March 16, 2012
National HKABA-Cathay Pacific Asia Business Awards – The first National Hong Kong-Australia Business Awards will be presented in Sydney on March 16. The Hong Kong Australia Business Council has been sponsoring individual State awards for a number of years. State winners will vie for the National Awards. For further information, or to reserve seats at the function, call Teresa Lee on (61 2) 9267-3158 or email hkaba@hktdc.org
March 19-23, 2012
Mines and Money Hong Kong - Asia-Pacific’s largest mining investment event at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre will see 250 mining companies exhibiting their investment offerings. More than 2,500 delegates from the mining and investment communities will attend this five-day event For more information visit www.minesandmoney.com/hongkong or contact Charlie Hastings on (44 1)932 269777, email chastings@beaconevents.com http://www.minesandmoney.com/hongkong
March 28-30, 2012
Australian buyers attending Sri Lanka Expo 2012 can qualify for three nights accommodation and a 15% discount on tickets purchased through Sri Lankan airlines offices (not travel agents) for the event. The Sri Lankan Consulate in Sydney is co-ordinating a delegation of Australian buyers to the Expo, to be staged at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo. One-on-one business meetings can be arranged with Sri Lankan exporters. Call the Consulate on (61 2) 9235-2582 or email slcgsyd@bigpond.com http://www.srilankaexpo.com Emails : slcgsyd@bigpond.com
May 7-9, 20123
HKTDC Hong Kong International Medical Devices and Supplies Fair
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NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
IN ASIA 2010
NOVEMBER — 1 Australia (Melbourne Cup Day [Melbourne Metropolitan Area
only]); Philippines (All Saints’ Day); 2 Macau (All Souls’ Day);
3 Japan (Culture Day); 6 Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan (Eid ul-Adha [Feast
of the Sacrifice]); Vietnam (Confucius’ Birthday); 7 Bangladesh (National
Revolution Day); Brunei (Hari Raya Aidil Adha); 9 Pakistan (Allama Muhammed Iqbal
Day); 11 India (Guru Nanak’s Birthday); 20 Vietnam (Teacher’s Day);
23 Japan (Labour Thanksgiving Day); 26 Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia (Islamic
New Year); 27 Sri Lanka (National Flag Day); 28 Brunei (1st Day of Muharram 1433
[Islamic Calendar); 30 Philippines (Bonifacio Day).
DECEMBER — 2 Laos (National Day); 5 Pakistan (Ashoura); Thailand (H.M.
King’s Birthday); 8 Macau (Immaculate Conception); 10 Thailand (Constitution
Day); 20 Macau (Macau SARE Day); 22 Macau (Dongzhi [Winter Solstice except banks]);
Vietnam (Army Day); 23 Japan (Emperor’s Birthday); 24 Australia, Macau
(Christmas Eve); 25 Australia, Brunei, Macau, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka (Christmas Day); Pakistan
(Quaid-e-Azam’s Birthday); 26 Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia (Boxing
Day); 30 Philippines (Rizal Day); 31 Macau, Philippines, Thailand (New Year’s
Eve).
TIME ZONES IN
ASIA
(taking Australian
Eastern Summer Time as standard) Japan, South Korea, North Korea, minus two hours; China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan,
minus three hours; Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, minus four hours; Bangladesh, minus five hours; India, minus five-and-a-half hours; Pakistan, minus six hours.
(taking Greenwich Mean Time as standard) Australia, plus 10 hours (Australian Eastern Standard Time),
plus 11 hours (Australian Eastern Sumer Time) Japan, South Korea, North Korea, plus nine hours; China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan,
plus eight hours; Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, plus seven hours; Bangladesh, plus six hours; India, plus five-and-a-half hours; Pakistan, plus five hours (from 1st Sunday in April - 1st Saturday
in October: plus 6 hours)
