

On Tuesday 1st December 2020, the EU SME Centre and China-Britain Business Council will be organizing a workshop on the recently announced Beijing Free Trade Zone (FTZ).
In September 2020, the State Council issued the “China (Beijing) Pilot Free Trade Zone Overall Plan”, laying the ground for the establishment of a FTZ in Beijing. The services and high-tech sectors are expected to be two of the main pillars of the Beijing Free Trade Zone, which will span across 8 districts in Beijing. A series of preferential policies to attract and support foreign investors will also be introduced, including facilitations for the entry-exit of foreign citizens.
In order to help the European business community to gain a deeper understanding of the newly announced Beijing FTZ, the EU SME Centre and the China-Britain Business Council have invited two officials from the Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau and the Beijing Public Security Bureau to present and share their insights on:
This meeting will be conducted in Chinese with simultaneous translation available (remote through your mobile phone, please kindly bring your earplugs).
Agenda
14.15 – 14.30: Registration
14.30 – 14:40: Opening remarks: Tom Simpson, Managing Director China for China-Britain Business Council; Renzo Isler, Director for EU SME Centre
14:40 – 15.10: Plans, priorities and preferential policies of the Beijing Free Trade Zone. Speaker: Ms ZHAO Wenjie, Deputy Director, Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau
15.10 – 15.30: Entry-exit policies for foreigners in the Beijing Free Trade Zone. Speaker: Offical from Beijing’s Public Security Bureau
15.30 – 15.50: Q&A
15.50 – 16.00: Closing remarks and networking (tea break)
Event details
Date: Tuesday, 1st December 2020
Location: Beijing, Chaoyang Disctric
Time: 14:15 –16:00 (Beijing time)
Please be aware that seats for this event are limited and will be offered on a first come first served basis.
RSVP by Sunday 29 November 2020 through the following link.