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14 June 2007
Wine Tasting at Citibank
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Description: On 14 June 2007, despite the endless drizzle, "Wine Tasting Night" jointly held by SSBA Banking & Finance and the Propoerty Committee started at 1800 hours as planned and ran to 2130 hours
- much longer than expected. It was an enjoyable and relaxing delicious treats, and networking with Singaporean fellows from the banking industry and real estate industry.
Anita Loh, Chairman of SSBA-SCS Banking & Finance Committee, Chan Boon Seng, Chairman of Property Committee, and Joo Hwee gave the opening speech and welcomed our 30 attendees. At this event, a variety of fine wines and champagne. The attendees enjoyed and learned about the wines, while mingling with other professionals in their fields. A fun wine quiz added a bit of spice to this venue. Close to the end of the night, a wine auction pushed the excitement to the peak. There were 2 different wine bottles up for bids. At the end, one went for about RMB350, and Anthony Tan from Deutsche Bank won the other one for RMB2000!
iIt was indeed an unforgettable night. Lots of Singaporean fellows expressed their interests in joining similar venue in the near future. Keep tuned; more events will be coming up!
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22 June 2007
Buzz Nite
Location: Ballroom B, Regent Hotel
Description: About 40 guests attended this Buzz Nite at Regent Hotel. We invited Master Huang to give a talk on physiognomy entitled "Secrets of the Face". Master Huang said that features of the face reflects the structure and development of the brain. This will partially determine the character of a person. He went on to talk about the different shapes of eyebrows, nose, ears and eyes. It is useful to know one's strengths and weaknessess. We can harness the former and minimize the latter in our search for success and happiness.
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14 July 2007
Tiger Cup Challenge
Location: Luwan Stadium
Description:SSBA-SCS proudly organized its first ever Tiger Beer Cup soccer competition on Saturday, 14 July 2007 at the Luwan Stadium. This event was sponsored by Shanghai Asia Pacific Brewery. The Tiger Beer Cup was well-received by the Singaporean community based in Shanghai, Suzhou and Wuxi. 6 teams of enthusiastic footballers signed up for the competition. They were placed into 2 groups of 3 teams each. After the first round of competition, the stage was set for 2 semi-finals and 1 final.
Semi-final 1 was an exciting match with the strong line-up of Singapore
Reds pounding attacks ceaselessly on Shanghai Lions' defence. The latter
defended well to hold on to until the final whistle for a penalty
shoot-out. Singapore Reds scored all 3 of their penalties piping Shanghai
Lions’ 2, bringing Singapore Reds through to the Finals. In the other
semi-final Shanghai Blues’ enthusiasm and fitness were the keys to beating
a very determined Combined Team.
The Final saw Singapore Reds leading through an early goal. Shanghai Blues
did well prevent the Singapore Reds from scoring again. The game ended
with Singapore Reds winning the game 1-0 and emerging as the Champion of
the Tiger Beer Cup 2007.
After the tournament, all the players went to Frankie's Place for a hearty
dinner and presentation of the trophy. All the players had a fun time and
there was a roar of applause when Singapore Reds received the trophy from
Joo Howe.
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11 August 2007
National Day Dinner
Location: Shangri-La Pudong Hotel
Happy Birthday Singapore.... From Shanghai!
Over 900 Singaporeans in Shanghai celebrated National Day together at dinner bash on 11 August at the Shangri-La Pudong Hotel. Organized by the Shanghai Singapore Business Association-Singapore Club Shanghai (SSBS-SCS), the Guest of Honor was Singapore's Ambassador to China, Brigadier General (Retired) Chin Siat Yoon.
The year's theme "Singapore-A City of Possibilities", gave cause for us to reflect on how far Singapore had come since we gained independence 42 years ago and how we have weathered all adversity and challenges. The organizing committee created an atmosphere of informal togetherness that Singaporeans enjoy. A buffet spread, a line up of performances by both professional entertainers and volunteers and of course the mandatory lucky draw was interspersed with slide shows of previous National Day celebrations.
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31 August 2007
We held our Banking and Finance Forum on Aug 31, 2007 at the JW Marriot Shanghai Hotel.
The event was well-attended by guests not only from the banking and finance industry but also from various other sectors such as electronics and real estate. This bears testimony to the keen interest in what is arguably one of the most exciting industries in China.
Distinguished speakers from top-tier institutions shared their insights and expertise on the latest trends and developments. Richard Stanley from Citibank highlighted what he saw as key challenges facing foreign banks in China. Johnson Chng from Bain & Company complemented that with his recommendations on successful strategies for foreign banks operating in China. The audience was also thrilled to learn from Christine Ip of the exciting activities Standard Chartered Bank has in place for its priority banking customers while Michael Wei from China Merchants Bank shared with us his expertise in the credit card business. Last but not least, Ho Chee Hin, Centre Director of International Enterprise Singapore in Shanghai, recounted the progress of bilateral relations between Singapore and China to date and elaborated on how the government agency will continue to pave the way in strengthening our trade and investment relationship.
The inaugural forum was indeed an information-packed session that left the audience with plenty to take away. Many were pleased with the depth and extent of topics covered and have indicated they were avidly looking forward to the next Banking & Finance event.
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22 September 2007
Leisure Tour
Location: Nanjing City and Jirong City
Description: Together with MAPROC, we organized a 2-day-1-night visit to Nanjing and
Jirong, the latter being 45 mins from Nanjing. Arriving in Nanjing in the
early afternoon, the itinerary started with a visit to the historic sites
of Sun Yatsen Mausoleum and Taiping Heavenly Palace in Nanjing. The next
day we went to visit a grape vineyard at Jirong which is co-owned by a Singaporean Mr Tan. As a hobby, he grew several species of grapes via
organic farming since 2005. Mr Tan said grapes were best harvested during
June to November. He is rather proud of this achievement and invited us to
try out his grapes which were sweet and succulent. Mr Tan's next move is
to run a restuarant which sells grapes and grape-derived snacks. His
greatest satisfaction was to see his grapes growing well and the joy of
being in a farmland away from dust and noise.
