The Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry say they are still actively addressing the concerns raised by local businesses regarding unfair competition from Chinese-owned businesses and plan to soon meet with local regulatory agencies and Beijing’s Ambassador.
“From the Chamber’s standpoint, it is to engage with the Chinese Embassy, the Ambassador and her team and indicate some of our concerns and more so advocating for more compliance among Chinese businesses.,” GCCI President Kester Huston told Stabroek News when contacted last week.
“Equally, what is important is the monitoring and enforcing by our regulatory bodies such as the Standards Bureau and GRA… as items (are) being imported and, of course, from an operational standpoint, that they are to see that they are compliant. We want a level playing field. We are engaging them. We have started the process of reaching out and will continue to do so…” he added.