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CHAMBER COMMUNIT Y
FOSTERING A CLOSE-KNIT CHAMBER COMMUNITY by: huang Yifang
THE THIRD INTER-CHAMBER NETWORKING NIGHT SAW REPRESENTATIVES FROM SCCCI, SICCI AND SMCCI GATHER FOR A RELAXED EVENING OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND BUSINESS NETWORKING.
SMCCI Immediate Past President Abdul Rohim Sarip (left) and SCCCI Vice-President Lau Tai San.
Fostering greater collaboration: SCCCI President Thomas Chua (middle) with SICCI Chairman R Narayanamohan (left) and SMCCI President Zahidi Abdul Rahman.
The peaceful grounds of the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall were gently bathed in sunlight as guests streamed in. The historic two-storey villa located at Tai Gin Road served as a significant location for Dr Sun Yat Sen’s revolutionary activities in Singapore. This picturesque setting was the backdrop for the start of the third InterChamber Networking Night organised by SCCCI. On the balmy evening of October 4, 120 council representatives and members from the three ethnic chambers comprising SCCCI, Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SICCI), and Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SMCCI) gathered for a meaningful networking session.
As part of the cultural exchange integral to the annual Inter-Chamber Networking Night, guests were invited on a tour at the Chamber’s Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall to learn about the Chinese community in Singapore and its relation to the 1911 Chinese Revolution. The Memorial Hall is a heritage institution owned by SCCCI and managed by the Singapore National Heritage Board. The evening was thereafter followed by a dinner at Ramada Hotel. a PoWerFuL CoMBInatIon oF StrengthS The Inter-Chamber Networking Night highlighted the capabilities of the business community in Singapore. Each
(from left) SCCCI External Relations Chairman Tang Kin Fei, SMCCI Vice-President Akbar Abdul Kader and SCCCI External Relations ViceChairman George Goh.
Chamber has valuable connections and experience on the global stage. For example, SCCCI has strong connections in and knowledge about the China market. SCCCI’s President Thomas Chua said that SCCCI’s overseas representative office in Shanghai would be pleased to provide business advisory services to members from SICCI and SMCCI wishing to tap on opportunities in China. “I would also encourage our members keen on the India market to enlist the help of SICCI which has an office in New Delhi. Similarly, the SMCCI has a reservoir of contacts in Indonesia; this would also be a good resource for us,” he continued.