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Background

The Pacific  Economic  Cooperation  Council  (PECC) is a non-governmental organisation founded in 1980 to serve as a forum to discuss cooperation and policy coordination in areas that would promote economic growth and development in the Pacific Region. It is tripartite in nature, consisting of government officials, business leaders and academics, all participating in their personal capacity.

PECC actively cooperates with international and regional fora on economic and trade matters. PECC is one of the three official observers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

PECC has 23 full members: Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Ecuador; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; Mongolia; New Zealand; Peru; the Philippines; Pacific Islands Forum (PIF); Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; the United States and Viet Nam
1 associate members: France (Pacific Territories) and
2 institutional members: Pacific Trade and Development Conference (PAFTAD) and Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC).

The 19th PECC General Meeting (PECC XIX) and Standing Committee Meeting were held in Tokyo, Japan on 20 to 22 October 2010. The theme of PECC XIX was “PECC at 30: A New Vision for APEC and Toward Further Regional Economic Cooperation.” Speakers discussed topics on Economic Recovery and Growth in Asia and the Pacific, towards Resilient Societies, Human Security, Climate Change, the Post-2010 Trade Agenda for APEC, and the Future of Global and Regional Cooperation: Looking toward the G-20 and APEC. HKCPEC was commended for introducing youth delegates at the previous PECC General Meeting held in 2005. At the 2010 meeting, the participation of youth delegates from Hong Kong was considered valuable as an important outreach initiative.