The Better Hong Kong Foundation (“the Foundation”) has a long tradition of organizing annual speaking luncheon for the Foundation’s members, Consuls General and chairmen of international chambers of commerce in Hong Kong. The Foundation takes this opportunity to share our perspectives on developments in Hong Kong, Chinese Mainland as well as our region. On March 5, we were honored to have invited Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Monetary Authority to give a speech entitled “Gateway to Growth: Hong Kong’s Evolving Role in the Region” at the luncheon.
Speech by Eddie Yue, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Around 80 guests attended the luncheon
Participants included:
The Better Hong Kong Foundation
Trustee
– Ronnie Chan, Executive Committee Chairman, BHKF/ Honorary Chair, Hang Lung Properties Ltd
– Andrew Fung, Rep of Trustee Mr. Peter Lee / Executive Director & CFO, Henderson Land Development Co Ltd
Corporate Sponsor
– Roy Chung, Founder & Chairman, Bright Future Charitable Foundation
– Dario Pong, Executive Director, Shiu Wing Steel Ltd
Council Member
– Joseph Yu, Chairman, Roseville Group of Companies
– Raymond Leung, Chairman & Co-Founder, Kapok Capital Ltd
– Samson Chan, Chairman & CEO, Genesis Industries Ltd
– Y K Chan, Chairman, Insuright Insurance Brokers Ltd
– John Lee, Vice Chairman & Co-Head of Asia Country Coverage Global Banking, UBS AG
– Dominic Pang, Chairman, Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Ltd
– Rosana Wong, Deputy Chair, Yau Lee Holdings Ltd
– Zhong Xiaofeng, Vice Chairman of Asia, Amundi Hong Kong Ltd
– Clara Chan, Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Lee Kee Holdings Ltd
– Bosco Law, Deputy Chairman & CEO, Laws Fashion Group Ltd
– Paul Tai, Regional Director, Far East, Mainetti (HK) Ltd
– Catherine Leung, Co-Founder & Partner, MizMaa Ventures Ltd
– Stanley Sun, CEO, China-Hongkong Photo Products Holdings Ltd
– Ronald Chan, Chief Investment Officer, Chartwell Capital Ltd
– Arnold Leung, Founder & CEO, Appnovation Technologies Ltd
– Joanna Lee, Director, Corporate Finance, Securities and Futures Commission
– Arthur Shek, Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company
– Karen Tang, Executive Director, BHKF
(L to R) Naser S Alghanim, Ronnie Chan and Karen Tang
(L to R) Saniza Othman, Catherine Leung, Karen Tang, Lim Kim Suan, Darya Bohdan, Alice Mudumi and Clara Chan
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
– Bill Liang, Administrative Assistant to Chief Executive
The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in the HKSAR
– Hua You, Deputy Commissioner
– Zheng Liping, Deputy Director-General, Department of Media & Public Relations
(L to R) Raymond Leung, Eddie Yue, Hua You and Karen Tang
The Foundation’s Executive Director Karen Tang marked the opening
The Foundation’s Executive Committee Chairman Ronnie Chan (middle) gave welcome remarks
Consulate General in Hong Kong
– Rodrigo Rocca, Consul, Consulate General of Argentina
– Richard Adams, Consul, Political & Economics, Consulate General of Australian
– Shah Mohammad Tanvir Monsur, Consul General, Consulate General of Bangladesh
– Darya Bohdan, Acting Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Belarus
– Wladimir Valler Filho, Consul General, Consulate General of Brazil
– Lim Kim Suan, Consul General, Consulate General of Brunei Darussalam
– Marc Mikhael, Consul & Senior Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Canada
– Karina Concha, Consul General, Consulate General of Chile
– Christile Drulhe, Consul General, Consulate General of France
– Timo Kantola, Consul General, Consulate General of Finland
– Amir Shlomo Laty, Consul General, Consulate General of Israel
– Carmelo Ficarra, Consul General, Consulate General of Italy
– Shintaro Negishi, Consul, Economic Division, Consulate General of Japan
– Naser S Alghanim, Consul General, Consulate General of the State of Kuwait
– Soubanh Kenethaburi, Consul, Consulate General of the Laos People’s Democratic Republic
– Sergio Aguirre Zamora, Consul, Consulate General of Mexico
– Myagmarsuren, Vice Consul, Consulate General of Mongolia
– Bindeswar Prasad Lekhak, Consul General, Consulate General of Nepal
– Maurits ter Kuile, Consul General, Consulate General of Kingdom of the Netherlands
– Peter John Lund, Consul General, Consulate General of New Zealand
– Oludare E Folowosele, Consul General, Consulate General of Nigeria
– Yuan Wang, Trade Development Officer, Consulate General of Pakistan
– Romulo Victor Manzano IsraelJr., Consul General, Consulate General of Philippines
– Michał Kolodziejski, Consul General, Consulate General of Poland
– Leonard Sim, Vice Consul, Consulate General of Singapore
– Miguel Aguirre de Cárcer, Consul General, Consulate General of Spain
– Louise Karin Bergholm, Consul General, Consulate General of Sweden
– Daniel Freihofer, Consul General, Consulate General of Switzerland
– Ranida Chamchalerm, Deputy Consul-General, Consulate General of Thailand
– Jesse Redding, Consul, Economic Section, Consulate General of United States of America
– Alice Mudumi, Consul-Political and Economic, Consulate General of Zimbabwe
Lively exchanges took place among the Foundation’s members and guests
The Foundation’s members and guests engaged in delightful discussions
International Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
– Eden Y Woon, President, American Chamber of Commerce
– Patryck Pimpao, Chairman, The Brazilian Chamber of Commerce
– Danilo Goulart, Vice Chair, The Brazilian Chamber of Commerce
– Jeremy Sheldon, Chair, British Chamber of Commerce
– Patrick Levesque, Executive Director, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
– Quinten Kah, Chairman, Dutch Chamber of Commerce
– Johannes Hack, Chairperson, European Chamber of Commerce
– Raj Sital, President, Indian Chamber of Commerce
– Tony Tam, Director, Indonesia Chamber of Commerce
– Ben Berenson, Director, Israeli Chamber of Commerce
– Saniza Othman, Vice Chair, The Malaysian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and Macau
– David Whitwam, Chairman, New Zealand Chamber of Commerce
– Basil Hwang, Vice Chairman, The Singapore Chamber of Commerce
– Israel Valcárcel, President, Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
– Kristian Odebjer, Chairman, Swedish Chamber of Commerce
Local Chamber of Commerce
– Robert Lok, Vice President, The Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of HK
– Sze Kam-shing, Mainland Affairs Committee Chairman, Federation of Hong Kong Industries
– Patrick Yeung, CEO, The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Q&A session following insightful sharing from Eddie Yue
The Foundation’s Working Group Co-convenor, Dario Pong (middle), delivered a vote of thanks
