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Book Launch "Great Cities of the World" by Philip N L Chen

13 Apr 2010

 

Professor Wong Siu-lun，Executive Director of the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (inc. the Centre of Asia Studies) of the University of Hong Kong, cordially invites you to the launching of Mr Philip N L Chen's new book "Great Cities of the World". Mr Chen is currently Chairman of John Swire & Sons (China) Ltd.

Details of the event are as follows:

Date: April 16, 2010 (Friday)
Time: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
4:30pm    Cocktail Reception
5:00pm    Opening Remarks by Professor Wong Siu-lun
5:05pm    Seminar by Mr Philip N L Chen
5:20pm    Q & A
Venue: Room 218, Convocation Room (Room 218), Main Building, HKU
Language: English

Great Cities of the World
Throughout history, the world's great cities have been at the hub of its greatest trading routes.  In modern times, little has changed.  In today's world, where aviation is the dominant mode of transportation, any city that aspires to be great must have the right attributes to develop into a major aviation hub. The author's premise is that these attributes include not only the advantage of a great location, but of a strong home carrier. This book aims to develop this theme and is the result of extensive research, spanning several years.

About the author
Mr Philip Chen is Chairman of John Swire & Sons (China) Ltd., part of a multi-national, multi-disciplined commercial group.  He was Chief Executive of Dragonair and of Cathay Pacific Airways. 

Philip received his BA, DMS and MBA degrees from the University of Hong Kong. He taught the marketing module of the MBA programme of the University of Hong Kong between 1984 and 1988. 

He is a Member of the Advisory Council of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Chairman of the Quality Assurance Council of the University Grants Committee in Hong Kong. He was also Vice Council Chairman of the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, an Adjunct Professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Visiting Professor of the Institute of Management of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

He was conferred a Doctor of Business Administration (Honoris causa) by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

For media enquiries, please contact: Ms Trinni Choy (Assistant Director (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2606 email: pychoy@hku.hk; or Ms Cindy Cheung of Swire Pacific Limited tel: 2840 8091 email: cindycheung@jsshk.com.