8 Jan 2014 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Betty Yao MBE, Curator
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: Through the Lens of John Thomson: an Asian Journey 1862 – 1872
This talk explores the life and work of legendary Scottish photographer and travel writer John Thomson (1837-1921). Thomson s...
3 Dec 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Jason Wordie
Historian and Writer
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: Macao - People & Places, Past & Present
Jason Wordie will talk about his new book which is a compelling, multi-layered social history of Macao. He will talk about the ...
15 Oct 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Danny GITTINGS
Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2013
12:45PM – LUNCH
1:15PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR
Topic: Testing the Boundaries of the Hong Kong Basic Law
From arguments over universal suffrage to controversie...
27 Jun 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Anna PAO SOHMEN
Advisory Professor of Shanghai Jiaotong University & Tongji University
Topic: Has Y.K. PAO and DENG Xiaoping’s vision of modern China been realized?
Legendary shipping magnate Sir Y. K. PAO was a man who was heard by heads of nations around the world, including China...
26 Jun 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Joe ZHANG
Corporate Advisor, Author, former Head of China Research at UBS,
former Chairman of Wansui Micro Credit
Topic: Inside China’s Shadow Banking: The Next Subprime Crisis?
Is shadow banking in China likely to become the source of the next global financial crisis or simply a little ...
13 Jun 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Joe STUDWELL
Author / Journalist
Topic: How Asia Works: success and failure in the world's most dynamic region
Joe STUDWELL will talk about his latest book, How Asia Works, and how he planned it as the book he wished he had read before he started working as a journalist in East Asia in 1...
15 May 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Angelina CHEN
Producer / Director
Topic: Documentary Screening - "One Tree Three Lives"
The film "One Tree Three Lives" chronicles the life of the acclaimed novelist Hualing Nieh Engle, now aged 88; the founding and development of the International Writing Program in Iowa, USA; and the r...
6 May 2013 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Laurent FABIUS
Foreign Minister & Former Prime Minister, France
Press Conference
Mr. FABIUS will give a press conference following his visit to China to include the following issues: Hong Kong’s key role, situation of the euro zone, measures taken in France to help attract investors...
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 el...
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...
