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Our FCC Speakers Series is a unique opportunity for our members and their guests to listen, engage and discuss the latest local and international events and trends at the Club. The talks, organized by the Club’s Professional Committee, are hosted in the FCC’s main dining room, usually over lunch and occasionally over breakfast or dinner. The speaker typically gives initial remarks for 20 minutes and then takes questions for 20 minutes. The events are on the record, and videos of them go up on the Club’s website.

Aside from organizing guest speakers, the Professional Committee plans and produces evening documentary screenings, educational workshops, debates, speed-networking opportunities and events that benefit FCC members and provide opportunities for correspondents and journalists to grow professionally. See below for a full list of all club activities.
17 Sep 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Philip Bowring Author/Columnist WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR Mr. Bowring will launch his new book, “Free Trade’s First Missionary”, a biography of Sir John Bowring (1792-1872), a liberal, Unitarian, linguist, poet, economist, politician, ir...
8 Sep 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Francesca Schiavone Professional Tennis Player MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 12:15PM – LUNCH 12:45PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR Francesca Schiavone is a professional tennis player who in 2010 became the only Italian woman to win a Grand Slam championship on the singles circuit. The Milan native wil...
2 Sep 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Cancelled: The speaker has cancelled this talk because of a change in travel plans. Speaker: Michael Lynch Chief Executive Officer, The West Kowloon Cultural District TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR Mr. Lynch will give an update on the latest developments of ...
1 Sep 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Philip Wickeri Adviser to Anglican Archbishop on Theological and Historical Studies MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR Protestant Christianity in China has been much in the news in recent months, everything from the forced removal of crosses in Wenzhou, ...
28 Aug 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Wang Zhenmin Professor of Law and Dean, School of Law, Tsinghua University Mo Jihong Deputy Director and Constitutional Professor, the Institute of Law, The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR Amidst a heated political d...
27 Aug 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Li Chunhong Director-General, Development and Reform Commission of Guangdong Province WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR Will China ship its goods by rail to southeast Asia, central Asia and Europe, or will it continue to ship them mainly by sea? Mr. Li...
26 Aug 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: David Neuberger President of Britain's Supreme Court Non-Permanent Judge, Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Fully Booked TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury will talk about the importance of the rule of law, judicial independence...
25 Aug 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Kevin Egan, Barrister Jay Ma, Barrister MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014 12:45PM – LUNCH 1:15PM – ADDRESS 1ST FLOOR Mr. Egan and Ms. Ma will highlight some of the differences between the two legal systems. Their focus will mainly be on the procedural and operation differences rather than the diff...
18 Aug 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Mike Chinoy Former CNN Beijing Bureau Chief Senior Fellow, U.S.-China Institute, University of Southern California MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2014 7:00pm – Dinner 1st FLOOR Topic: "Assignment China: End of An Era'' The early and mid-1970s were a time of intense political drama in China. As Chair...
11 Aug 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Presenters: Lynn Lee and James Leong Award-winning Film Makers of ‘Wukan: Flame of Democracy’, ‘Nowhere to go’ and ‘Homeless FC’ MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2014 7:00pm – Dinner 1st FLOOR Hong Kong’s ranking for press freedom has dropped from 18th best in the world to 61st since 2002, according to Reporte...
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