2017 Hong Kong Forum on the Belt and Road Initiative: Dialogue and Cooperation between China and Asian Countries

 

The 2017 Hong Kong Forum on the Belt and Road Initiative: Dialogue and Cooperation between China and Asian Countries was held at the Exchange Auditorium, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited on October 19, (Thursday) 2017.  This Forum was jointly organised by Lingnan University, Bauhinia Magazine and Hong Kong Economic Association. 

 

The Forum invited Dr. Bernard Chan Pak-li, Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development to be the Officiating Guest. Prof. Leonard K Cheng, President and Prof. Xiangdong Wei, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences of Lingnan University, served as the moderators of the Forum. The seven keynote speakers of the Forum included:

 

  • Prof. Justin Lin Yifu, Counsellor of the State Council; Former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of World Bank
  • Prof. Shusong Ba, Chief China Economist, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
  • Prof. Yue Yuan, Chairman of Dataway Horizon Group and Adjunct Professor of School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
  • Mr. Abdul Qadir Memon, Consul General of Pakistan for Hong Kong and Macau
  • Mr. Tengku Sirajuzzaman, Consul General, Consulate General of Malaysia for Hong Kong and Macau
  • Prof. Francis T Lui, Honorary Director, China Economic Research Programme, Lingnan University and Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
  • Prof. Larry Qiu Dongxiao, Associate Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong and President, Hong Kong Economic Association