7 Jan 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Justice Kemal BOKHARY
Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong
Topic: Reflections on Life at the Bar and on the Bench
Justice BOKHARY was one of three permanent judges of Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal from its inception in 1997 until October 2012, when he reached the retirement age of 65 and...
17 Dec 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Sir David TANG KBE
Chevalier de I’Ordre des Arts et Lettres
Topic: What my first trip to China taught me about the future of China
Sir David TANG is one of the contributors to the new book “My First Trip to China: Scholars, Diplomats and Journalists Reflect on their First Encounters with...
11 Dec 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Hong Kong Noir
Dr. FENG Chi-shun,
author of local bestseller Diamond Hill,
is back with his choice nuggets of local life in
Hong Kong Noir
FENG Chi-shun, Hong Kong native, veteran FCC member and friend to many has come up with a rich collection of true Hong Kong tales. These 15 colourful stories ...
10 Dec 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Doug YOUNG
Professor, Finance Journalism, Fudan University
Former Journalist, Reuters
Topic: How New Media are changing China's social dialogue
Mr. YOUNG will discuss the rapid rise of new media in China and how those media have changed the way that news gets disseminated. Using platform...
6 Dec 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Mr. C.Y. LEUNG
Chief Executive, Hong Kong
Topic: Hong Kong - The Next 5 Years
Mr. C.Y. LEUNG took office as the fourth term Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on July 1, after his election in March on a platform including more affordable housing, tackling poll...
20 Nov 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Irv DRASNIN
Co-Producer, Award-Winning CBS News Jounalist
Topic: "The Revolutionary" - Sidney Rittenberg
Sidney RITTENBERG arrived in China at the end of World War II as a GI and Chinese language expert. He remained in China to work for the United Nations Relief Organization, eventually ...
15 Nov 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Haruhiko KURODA
President, Asian Development Bank
Topic: Future Growth in Asia: Balanced, Inclusive, and Green
For decades, Asia has been a powerful engine of global economic growth and a major contributor to global poverty reduction. Today, with ongoing difficulties in the world’s devel...
8 Nov 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Tony WHEELER
Co-Founder, The Lonely Planet Publications
Topic: Shoestring Travel: Is it sustainable today?
Does shoestring travel still exist in today’s hyper-organised, internet booked, environment? It’s been nearly 40 years since Tony WHEELER took off on the trip which led to Lonely Pl...
7 Nov 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Stephen VINES
Journalist, Writer, Broadcaster
Topic: Why Food Gurus are Crazy and Wonderful
Note: Recipes from the celebrity chefs covered in the book will be served at this gourmet dinner.
Stephen VINES will talk about his new book, Food Gurus – 20 People Who Have Changed the Way We Eat...
5 Nov 2012 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: NG Hak-kim Eddie, SBS, JP
Secretary for Education
Topic: Hong Kong’s Education: Progressing on Strengths
As the new Secretary for Education, Mr NG will present a summary of milestones in Hong Kong’s education reform and his strategic vision for education in Hong Kong in the next five yea...
