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Established in 1903, the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce (PCCC) was one of the, if not the pioneer trade organization founded at the turn of twentieth in this region. It has come a long way since its humble inception and is now one of the strongest commercial institutions in Malaysia in terms of membership and organizational and functional characteristic that is well recognized by both the public and private sectors. In 2003, the Registrar of Society of Malaysia(ROS) presented the Award Certificate of Excellent Society to the Chamber. It has been awarded the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System(QMS)Certificate in March 2006. |
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The Chamber now has more than a thousand membership composed of indivisuals, corporations as well as commercial associations and trade guilds. The members of PCCC are from various business sectors, including enterprises, financial institutions, listed companies, housing & construction, garment & textiles, sole-agents & retailers etc.
Policy formulation and decision making at the highest level of PCCC are vested in a 51-member General Committee headed by a President assisted by a Deputy President and 3 Vice-Presidents. A 14-member Executive Committee elected from the ranks of the General Committee meet regularly to supervise the implementation of the policies and strategies formulated and planned by the latter while a permanent Secretariat takes charge of the day-to-day running of the Chamber's affairs.
There are 10 Working Committees and 3 Ad-Hoc Committees charged with various specific functional topics such as small and medium enterprises & human resources development, economics, finance & taxation, housing & construction,infrastructure & public facilities, information technology, transport, logistics & customs, Malaysia-China business development, tourism and etc. all geared towards complementing the Chamber's important role as a conduit for the exchange of views and formation between the Authorities and business community and in promoting the interest of its members in particular and the economic well-being of the country in general.
The Chamber has great rapport with the Government at regional as well as national level through its direct affiliation to the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia and indirect connection with the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia. PCCC is officially represented at the following public bodies:
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