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From the Beginning of the Century: On Sun Yat-sen and the Future of the Cross-Strait Relations between China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau

03 Nov 2009

Theme Book: As the New Century Began
Speaker: Mr Alexander Pann
Moderator: Prof Wong Siu Lun
Date: November 5, 2009 (Thursday)
Time: 7:15-9:00 pm
Language: Putonghua, with English and Cantonese

Registration: http://lib.hku.hk/friends/reading_club/bt2009_12.html

About the Speaker:

Mr Alexander Pann, the Chairman of Asia Pacific Taiwan Federation of Industry & Commerce, and the CEO of Union Asia Pacific Group, was born in 1950. He graduated from the National Taiwan University with a major in International Economics in 1972, and completed his graduate study in New York University's Graduate School of Business Administration obtaining a MBA degree in banking and finance in 1977.

Mr Alexander Pann is the founding director of the HK Policy Research Institute, the co-founder of the Taiwan and Hong Kong Exchange Association, and Cross-Strait Peace and Development Federation. Mr. Pann also served as the advisor to Taipei Municipal Government when President Ma Ying-jeou was the Mayor.

Mr Alexander Pann is concurrently the advisor to Straits Exchange Foundation, the senior advisor to the World Taiwan Chamber of Commerce, the honorary chairman of The Council of Taiwan Chambers of Commerce in Asia, Honorable Chairman of the World Chinese Traders General Association, and the honorary advisor to the International Assn of Chinese Traders.

Published books :

1. Dialogue Between Taiwan and The World
2. Cross-Strait Economy and Globalization
3. As the New Century Began
4. Dialogue Between Taiwan and The Future

About HKU Libraries Reading Club

HKU Libraries Reading Club was established in 2001 to promote the cultural and intellectual life of Hong Kong.  The Reading Club sponsors a series of book talks featuring leading members of the Hong Kong intellectual community. At these book talks, we invite interesting people to talk about books that interest them.