Briefing with HM Consul General of British Consulate-General GZ

The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) is delighted to invite our members to join a briefing with Jo Hawley, Her Majesty’s Consul General of British Consulate-General Guangzhou in Guangzhou on Friday 30th October 2020 at the British Centre.

The briefing is designed to update CBBC members on important policy changes, economic trends, and high-level visits that affect British businesses in China, especially considering Covid-19, which has fundamentally disrupted and impacted the global economy. This event will provide a platform for CBBC members to ask questions to Her Majesty’s Consul General of British Consulate-General Guangzhou, exchange views on trending topics, and network with each other.

We are looking forward to you joining us!

10:30 

Registration & Networking

11:00 – 12:30

Opening Introduction – Sally Zhang, Director, South China, CBBC

Keynote Speech – Jo Hawley, Consul General, British Consulate-General Guangzhou

Q&A

12:30 

End of Event

Jo Hawley

Consul General, British Consulate-General Guangzhou

Ms Hawley was appointed to the British Consul-General Guangzhou in July 2019. She leads the British Government’s engagement in South China, which includes Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan and Jiangxi.

Ms Hawley has worked for the British government for nearly 20 years. From 2014 to 2017, she was the Director of International Trade and Investment at the British Consulate General in Hong Kong. She previously served as Private Secretary to a Minister of State and completed two postings at the UK Representation to the European Union. In addition to working for the Foreign Office and Department for International Trade, she has worked at the Cabinet Office and Department for Education in roles focused on improving and modernising public services.

Sally Zhang

Director, South China

China-Britain Business Council 

Sally is based in Shenzhen and has been with CBBC for twelve years. Besides providing strategic consultancy to British companies on BD in China, she is also in charge of building and maintaining long-term relationships with the UK and local stakeholders including government bodies, key industry associations and renowned Chinese companies in South China.

She is also responsible for the UK VIP government and enterprise delegations to South China, as well as delegations from South China to the UK. Ms Zhang supervises the CBBC offices in South China (Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Changsha).

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The China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) is the UK’s national business network promoting trade and investment with China. Since 1954 we have acted as the independent voice of business, located at the heart of the action, engaging across both countries in every sector and region. We support our members and partners by delivering the advice, analysis and access which they need in order to seize the China opportunity. Our diverse membership includes leading UK companies and universities, many of the UK’s most dynamic SMEs, and an ever increasing number of Chinese companies exporting to and investing in the UK.

英中贸易协会（CBBC）是英国促进对华贸易和投资的国家级商业贸易网络。自1954年以来，我们一直作为独立的商业声音，处在行动的核心位置参与两国在每个行业和地区的合作。为了协助我们的会员与合作伙伴更好地抓住中国的商业机遇，英中贸易协会不遗余力地为其提供所需的商业建议、解析与渠道。我们的会员包括众多英国领先的公司与知名大学、英国最具活力的中小企业，以及越来越多向英国出口和在英国投资的中国企业等。