In order to actively promote the implementation of APEC Business Travel Card scheme in China, enlarge the size of the cardholders, let the APEC business facilitation measures provide services for the majority of Chinese entrepreneurs, expand foreign exchange for Chinese enterprises as well as address the financial crisis, China APEC Development Council officially launched the construction of ABTC Club. At the same time, the ABTC Club will establish a business facilitation service platform for business people with ABTC from APEC member economies, creating a new bright spot for China in promoting APEC economic and trade cooperation.

Ⅰ. Open "APEC Business Travel Card Service Column" in the official website of China APEC Development Council

The purpose of opening "APEC Business Travel Card Service Column" in the official website of China APEC Development Council are: on the one hand, it is to increase the intensity of service for cardholders, on the other hand, it is planned to explore and study the idea and estalishment mode for China APEC Business Travel Card official website on the basis of APEC Business Travel Card Service Column. At the first stage, it will provide the following services:

1. To release relevant information about APEC Business Travel Card, Publicity and Promotion, information exchange.
2. To establish the feedback and communication mechanism for ABTC cardholders
3. To develop the promotion, application and management work of ABTC

Ⅱ. To establish the APEC Business Travel Card Information Service Center (ABTC Club)

China APEC Development Council carried out the program of APEC Business Travel Card Information Service Center (ABTC Club) in accordance with the principle of actively developing APEC economic and trade cooperation, promoting the implementation of business facilitation as well as creating a new bright spot.

1. To establish the network platform of APEC Business Travel Card Club. It will provide value-added telecom services, the use of airport facilities, booking, hotels, conference, business negotiation, international exchange, medical and health services, tourism and other supporting services.
2. To establish the information exchange platform for the APEC Business Travel Card holders. It will carry out business information exchange under the framework of cardholders in order to promote business and trade, provide tailored butler service for cardholders across member economies so as to improve the business efficiency and quality and greatly meet the needs of the majority of cardholders.
3. To establish the APEC Business Travel Card Information Service Center. It will provide information of international market supply and demand, client presentations, business negotiation arrangement, etc. to promote the smooth development of international trade as well as provide result-oriented services for a large number of enterprises to deal with the economic crisis.
4. To estalish the demonstration paltform. It is planned to construct the service platform for Chinese cardholders, focusing on introducing the Chinese cardholders and busines programs to the cardholders from other member economies in order to promote the international exchange of China and become a demonstration platform for future programs. It will gradually open to all APEC member economies and will become a business exchange platform for the APEC Business Travel Card holders.

Ⅲ.The Bases for the Project

China APEC Development Council is an ad hoc work institution intended for promoting China's involvement in the APEC process, approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Over the years, the Council has always carried out its work under the framework of the mechanism of combination of government, business and academia, so that it has a depth of knowledge and understanding of APEC and maintain a wide range of long-term relationship with the busines community. Mr. Zhang Lijun, Chairman of China APEC Development Council, serves as APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) China Representative since 1999. In 2008, he was granted the title of outstanding contribution award to honor his contribution to ABAC for 10 years. Therefore, China APEC Development Council has profound basis for developing promotion of APEC Business Travel Card and businss facilitation as well as the establishment of ABTC Club.

Ⅳ. Basic Working Principles

1. The cardholders receiving the services provided by ABTC Club is entirely based on the principle of voluntary will.
2. The construction of the program is exclusive and authoritative. This is based on the assurance for its steady progress for the construction and will be accessible to the high-quality service for cardholders in future.

In the current situation of the world financial crisis, led by China side, the of ABTC Club will provide specilized services for the majority of APEC member economies. It is not only in line with China's international status, but also will receive active response , which will become the new bright spot for its innovation and pragmaticism in the APEC work. At the same time, to build the APEC Business Travel Card database in China has great strategic significance for the APEC member economies, the majority of entrepreneurs (cardholders) to provide specialized services, by the Chinese to take the lead in this work, not only in line with China's international status, and will be actively response, the real work of China's APEC highlights innovative and pragmatic. At the same time, there is no doubt having great strategic significance to build the APEC Business Travel Card database in China.