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Conferences and Seminars

Seminar on “Hong Kong in the Asia-Pacific Region – Issues and Opportunities”
Date :	23 November 2007 (Fri) to 24 November 2007 (Sat)
Time:	8:30 am – 5:45 pm (23 November 2007) 8:30 am – 12:15 pm (24 November 2007)
Venue:	Council Chamber, The University of Hong Kong
Languages:	English and Putonghua with simultaneous interpretation

Day One (23 November 2007)

Time	Events
8:30 am – 9:00 am	Registration
9:00 am – 9:10 am	Welcoming Remarks (1) Professor LAU Siu-kai (劉兆佳教授), Head, Central Policy Unit, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
9:10 am – 9:20 am	Welcoming Remarks (2) Professor WONG Siu-lun (黃紹倫教授), Professor and Director, Centre of Asian Studies, The University of Hong Kong
9:20 am – 9:30 am	Opening Remarks Mr. Henry TANG (唐英年先生), Chief Secretary for Administration, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
9:30 am – 10:00 am	Keynote Speech (1) “Hong Kong Challenge: Leaning In and Facing Out” – Professor WANG Gungwu (王賡武教授), University Professor and Chairman of East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore; Former Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong
10:00 am – 11:15 am	Panel (1) – “Economic and Trade Co-operation” Moderator Mr. KWOK Kwok-chuen (郭國全先生）, Government Economist, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Speakers Mr. Anthony WU （胡定旭先生）, Vice-Chairman, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce “Hong Kong as a Trading and Services Hub” – Professor SUNG Yun-wing (宋恩榮教授), Head and Professor, Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong “Hong Kong in the Era of Asian and Global Trade Regionalism” – Professor LIM Chin-leng, Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong “Major Trends of Economic Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific” – Professor ZHANG Yun-ling (張蘊嶺教授), Director, Academic Division of International Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (中國社會科學院國際研究學部主任)
11:15 am – 11:30 pm	Coffee break
11:30 am – 12:45 pm	Panel (2) – “Financial Services” Moderator Mr. CHOW Man-yiu, Paul (周文耀先生), Chief Executive, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Speakers “Hong Kong as a Global Financial Centre: Where are we?” – Professor Stephen CHEUNG (張仁良教授), Professor (Chair) of Finance, Department of Economics and Finance, City University of Hong Kong “Ten Years After: Post-crisis Financial Integration in East Asia” – Dr. Douglas ARNER, Director, Asian Institute of International Financial Law, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong “Financing China’s Modernization” – Mr. Fred HU (胡祖六先生), Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC
12:45 pm – 2:30 pm	Lunch break
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm	Panel (3) – “Public Health” Moderator Dr. TSANG Ho-fai (曾浩輝醫生), Controller, Centre for Health Protection, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Speakers “Emerging Infectious Diseases in Hong Kong” – Professor YUEN Kwok-yung (袁國勇教授), Head of Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong “Public Health Challenges for Hong Kong” – Professor Sian GRIFFITHS (葛菲雪教授), Director of School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong “The AIDS Epidemic and Prospects for Control” – Dr. David HO (何大一博士), Director and Chief Executive Officer, The Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center “The Significance of Trust in Public Health Governance” – Professor Stella QUAH, Professor, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm	Coffee break
4:15 pm – 5:45 pm	Panel (4) – “Sustainable Development & Environmental Protection” Moderator Dr. CHENG Wai-kin, Edgar (鄭維健博士), Chairman, Council for Sustainable Development, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Speakers “Environmental Sustainability of Hong Kong and the Region: Challenges and Opportunities” – Professor LAM Kin-che (林健枝教授), Professor and Director, Centre for Environmental Policy and Resources Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong “Climate Change and Asia: A New and Different Challenge” – Professor Simon TAY (戴尚志先生), Chairman, National Environment Agency’s Board of Directors, Singapore “Prospects and Challenges for Environmental Cooperation in ASEAN” – Dr. Raman LETCHUMANAN, Head of the Environment and Disaster Management Unit, ASEAN Secretariat
5:45 pm	End of Day One

Day Two (24 November 2007)

Time	Events
8:30 am – 9:00 am	Registration
9:00 am – 9:30 am	Keynote Speech (2) “East Asian Regionalism and the Role of Hong Kong” – Professor Jusuf WANANDI, Co-founder, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia
9:30 am – 10:30 am	Roundtable Discussion on Regional Economic, Trade and Financial Co-operation To be convened by Professor James TANG (鄧特抗教授), Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong
10:30 am – 10:45 am	Coffee Break
10:45 am – 11:45 am	Roundtable Discussion on Regional Public Health and Sustainability Development Co-operation To be convened by Professor WONG Siu-lun (黃紹倫教授), Professor and Director, Centre of Asian Studies, The University of Hong Kong
11:45 am – 11:55 am	Closing Remarks (1) Professor WANG Gungwu (王賡武教授), University Professor and Chairman of East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore; Former Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong
11:55 am – 12:05 pm	Closing Remarks (2) Professor Jusuf WANANDI, Co-founder, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia
12:05 pm – 12:15 pm	Closing Remarks (3) Professor Yeung Yue-man (楊汝萬教授), Research Consultant, Central Policy Unit, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
12:15 pm	End of the Conference

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