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John Greenwood to Speak on the Future of the Hong Kong Dollar as China Internationalises the RMB

18 Oct 2010

 

Organised by the School of Economics and Finance of the Faculty of Business and Economics, a lecture titled "The Future of the Hong Kong Dollar as China Internationalises the RMB" will be held on October 20, Wednesday at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), featuring Dr. John Greenwood, Chief Economist of INVESCO.

In this lecture, Dr. Greenwood will shed light on issues such as fixed, managed and floating currency regimes for large economies versus small, open economies, Hong Kong's experience of fixed and floating exchange rates and the problems with managed exchanged rates and trade weighted or other baskets.  He will also discuss the implications of China's growth and liberalization for the Hong Kong currency system as well as current cyclical issues and long term prospects. 

As editor of Asian Monetary Monitor, Dr. Greenwood proposed a currency board scheme for stabilizing the Hong Kong dollar in 1983 that is still in operation today.  An economic adviser to the Hong Kong Government (1992-3), he has been a member of the Committee on Currency Board Operations of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority since 1998.

Member of the media are cordially invited to attend the lecture.  Details are as follows:

Date: October 20, 2010 (Wednesday)
Time: 17:30 - 19:00
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong

For more information, please visit: http://www.sef.hku.hk/events/public_lecture/greenwood

For media registration and enquiries, please contact:
Ms. Mabel Fung
Senior Manager of Communications and Corporate Relations
Faculty of Business and Economics
The University of Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2219 4716
Email: mbfung@hku.hk

About the Faculty of Business and Economics

Founded in 2001 with the amalgamation of the School of Business and the School of Economics and Finance, the Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE) is the youngest faculty in the University of Hong Kong (HKU).  FBE offers a full range of high quality degree programmes that serve different business and community needs. 

As Asia's premier international business school, the Faculty has pioneered the International MBA Programme with Fudan University in Shanghai back in 1998, and a joint degree programme - EMBA Global Asia with Columbia Business School (CBS) and London Business School (LBS) in 2008 

Its MBA full time programme, offered in partnerships with CBS and LBS has a strong Asia and China focus and was ranked Asia's no. 1 in the World MBA Rankings released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in 2010. 

The Faculty continues to attract top students from Hong Kong and beyond.  In 2010, 48% of the entire non-local undergraduate admission of HKU comes to FBE. Three of its undergraduate programmes are ranked among the University's top 10 programmes. 

FBE is fully accredited by the European Quality Improvement Systems (EQUIS).  Its accounting and business programmes are also accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). 

For more information, please visit: http://www.fbe.hku.hk/