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CUHK and CPU Jointly Present Academia International Conference on Economic and Financial Cooperation: Hong Kong and the World under the Belt and Road Initiative
The Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (HKIAPS) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the Central Policy Unit (CPU) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) co-organise an academia international conference to explore the opportunities and challenges arising from the Belt and Road Initiative on 15-16 December 2016 on CUHK campus. Over 300 guests attended the opening ceremony this morning. Officiated at the ceremony were Prof. K.C. Chan, Acting Financial Secretary of the HKSAR Government, and Prof. Fanny M. Cheung, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK.
The two-day international conference aims to bring together scholars, think tanks and other stakeholders from the Belt and Road countries and regions to explore the opportunities and challenges of the Initiative, with special emphasis on Hong Kong’s roles, functions, and contribution. It is also hoped that through this conference, a research network on the Belt and Road regions can be built up to facilitate further research exchanges and collaborations in the future.
Four internationally renowned experts and scholars were invited to deliver keynote speeches during the conference. They were:
- Dr. Victor K. Fung, Group Chairman, Fung Group
Topic: The Next Wave of Globalisation under the Belt and Road Initiative: Opportunities for Innovation
- Prof. Mingkang Liu, BCT Distinguished Research Fellow, Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and Finance, CUHK
Topic: Keys to the Successful Implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative
- Dr. William H. Overholt, Senior Fellow, Harvard University Asia Center
Topic: The Belt and Road Initiative as a Grand Strategy
- Prof. Jianye Wang, Managing Director, Silk Road Fund Co., Ltd.; Professor of Economics, NYU Shanghai
Topic: The Belt and Road Initiative: Outbound Investment and Domestic Reforms
The Academia International Conference on 'Economic and Financial Cooperation: Hong Kong and the World under the Belt and Road Initiative' held at CUHK.
Prof. Fanny M. Cheung, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUHK delivers a welcoming speech.
Prof. K.C. Chan, Acting Financial Secretary of the HKSAR Government delivers a welcoming speech.
Dr. Victor K. Fung, Group Chairman, Fung Group delivers a keynote speech.
Prof. Mingkang Liu, BCT Distinguished Research Fellow, Lau Chor Tak Institute of Global Economics and Finance, CUHK delivers a keynote speech.
Dr. William H. Overholt, Senior Fellow, Harvard University Asia Center delivers a keynote speech.
Prof. Jianye Wang, Managing Director, Silk Road Fund Co., Ltd.; Professor of Economics, NYU Shanghai delivers a keynote speech.
