History

6th November 1996, the AACCI was incorporated by the Corporate Affairs Commission and the Attorney General’s Department. The public launch took place at Parliament House on 20th November 1996, officiated by the Hon. Graham Ingerson, MP.

The following excerpt from the South Australian Government on the occassion of the AACCI’s launch:

“I welcome this initiative as a way of increasing South Australia’s opportunities of networking with Asia. The new Chamber has a very clear mission and objectives. The Government will work closely with the Australian Asian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to increase trade and investment with the region. I encourage the Chamber to liaise with existing Chambers in order that our business community and ocerseas partners fully benefit from South Australia’s economic development parameters.”

The Hon. Chris Schacht is the current Patron of the AACCI. In 1997 Sir Eric Neal AC CVO ( former Governor of South Australia) and the Hon. Mike Rann ( current Premier of South Australia and President of the Labor Party) became patrons of the AACCI.

The AACCI is a member of Council for International Trade and Commerce of South Australia, the South Australian Government’s Department of Economic Trade and Development China Cluster and has signed MOU with CEO Club of Malaysia, the Western Australia Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Australia China Friendship Society and the Council of Women of Diverse Cultural Background.

The AACCI and World on Screen began cooperation with Hebei TV to air their own produced TV programs with C31 across South Australia and for the World on Screen and AACCI to produce TV programs of interest to Hebei Satellites 560 million daily viewers.

This agreement provide a valuable and unique platform for Australian and Chinese companies to promote their products and services within Australia and China and is of direct benefit to the development of the Australia-China bilateral trade and economic relationship and culture exchange offering a powerful and creative method of reaching potential customers and audiences.