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...