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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.
6 May 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Christopher NEW Author / Former Head, Philosophy Department, Hong Kong University Topic: Prostitution and Prejudice: Hong Kong’s Colonial Demi-monde Christopher NEW is the author of the recently published Gage street Courtesan, which is set in 19th century Hong Kong. He will talk about t...
4 May 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
30 Apr 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Wendy YEO Artist Topic: Can the Arts Flourish in Hong Kong? Art is a window to the soul. Great civilisations are judged by their art - it speaks volumes about who they were and what they cared about. The question for the citizens of Hong Kong in the 21-century is: how would they like to ...
24 Apr 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Christopher DILLON Author / Real Estate Investor Topic: Buying a home in China: who, what & how? Christopher DILLON examines the process of buying a home in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen. Based on research for his new book, Landed China, Mr. DILLON will explain who is eligibl...
15 Apr 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Odd Arne WESTAD Professor of International History, London School of Economics and Political Science Topic: Restless Empire - China and the World since 1750 In his new book, Arne WESTAD argues that China's role in international affairs over the past 250 years has been determined by the c...
11 Apr 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Juan Pablo CARDENAL Author / Correspondent Topic: Silent Army: How China is building its global power – from the ground up As China hunts for natural resources and leverages its position as the world’s banker, Chinese firms are leaving heavy social and environmental footprints in many pa...
10 Apr 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Lawrence FREEDMAN Professor of War Studies at King's College London Topic: From Europe to Asia: OBAMA's Pivot Professor FREEDMAN will describe the two key themes of Obama's foreign policy - a reluctance to intervene on the ground in distant conflicts other than Afghanistan and the 'pivot...
8 Apr 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Usha HALEY Author / Professor of International Business, Massey University, New Zealand Topic: Game Changer: how subsidies to Chinese Industry altered the World as we knew it For the past five years or so, Usha HALEY has asked: Why did China frequently move in a couple of years, in capit...
28 Mar 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Gino STRADA Founder, EMERGENCY Topic: War, Health and Human Rights An outspoken anti-war activist, Dr. STRADA will explore the basic concepts of war, health and human rights, as the thread that links all of EMERGENCY’s activities: the challenges of implementing human rights in contem...
26 Mar 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Malik PEIRIS Scientific Director of HKU Pasteur Research Pole Chair of Virology, School of Public Health, Hong Kong University Topic: Emerging infectious diseases in Asia: what comes next? Professor Malik PEIRIS played a central role in identifying the SARS virus a decade ago, and is...
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