| November 28, 2006 |
| Opening Session |
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Mr. Fred Lam
Executive Director, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
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Mr. Christopher Leu
Immediate Past Chairman, Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide
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| Panel Discussion : Hong Kong’s Role in Materialising Market Potentials of Pan Pearl River Delta |
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Prof. Lau Pui King
Associate Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Professor Lau, who specialises in the topic of regional economic development in China, with particular interest in the Pan-PRD region gave an overview on Hong Kong's role in materialising Pan-PRD business potential.
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Mr. Anthony Lau
Chairman, BALtrans (Holdings) Ltd.
BALtrans, one of the largest Asia-based freight forwarding and logistics companies, with presence in 12 key vibrant regions, including the Pan-PRD (Chengdu, Sichuen), shared on how Hong Kong’s connectivity with Pan-PRD facilitates business opportunities from the logistics perspective.
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Mr. Ronnie Chan
Chairman, Hang Lung Group Ltd.
Hang Lung Group, a leader in Hong Kong’s property development market, has successful real estate development projects in China and currently has its eyes on developing areas including the Pan-PRD (Changsha, Hunan), shared on China’s domestic consumerism and Hong Kong’s role in capitalising the China retail market potential.
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| Breakout Session I : Be Prepared for China’s Booming Consumerism |
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Mr. Francis Gouten
Director, Gouten Consulting Ltd.
Mr. Gouten, former CEO of Cartier Asia and CEO of Richemont Asia Pacific, a world’s leading luxury group that manages brand building for Cartier, Piaget, and Shanghai Tang in the Asia Pacific including Hong Kong and China, shared how Hong Kong serves as a platform for establishing brand building and tackling the booming China consumer market and opportunities.
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Mr. Alex Cho
Director, China/ Business Services, Fortis Intertrust Hong Kong
As a leading provider of trust and corporate services with 27 offices in 24 countries worldwide, Fortis Intertrust shared how companies can make use of Hong Kong’s advantages to tackle the booming China consumer market.
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| Breakout Session II : Hong Kong as a Technology Marketplace |
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Mr. Daniel Cheng
Managing Director, Dunwell Enviro-Tech (Holdings) Ltd.
Focusing on the environmental related businesses, Dunwell Enviro-Tech manages and develops projects ranging from used oil and solvent re-refinery to manufacturing and marketing of environmental-related technologies. It shared how Hong Kong becomes an important integrator and facilitator in the technology marketplace to fit the strong demand of technology in China.
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Mr. Christopher Britton
Partner, Deacons
With rich experience in service areas include China trade & investment, communication & technology, and intellectual property, Deacons shared how Hong Kong’s established legal system provides IP protection for companies in marketing their products.
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| Luncheon hosted by Federation & HKTDC : Hong Kong's Financial Service and It's Role as China's International Financial Centre |
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The Hon. Henry Tang
Financial Secretary, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Representing the Hong Kong SAR Government, the Financial Secretary gave an overview on Hong Kong’s Financial Service and Its Role as China’s International Financial Centre.
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