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The 7th China Economics Annual Conference (CEAC)

14 Dec 2007

 

Over 250 economists and academics will gather in Hong Kong next Monday (December 17) to exchange views on the essential trends that affect the finance in Hong Kong and the Mainland China.

They are to attend the HK Session of the 7th China Economics Annual Conference (CEAC) at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) campus. Established in 2001, it is the first time the CEAC -- a nation-wide annual exchange platform for economists - conducted meeting in the southern part of the country. The first 2 days of the conference is to be held in Shenzhen, while the final session and closing ceremony is to take place in HK.

The CEAC is organized every year in different Mainland cities by the economics school of 11 renowned universities. HKU's School of Economics and Finance is the only HK institution on the CEAC management board.

Organisers of this year's CEAC are: School of Economics and Finance, HKU; School of Economics, Shenzhen University; and Shenzhen Graduate School of Business, Peking University. Brookings-Tsing Hua Centre is the co-organiser for the panel discussion.

Members of the media are cordially invited to cover the Conference, details are:-

Date:  December 17, 2007 (Monday)
Time:  9:30am - 12:30pm
Venue:  Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU
Language:  Putonghua
Programme:-

9:30
Welcome Remarks
- by Professor Richard Wong, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, HKU

9:40
Keynote Speech
"The Financial Reform and Development in China; and the Role of Hong Kong"
- by Mr K C Kwok, Government Economist, Financial Secretary's Office, HKSAR Government

10:05 - 10:30
Keynote Speech
"The Subprime Crisis and the Rebalancing of Global Imbalances"
- by Dr Haizhou Huang, Managing Director of Research Department & Head of Strategic Group, China International Capital Corporation Ltd

11:00
Panel Discussion
"The Current State of China's Macro and Capital Markets"
Chair:-
- Dr Geng Xiao, Deputy Director of HKU Institute for China and Global Development; and Director of the Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy
Speakers:-
- Mr Vincent Chan, Managing Director and Head of China Research for Credit Suisse
- Mr Thomas Deng, Chief Strategist, Global Investment Research Division, Goldman Sachs
- Dr Frank Song, Director, Centre for China Financial Research , HKU
- Dr Jing Leng, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, HKU

12:15
Closing Remarks - by Professor Wen Hai, Chief Secretary, CEAC Secretariat

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