香港財經論壇2023 Hong Kong Financial Forum 2023

Programme

Hong Kong Financial Forum 2023: Hong Kong as a Global City: the Competitive Edge

Date: 27 Nov, 2023 (Mon)

Time: 2:30-6:30pm (Registration starts at 13:45pm)

Venue: N100 Meeting Room Series, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai

(By Invitation Only)

Time	Programme
13:45 - 14:30	Registration
14:30 - 14:32	Event Starts Welcome Speech by Emcee
14:32 - 14:37	Welcome Remarks Dr Peter Lam, Chairman of Hong Kong Trade Development Council
14:37 - 14:45	Speech by Guest-of-Honour John Lee, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
14:45 - 14:55	Opening Remarks by Guest-of-Honour (I) Zheng Yanxiong, Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR
14:55 - 15:05	Opening Remarks by Guest-of-Honour (II) Siddharth Chatterjee, United Nations Resident Coordinator in China of Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China
15:05 - 15:10	Opening Ceremony and Photo Session John Lee, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Zheng Yanxiong, Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR Li Yongsheng, Acting Commissioner of Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the HKSAR Lu Xinning, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR Siddharth Chatterjee, United Nations Resident Coordinator in China of Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China Dr Peter Lam, Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Salome See, Group Managing Director, HKET; Managing Director, ET Net Tammy Tam, Editor-in-Chief, South China Morning Post
Session 1: Embrace New Opportunities Explore Hong Kong's opportunities in Chinese-style modernization, and discuss "Leveraging Hong Kong's Advantages, Meeting the Country's Needs" thereby further making use of Hong Kong's internationalised advantages and enhancing its development momentum while serving the overall national strategy.
15:10 - 15:20	Keynote: Algernon Yau, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
15:20 - 16:00	Panel Discussion 1︰Embrace New Opportunities Moderator: He Gang, Chief Editor of Caijing Magazine Panelists: Prof Cai Hongbin, Dean of the HKU Business School and Chair of Economics, Hong Kong University Dr Jonathan Choi, Standing Committee Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) of the PRC; Chairman of The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong Prof Frederick Ma, Ｍember of International Advisory Council; China Investment Corporation; Chairman of FWD Group
16:00 - 16:20	Networking - Coffee Break
Panel 2: Explore Hong Kong's New Growth Potential Explain the advantages of Hong Kong's distinctive edge in the areas of finance and investment; professional services; and commerce and trade, industries development and technology application, seizing opportunities together for global expansion.
16:20 - 16:30	Keynote: Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of The Government of the HKSAR
16:30 - 17:10	Panel Discussion 2: Explore Hong Kong's New Growth Potential Moderator: Tammy Tam, Editor-in-Chief of South China Morning Post Panelists: Marjorie Yang, Chairman of Esquel Group; Member of the Chief Executive's Council of Advisers on Economic Advancement and Sustainability Rimsky Yuen, Co-Chair of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre David Yu, Co- founder and Chairman of YF Capital; Chairman of YF Life
Panel 3: Capitalise on Hong Kong's Strengths in Investment Sharing by representatives from Hong Kong, foreign, and Chinese enterprises on the aspects of Hong Kong’s highly open and convenient business environment, thereby enhancing the international community’s confidence in investing in Hong Kong.
17:10 - 17:20	Keynote: Charles Li, Founder and Chairman of Micro Connect Group, Chairman of Micro Connect Macao Financial Assets Exchange (MCEX)
17:20 - 18:00	Panel Discussion 3: Capitalise on Hong Kong's Strengths in Investment Moderator: Eugene Tang, Managing Editor, Business & Projects (Editorial) of South China Morning Post Panelists: Guy Bradley, Chairman of John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Ltd Patrick Liu, Head of APAC of Neuberger Berman Asia Limited Dr Eden Woon, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
18:00	Closing Remarks Diane Chan, General Manager and Publisher of Hong Kong Economic Times Limited
18:05	Event Ends

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