PBEC/World Bank Roundtable on the Environment: In September 1998, PBEC and the working committee on the environment co-sponsored a joint roundtable with the World Bank in Hong Kong. The roundtable, entitled "Economic Competitiveness and Environmental Concerns in the Asia-Pacific Region," brought together a select number of senior business executives and high-ranking government officials to exchange views on effective and transparent public-private cooperation, to establish a regional leadership network to promote continuing industry-government dialogue, and to reach a consensus for future partnership actions. The roundtable was highly successful, and future meetings are to be scheduled.
