January 2, 2018
Chris Patten returned to Hong Kong and the FCC to promote his new book and to share his views on democracy in Hong Kong.
Chris Patten addresses the packed September 2017 club lunch.
Chris Patten, who first came to the FCC as a young MP in 1979, then in the early 90s as the last governor, and f...
December 21, 2017
Lynn Grebstad joined the FCC in around 1990, and says she probably would have signed up earlier, but was a “Kowloon wallah”. She spent her first decade in Hong Kong’s hospitality business working mostly in TST.
The GHC team (left toright): Paul Hicks, Kiri Sinclair, Lynn and Gary Kitching at th...
December 19, 2017
How quickly technology moves on. Just when you think you have social media sussed, a new trend comes along that throws the proverbial curve ball.
In 2017, we saw Facebook lead the way as the world’s largest referrer of users to news websites, keeping the previous top spot holder, search engine g...
December 18, 2017
David Tang had a long connection with the FCC: as a speaker on four occasions from the early 90s; and as a friend to a number of members. Sadly, he is no longer with us to entertain and inform us with his wit, directness and sometimes penetrating insights… and he turned political incorrectness in...
December 15, 2017
The latest group of members to join the FCC is, as always, an interesting bunch. The membership committee meets regularly to go through the applications and are always impressed by the diversity of the prospective members. As you would expect there’s a healthy mix of Correspondents, Journalists a...
December 8, 2017
The traditional picture painted by the media of North Koreans as an impoverished people is outdated thanks to a burgeoning middle class - but the dark days of starvation may not be far away if sanctions continue to be imposed on the world’s most isolated nation.
Author Nick Bonner showed graph...
November 28, 2017
Britain should offer Hong Kong’s BNO passport holders right of abode in the UK if in the future conditions deteriorate in the SAR as it reintegrates with China, says former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown.
Lord Ashdown spoke about China's rise and its effect on world peace. Photo: Sarah ...
5 Dec 2017 12:30 PM
TALK
River of Life, River of Death:
How to Kill - or Save - the Waterways of Asia
SPEAKER
Victor Mallet
Asia News Editor, The Financial Times / Author
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
“River of Life, River of Death: The Gange...
November 7, 2017
Filipinos support controversial President Rodrigo Duterte despite many fearing that his bloody war on drugs could target them, said an expert on politics in the Philippines.
Mark R. Thompson shared insights into the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte. Photo: Sarah Graham/FCC
The tough talking presi...
15 Nov 2017 12:45 PM
TALK
Reflections on Judicial Independence
SPEAKER
Henry Litton, GBM, CBE
Former permanent judge, Court of Final Appeal
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch
1:15pm – Address
1st Floor
Hong Kong takes pride in its independent judiciary. It is o...
