31 Oct 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: CHAN Koon-chung
Author, Founder of “City” Magazine
Topic: How China deals with its Awkward Squad of Dissenters
CHAN Koon-chung, whose latest novel `The Fat Years' is set in a China that has become the world's top economic power while remaining a one-party state, will talk about how that ...
27 Oct 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Postponed until Further Notice
Speaker: Karel De Gucht
European Union Trade Commissioner
An atmosphere of anxiety looms over the world economy. Developed countries fear competition from emerging economies. Europe's budgetary situation spreads uncertainty across the world. Stuttering growth and hi...
25 Oct 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: the Hon. Joe HOCKEY
Federal Member for North Sydney and the Shadow Treasurer
Topic: Australia's future engagement in the Asian century
Joe HOCKEY, the opposition's finance spokesman will detail for the first time his views on Australia's future relations with Asia. Australia is the only ...
20 Oct 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: John Terence HUNG
SBS JP
Topic: Reflections of a high flyer from Stanley Prison
When Mr. HUNG was writing his book “Master of None” from inside Stanley Prison, apart from the experience of imprisonment, he also recounted the many events and people that have affected his life. The most dr...
13 Oct 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Hugo DIXON
Editor, Breakingviews, Thomson Reuters
Topic: The Euro Zone Debt Crisis: How bad is it, and what does it mean for Asia?
With Greece nearing a default and global markets feeling the pain of a weak European response, what is likely to happen next as European officials wrestle to...
12 Oct 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Sundaram TAGORE
Director
Topic: “The Poetics of Color: Natvar Bhavsar – An Artist’s Journey”
Mr. TAGORE will introduce the story behind the film and talk about the making of the movie: How he as an art gallery operator found the inspiration to make a documentary, his approach towards fil...
10 Oct 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Tom ORLIK
Heard on the Street columnist at the Wall Street Journal
Topic: Lies, Damned Lies, and China’s Economic Statistics
China’s economy is a major focus of attention for business and investors. However, there is enormous uncertainty about whether the official data can be trusted. Wh...
10 Oct 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Clare HOLLINGWORTH's 100th birthday party
The legendary foreign correspondent and doyenne of the FCC celebrated her 100th birthday on 10 October 2011.
The Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong
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4 Oct 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Gordon MATHEWS
Author / Professor of Anthropology, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Topic: Chungking Mansions: Ghetto at the Center of the World
Pakistani phone stall operators, Indian guesthouse workers, Nepalese heroin addicts, Tanzanian sex workers, and traders and asylum seekers from ...
28 Sep 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Sir Vernon ELLIS
Chairman, British Council
Topic: Soft Power and Cultural Diplomacy – Britain's Global Image
Sir Vernon ELLIS, who was appointed Chair of the British Council in March 2010 and knighted last December for his services to the arts in the United Kingdom, will speak about how ...
