The German chamber of commerce in Macao (hereinafter referred to as the chamber of commerce) was established in 2004 at the behest of Heinrich Wilhelm Beuth, consul general of Germany in Hong Kong and Macao, and with the support of the Macao SAR government of Edmund ho hau wah, then the chief executive. Founding members include German famous enterprises such as Siemens, Lufthansa, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Porsche, Audi, Continental AG, HUGO BOSS, DHL group.