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4 October 2007
Visit of Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan
Location: JW Marriot Tomorrow Square
Description: Dr Vivian Balakrishnan was here in Shanghai during the October Golden Week and he found time to meet up with some Singaporeans. Dr Balakrishnan was here together with his delegation from MCYS, to support our Singapore athletes in the Special Olympics World Summer Game Shanghai 2007.
A dinner session with 9 other Singaporeans was organized at the Tang Dynasty Restaurant, JW Marriot Hotel Tomorrow Square. A good mix of Singaporeans from all walks of lives and industries were invited for the dinner session. The participants included members from the Shanghai Singapore Business Association –Singapore Club Shanghai as well as the Shanghai House of Entrepreneurs, NUS.
Dr Balakrishnan set the tone for the night insisting that the session should be informal and casual, with the intentions of a more productive interaction with the participants. Interaction between the Minister and the participants took place free flowingly, with the Minister providing encouraging and bullish views on Singapore.
He voiced his concern over Singapore’s future generations as many of them were not tempered with the fire of hardship and crisis. Our new generation must constantly aim to upgrade and be competitive, or else they will be easily “irrelevant”.
The dinner was highly meaningful and insightful for all of the participants. The confidence and optimism displayed by one of Singapore’s brightest leaders put us all in good faith that Singapore will continue to prosper and do well.
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30 October 2007
Inter-Chamber Meeting
Location: Regal international Hotel
Description: On 30th October, the HK Chamber took the lead to organise the Interchamber gathering. The gathering started after the initial meeting between about 15 chambers like AmCham, SwissCham, AusCham, SSBA-SCS, HK Chamber etc. with the Deputy Director General of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination. Each chamber started to introduce their individual chamber including the number of members and the activities they hold.
During the gathering, about 40 over Singaporeans from SSBA-SCS participated in this 100 over attendees' event at Regal International hotel. The networking session accompanied with food and drinks lasted till about 10 before attendees start to leave.
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24 Nov 2007
Charity Ball - Starry Starry Night
The Starry Starry Night Charity Gala Dinner, held at JW Marriott Shanghai, started with a pre-dinner cocktail and a silent auction of 25 items including art pieces, beauty packages, wine, Olympics collectibles, fashion items, health screening and dental packages, etc. Everyone was dressed for the evening, with most men in their smart tuxedos and ladies in their elegant evening dresses. After a sumptous 4 course dinner, generous donors, eager to do their part for charity, began to bid for items such as a watercolour-painting by a Singaporean artist, a limited edition Nike Golf leather jacket, a “Stay and Play” package at Bali Golf & Country Club, a “Stay and Spa” package at Kayumanis Nanjing, a latest Salvatore Ferragamo ladies bag, men’s fashion by Piombo, and a “Golf and Meals” package at the Shanghai West Golf Club. Through this charity project, we were able to raise RMB 1 million to help rebuild three schools in Jilin province, in north east China.
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29 Nov 2007
Business Forum 2007
With a turnout of 300 attendees, SSBA-SCS hosted their 4th successive annual Business Forum at the JW Marriott Hotel. The event strives to foster deeper ties between the Singaporeans in Shanghai and establish stronger connections with the Chinese business communities. The forum featured speakers from prominent multinational organizations who shared their insights on the forum’s theme “China in the next five years – Opportunities and Challenges”.
The Guest of Honour Perm Secretary of PMO & Defence, Mr Chiang Chie Foo updated the audience on the bullish outlook of the Singapore economy. Distinguished speakers from a diverse field of expertise such as Dr Ha Jiming, Mrs Teresa Lin and Mr Liu Hailong and 6 other panel speakers gave their views on the opportunities of the China economy.
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1 Dec 2007
第九届华校生聚会已在新白楼(龙柏饭店,虹桥路2419号)圆满结束了.非常感谢SSBA- SCS和 Contact Singapore
的大力支持.虽然此次来的同学并不多,但气氛热烈, 场面欢快.
更值得高兴的是这次的聚会不仅是老同学的聚会更加入了许多新的同学.让这次的聚会又增添了许多色彩.
由于白楼已经成功的举办了几届华校生的聚会, 积累了许多丰富的经验, 也结交了许多新朋旧友,
并且也为在上海的新加坡各届同学提供了一个同学们聚会的场所.白楼为此深感荣幸!
白楼再一次衷心感谢同学们的到来!我们将再接再厉让以后的聚会丰富多彩!
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9 Dec 2007
Terry Fox Run
"Charity Run for Hope - contribution to the Cancer Research Funds."
The Charity run was organised by the Shanghai Charity Federation to raise fund for cancer research under "The Terry Fox Foundation"
The Terry Fox Run is an annual non-competitive charity event held in numerous regions across the globe in commemoration of cancer activist Terry Fox, ...
This is the 10th year of Charity Run held in Shanghai on 9 Dec 2007, 9am.
We have 23 participants from SSBA-SCS/SHEN (including two small kids age 4 & 9) braving the cold weather to take part in this year event.
So for the good act, we were blessed with Nice Sunny weather and fresh air around the lake in Pudong Century Park.
This short run has bring about warm friendship and many would like to have this kind of running group.
We would like to start a running group for weekend run at the Century Park in Pudong. For those who are interested, please write to membership@ssba-scs.com
For the first weekend run, please meet us on 30th Dec , sunday at 9am at Gate 1 of Century Park, same as line 2 MRT Exit 4.
There is no cost involve , just be there to join us.
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