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Europe
Forum 2002
Programme & Agenda
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Date
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Time
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Activities
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| May
21 (Tues) |
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Informal meeting with Mr. Bjorn Larsen, Chairman, Europe
Forum, to be joined by the following Forum participants:
• Mr.
Maxwell Brotman, Chairman, Federation of HK Business Association
Worldwide
(arriving on 20 May)
• Mr. Risto Oksanen, Vice President, Finland/HK
Trade Assn (arriving at 07:35 on 21 May)
• Mr. Frits van Valkenburg, Chairman, Netherlands
HK Society (arriving at 09:00 on 21 May)
• Mr. Lars Olof Gardo, Chairman, Sweden HK Society
(arriving at 09:20 on 21 May)
Venue: Tour Noire 1,1/F, Novotel Tour Noire Hotel
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12:30
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Assemble at Novotel Tour Noire Hotel Lobby for Luncheon
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12:30
-14:15
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Luncheon hosted by the Belgium Hong Kong Society
Guest Speaker: Mr. Alasdair Morrison, Chairman and CEO, Morgan
Stanley Dean Witter Asia Limited
Topic: Hong Kong’s expanded role after China’s WTO
accession
Venue: De Warande Society
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14:30
- 17:10
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Main Meeting (To be chaired by Mr. Bjorn Larsen)
Venue: Tour Noire 3 & 4, 1/F, Novotel Tour Noire Hotel
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14:30
-14:35
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Opening Remarks by Mr. Bjorn Larsen, Chairman, Europe Forum
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14:35
- 15:35
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Membership recruitment
Presentation by Mr. Lars Olof Gardo, President of Sweden/HK
Society (10 mins):
Case study of Sweden/Hong Kong Society - How to double the
membership
• Identify the problems and solutions
• How can the Federation give leverage
in membership recruitment?
• Standardize the application procedures
• How to increase the profile of the
business associations?
With joint advertising campaign?
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15:35–
16:35
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Activities/Speakers/Benefits
Presentation by Mr Leif Schwabe, President of Norway/Hong
Kong Trade Association
Case study of the Nordic associations in sharing speakers
and
seeking sponsors (10 mins)
• How
to organize joint events, such as golf tournament, to attract
more participants and
to create more networking opportunities?
• How
to share the benefits, e.g. air travel?
• Information sharing among the associations
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16:35
– 17:00
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Hong Kong Forum
• Presentation by Dr. Jacques Pelletier,
President, Association France – Hong Kong (10 mins):
• Brief
on the programme by TDC (5 mins)
• Invite comments from members
• How to attract more participants from Europe?
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17:00
– 17:10
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Wrap-up remarks by Mr. Bjorn Larsen, Chairman of Europe Forum
(To agree on the outcomes and follow-up plan of the meeting.)
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19:00
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Assemble at Novotel Tour Noire Hotel Lobby for Welcome Dinner
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19:30
– 22:30
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Welcome Dinner (for Association Heads/Representatives only)
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19:30
– 20:00
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Cocktail Reception
Venue: Le Bar, G/F
La Maison du Cygne
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20:00
– 22:30
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Dinner starts
Guest speakers:
The Hon. Donald Tsang, JP, Chief Secretary for Administration,
HKSAR
Mr. Pascal Lamy
Member of the European Commission for Trade
Venue: Salon Louis XIV, 2/F
La Maison du Cygne
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18:10
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Optional activity for other Association members:
Assemble at Novotel Tour Noire Hotel Lobby for Dancing Performance
Performance by HK Academy for Performing Arts
Venue: Theatre of the Musee des Beaux Arts
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Optional
Programme
Europe Forum participants joined the 4th Plenary Session of
the HK/EU & EU/HK Business Cooperation Committees as observers.
Venue: Ambassadeurs Part A + B, G/F, Hotel Amigo
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Date
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Time
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Activities
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| May
22 (Wed) |
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Opening Session
Opening Remarks by
Mr. Rod Eddington
Chairman, EU/HK Business Co-operation Committee
Opening Remarks by
Dr. Victor K Fung
Chairman, HK/EU Business Co-operation Committee
Tabling of messages from the Chief Executive of the HKSAR
and the President of the European Commission.
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09:15
- 12:15
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Discussion Session
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09:15
-10:30
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Hong Kong’s expanded role after China’s entry to
WTO
• Hong Kong’s economy update (Victor K Fung)
• trading, logistics and supply chain management
(James Riley)
• financial services and fund-raising (Alasdair
Morrison)
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10:30
- 10:45
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Coffee Break
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10:45
-12:15
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The EU’s on-going evolution including the Euro
(Sir Leon Brittan)
EU’s perspective on Russia and Eastern Europe
(Henning Shulte-Noelle)
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12:30
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Luncheon
Round table format with participation of MEPs
Elmar Brok, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee
Piia-Noora Kauppi MEP
Jo Leinen MEP
Peter Skinner MEP
Venue: Herge Room,1/F, Hotel Amigo
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14:00–
15:30
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Discussion Session
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14:00
– 14:30
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EU’s expanding relationship with China –
Implications for global business
(James Richards)
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14:30–
15:30
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Opportunities in China - The Hong Kong Advantage for EU
• Mainland/Hong Kong Closer Economic
Partnership
Arrangement (CEPA) (Christopher Cheng)
• China’s
changing business and trade regime
(Hans Michael Jebsen)
•
Hong
Kong’s deepening co-operation with its Pearl River Delta’s
hinterland (Jack So)
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15:30
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Closing Session
Approval of the Joint Communiqué
Closing remarks by the Hong Kong Chair
Closing remarks by the EU Chair
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15:45
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Plenary session ends
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