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Professor Frederick Ma speaks on "Will Shanghai Become an International Financial Centre by 2020?"

02 Feb 2010

Professor Frederick Ma, Honorary Professor of the School of Economics and Finance, the University of Hong Kong, will give a lecture on "Will Shanghai Become an International Financial Centre by 2020?" at the University on February 4 (Thursday).

Professor Ma is the guest speaker of the "Wu Yee Sun Education Fund Lecture" held by the HKU School of Economics and Finance.  In the lecture, Professor Ma will share his insights on the emergence of Shanghai as an international financial centre and compare Shanghai to Hong Kong. 

Professor Ma joined HKU as an Honorary Professor in October 2008.  He was Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, and Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development in the HKSAR Government.  He is currently the Chairman and Non Executive Director of China Strategic Holdings Limited. 

Media representatives are cordially invited to the lecture.  Details are as follows:

Date:         February 4, 2010 (Thursday)
Time:         5:00-6:15pm
Venue:       Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU
Speaker:     Professor Frederick Ma, Honorary Professor, 
                  School of Economics and Finance, HKU
Language:  English

For further information, please visit: http://www.sef.hku.hk/events/wyslecture/

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