Moreover, the Government is planning to submit its proposal on the Municipal
Solid Waste (MSW) Charging Scheme for the Legislative Council's discussion by
mid-2017. The MSW Charging Scheme, which covers both the domestic and the
commercial and industrial (C&I) sector, will have a far-reaching impact on the
society as a whole. Recently, the Association organized a meeting between our
members and the representatives of the Environmental Protection Department (EPD).
On that occasion, our members shared with the EPD officials the current waste
collection procedures at their stores. They also gave some valuable advice on the
Government's implementation proposal, especially on the weight-based charging
mechanism suggested for the C&I sector. The Association will closely monitor
the legislation progress of the MSW Charging Scheme and will keep members
abreast of the development. At the same time, we encourage our members to
proactively express your views on this important issue, especially at the early stage
of consultation, so that the Government could take the fellow retailers' concerns
into consideration.
One of the Association's key initiatives is to facilitate local retailers to expand their
capabilities in omni-channel retailing. Hence, the Association has collaborated
with Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) over the past months. The "Proposal
on Enhancing Technology Adoption to Uplift Competitiveness of Hong Kong Retail
Industry" has been created and submitted to the Government in July.
In this proposal, we highlighted to the Government the opportunities and
challenges of e-Commerce for Hong Kong retailers, supported by a benchmark
study on the international development. We also outlined the prevalent retail
technologies adoption gap in Hong Kong and a set of recommendations with a full
array of proposed programmes.
While we are lobbying for the Government's support to sustain the industry's
competitiveness, we are also working with key e-Commerce players to launch
various exclusive offers for our members. Those include discounted online
marketing packages and e-Commerce training seminars or workshops. You may
wish to keep an eye on our website and e-Newsletter if you do not want to miss
any of them.
In addition, the Association has recently established an e-Commerce Working
Group which consists of retailers, e-Tailers and respective stakeholders in Hong
Kong. The Working Group aims to update the Association on the latest online retail
landscape and members' needs in regard to online business development. We hope
this Working Group can serve as a platform for members to share information and
best practice on omni-channel retailing, and to promote synergy in the course of
driving retail technology enhancement in the near future.
The election for the new term of office (2016-2018) for the Executive Committee
will be carried out at the coming Annual General Meeting, which is scheduled on
14 October, at the JW Marriott Hotel. We are honoured to have Mr. Gregory So,
Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development, as our guest speaker at the
AGM luncheon. I am sincerely inviting our members to attend this important event
to show the Association your support and to take this opportunity to network with
fellow retailers and key representatives from the business community.
Since two of our flagship programmes, Service & Courtesy Award and Mystery
Shopper Programme, are in full swing, the upcoming months would be the most
hectic period for the Association. With the same goals in our minds, i.e. upholding
the interests of the industry, I earnestly look forward to the support from our
members and fellow retailers for many more initiatives and activities that will be
rolled out by the Association soon.
與此同時，政府擬就都市固體廢物收費計
劃（「計劃」）向立法會遞交建議書，並
於
2017
年中展開立法討論。此計劃同時涵
蓋家居及工商界，將會為社會帶來深遠影
響。協會最近安排會員及環境保護署代表
會面，交流意見。透過今次會面，會員向
環境保護署代表講解其店舖目前的廢物收
集程序，並就政府的執行建議提出寶貴意
見，特別是探討工商界按量收費制度的可
行性。協會將密切留意計劃的立法進度，
讓會員適時了解政府的最新方案。同時，
我們亦鼓勵會員積極就這項重大立法事宜
表達意見，讓政府能在諮詢初期已充份考
慮業界的憂慮。
協會的另一項主要倡議是協助本地零售商
拓展全渠道零售的能力。過去數個月，協
會一直與香港生產力促進局合作，撰寫
「加強科技應用以提升香港零售業競爭力
建議書」；並已於七月遞交政府參考。
協會於建議書內向政府闡明電子商貿為本
港零售商帶來的機遇及挑戰，並引用國際
電子商貿的發展情況作比較，概述業界目
前在採用零售科技方面的差距，以及提出
涵蓋各方面的建議計劃。
協會積極爭取政府支持提升零售業競爭力
的同時，亦與主要的電子商貿企業合作，
推出各項獨家會員優惠，包括網絡營銷方
案折扣優惠，以及電子商貿培訓講座及工
作坊等。獨家優惠將會陸續有來，敬請留
意本會的網頁及電子通訊。
為及時了解網上零售的最新趨勢，以及會
員在拓展網上業務方面的需要，協會最近
設立電子商務工作小組，成員包括本港零
售商、電子零售商及不同的持份者。我們
希望工作小組能成為一個有效的平台，讓
會員分享全渠道零售資訊及最佳作業模
式，共同推動業界提升零售科技，藉此實
現協同效益。
協會一年一度的周年大會將於十月十四日
假香港萬豪酒店舉行，屆時將會選出新一
任（
2016
至
2018
年度）的執行委員會。
我們亦十分榮幸邀請到商務及經濟發展局
局長蘇錦樑先生擔任午餐研討會的主講嘉
賓，希望各會員踴躍參與此盛會，支持協
會的工作之餘，亦把握機會與同業及商界
代表互相交流。
每年的下半年也是協會最忙碌的時期，特別
是傑出服務獎及神秘顧客計劃兩大旗艦項目
已進行得如火如荼。我謹此希望大家攜手為
促進零售業發展共同努力，繼續支持協會於
未來數月舉辦的各項計劃及活動。
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