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"China's Foreign Policy and Current Topical International Issues" delivered by Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China Mr. Lu Xinhua

08 Nov 2006

 

The Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong presents a public lecture titled "China's Foreign Policy and Current Topical International Issues" today.

Members of the press are cordially invited to attend. Details are as below:

Date: November 9, 2006 (TODAY)

Venue:Council Chamber, 8/F, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong

Time:

5:00pm Cocktail Reception

5:30pm Welcoming Address
by Professor Ian Holliday, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, HKU

5:35pm Souvenir Presentation
by Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, Vice-Chancellor, HKU

5:40pm
Lecture on
"China's Foreign Policy and Current Topical International Issues"
by Mr. Lu Xinhua, Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Key issues: Overview on China's Foreign Policy, Sino-American Relations, Sino-Japanese Relations, North Korea's Nuclear Tests

6:10pm Open Discussion
Moderator: Dr. James Tang, Associate Professor,
Department of Politics and Public Administration, HKU

6:30 End of Lecture

The Lecture will be conducted in Putonghua. Simultaneous interpretation to English will be provided. Please visit http://www.hku.hk/socsc/luxinhua.

Questions from the media will not be entertained during the open discussion session. Please note both video and audio recordings are prohibited.

For media enquiries, please contact the Faculty of Social Sciences, HKU:
Miss Michelle Chow (tel.: 2241 5917, email: chowmmc@hkucc.hku.hk)
Miss. Vanessa Sit (tel.: 2859 2983, email: vansit@hku.hk)

Biography of Mr. Lu Xinhua

Mr. Lu Xinhua was born in Zhejiang Province in 1951 and graduated from Hangzhou University. In 1974, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He assumed the position of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in February 2006. Mr. Lu served in the Permanent Mission of People's Republic of China to the United Nations. Between 1988 and 1998, he was assistant to Mr. Qian Qichen, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice-Premier of the State Council. In 1998-2001, he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Finland. From 2001 to 2006, he had served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Ambassador, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.