26 February 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

At the invitation of the International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD, Thailand), Dr. Tong Hua, Program manager of the ROCB A/P, participated in the ITD Regional Workshop on Digital Trade and Future Commerce held on 25-28 February 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand, as a guest speaker.  The workshop is a regional workshop aimed for around 30 government policy makers promoting cross-border e-commerce in Asia-Pacific countries.  Dr. Tong Hua facilitated the whole morning sessions on Reforming Customs Administration Measure for SME participation on 26 February.  During his presentation, Dr. Tong imparted 15 Standards of the WCO Framework of Standards on Cross-Border E-Commerce which had been adopted by the WCO Council in June 2018 and shared the latest practice among WCO Asia-Pacific members’ case studies.  He also led a heated discussion on some key topics, such as coordinated border management, new technology application in customs clearance, single window, revenue collection and risk management.

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