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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.
28 Jun 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: John R. SLOSAR Chief Executive, Cathay Pacific Airways Topic: The Third Runway debate: facts and myths Does Hong Kong need a third airport runway? Air traffic is increasing and takeoff and landing slots at busy times are already congested. But Hong Kong is also building a high-speed rail...
21 Jun 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Pavin CHACHAVALPONGPUN Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore Topic: Thailand’s elections : what next ? Thailand will hold its national elections on July 3; this will be the second time after the 2006 military coup. The past 30 months under the Abhisit VEJJAJIVA administ...
20 Jun 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Duncan JEPSON Director and Producer Managing Editor of the Asia Literary Review Topic: “Hope without Future?” - One family’s dream of a better life, One country’s hope for a better future Mr. JEPSON will introduce the documentary (length: 85 minutes, language: English & Nepali) and share...
17 Jun 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: LIM Guan-eng Chief Minister, Malaysia’s Democratic Action Party Topic: Malaysia's Success Story? Malaysia's Democratic Action Party (DAP) and its allies Parti Keadilan Rakyat and Parti Agama SeMalaysia had their best-ever result in the 2008 elections, defeating the ruling Barisan Nasiona...
15 Jun 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Joseph AMON Director of Human Rights Watch’s Health and Human Rights Division Topic: “My children have been poisoned” – China’s pead poisoning public health crisis In China today hundreds of thousands of children suffer from permanent mental and physical disabilities as a result of lead ...
14 Jun 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Michael DUNNE Author & President of Dunne & Company Limited Topic: A Stunning - Yet Ever Fragile - Success: General Motors in China In 2010, the American news program 60 Minutes planned to do a special that looked at why GM managed to thrive in China while the American icon went bankrupt...
9 Jun 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
The World Bank recently published a new report, Global Development Horizons 2011,that looks at the rise of emerging economies, the associated rising use of the Chinese renminbi in trade, and what the world economy is likely to be by the year 2025. The report says that by 2025, six major emerging ...
7 Jun 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Sharon HOM Executive Director of Human Rights in China, Executive Producer Topic: Video Screening: “Portraits of Loss and the Quest for Justice” In June 1989, the Chinese government used military force to suppress a peaceful protest movement. For nearly two decades, the Tiananmen Mothers...
31 May 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Bruce ROCKOWITZ Group President & Chief Executive Officer, Li & Fung Limited Topic: Wage rises in China – a growing concern? Fast-rising labour costs have become a prime concern for manufacturers in southern China, and many are turning to other parts of China and elsewhere in Asia to pro...
26 May 2011 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Hon Bill ENGLISH New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and for Infrastructure Topic: Shaky Isles: The Economic Impact of Christchurch’s Seismic Shift Throughout 2010, aftershocks from the global financial crisis continued to ripple around the world. And, in February...
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