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EVENT

Dialogue with Leader

Annual Speaking Luncheon with Consulates & Chambers – addressed by Ronnie Chan, Executive Committee Chairman of the Better Hong Kong Foundation

2024.03.13

The Better Hong Kong Foundation (“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, the Mainland China as well as our region. This year, we were pleased to have our Executive Committee Chairman Mr. Ronnie Chan to give a speech entitled “One Man’s View of Hong Kong in a Brave New World” at the luncheon.


Speech by Mr. Ronnie Chan (standing)

Participants include:

The Better Hong Kong Foundation
Trustees
– Mr. Ronnie Chan, Executive Committee Chairman, BHKF / Chair, Hang Lung Properties Ltd
– Tan Sri Dato’ David Chiu, Chairman, Far East Consortium International Ltd

Council Members
– Mr. Oscar Chow, Non-Executive Director, Chevalier International Holdings Ltd
– Dr. Roy Chung, Co-founder & Non-Executive Director, Techtronic Industries Co Ltd
– Mr. Thomas Woo, Executive Managing Director & General Manager, Hsin Kuang Restaurant (Holdings) Ltd
– Ms. Winnie Ng, Director, The Kowloon Motor Bus Co Ltd
– Mr. Joseph Yu, Chairman, Roseville Group of Companies
– Mr. Sebastian Man, Chairman & CEO, Chung Mei International Holdings Ltd
– Ms. Juliana Lam, Founder & Chairman, Julius Group Holdings Ltd
– Mr. Samson Chan, Chairman & CEO, Genesis Industries Ltd
– Mr. Y K Chan, Senior Consultant, AXA China Region Insurance Co Ltd
– Mr. Lee Yuen-hong, Chairman, Tsui Wah Holdings Ltd
– Mr. Anson Chan, Chairman & CEO, Bonds Group of Companies
– Mr. Tommy Hui, Executive Director & Vice President, Hengan International Group Co Ltd
– Mr. Bryant Lu, Vice Chairman, Ronald Lu & Partners (Hong Kong) Ltd
– Mr. Dominic Pang, Chairman, Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Ltd
– Mr. Andrew Yu, Director, Yue Hwa Chinese Products Emporium Ltd
– Mr. Dario Pong, Executive Director, Shiu Wing Steel Ltd
– Ms. Alice Au, Director & Co-lead of CEO, Asia Pacific, Spencer Stuart
– Dr. Allen Shi, Chairman, Brilliant Group Ltd
– Mr. Nathan Lee, Director and Head of Business Development, TR Capital
– Mr. Paul Tai, Regional Director, Far East, Mainetti (HK) Ltd
– Mr. Ronald Chan, Chief Investment Officer, Chartwell Capital Ltd
– Ms. Karen Tang, Executive Director, The Better Hong Kong Foundation


(L to R) Mr. Ronnie Chan, Mr. Kerim Sercan Evcin, Mr. Thomas Gnocchi and Mr. Y K Chan


(L to R) Mr. Eduardo Pelagio Alvarez Hernandez, Mr. Michał Kolodziejski, Ir Henry Cheung, Mr. Y K Chan, Mr. Shin Sung Cheul, Ms. Karen Tang, Mr. Gregory May, Mr. Alexandre Leitao and Ms. Alice Au

The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in the HKSAR
– Mr. Huang Jingrui, Director, Department of Media and Public Relations
– Mr. Tian Zhenfeng, Deputy Director, Consular Department


(L to R) Ms. Juliana Lam, Mr. Tian Zhenfeng, Tan Sri Dato’ David Chiu and Ms. Karen Tang

Consulate General in Hong Kong
– Mr. Gonzalo Javier Sabate, Consul General, Consulate General of Argentina
– Mr. Alistair McEachern, Deputy Consul General, Australian Consulate General
– Ms. Tatyana Kharlap, Consul General, Consulate General of Belarus
– Mr. Manuel Innocencio de Lacerda Santos Jr., Consul General, Consulate General of Brazil
– Mr. Eduardo Pelagio Alvarez Hernandez, Consul General, Consulate General of Dominican Republic
– Mr. Thomas Gnocchi, EU Ambassador, European Union Office to Hong Kong & Macao
– Mr. Timo Kantola, Consul General, Consulate General of Finland
– Mr. Marc Lamy, Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of France
– Mrs. Stefanie Seedig, Deputy Consul General, German Consulate General
– Mr. Amir Lati, Consul General, Consulate General of Israel
– Mr. Carmelo Ficarra, Consul General, Consulate General of Italy
– Mr. Pablo Macedo Riba, Consul General, Consulate General of Mexico
– Mr. Jaime Andrés Campuzano, Consul General, Consulate General of Panama
– Mr. Enrique Carlos Cardenas Arestegui, Consul General, Consulate General of Peru
– Mr. Michał Kolodziejski, Consul General, Consulate General of Poland
– Mr. Alexandre Leitao, Consul General, Consulate General of Portugal
– Mr. Anatoly Kargapolov, Consul General, Consulate General of the Russian Federation
– Ms. Phoebe Yim, Lead Analyst, Consulate General of Singapore
– Mr. Miguel Aguirre de Cárcer, Consul General, Consulate General of Spain
– Mrs. Francoise Killias Zillweger, Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of Switzerland
– Mr. Chaturont Chaiyakam, Consul General, Royal Thai Consulate-General
– Mr. Kerim Sercan Evcin, Consul General, Consulate General of Turkey
– Mr. Gregory May, Consul General, Consulate General of the United States
– Mr. Ellias Mutamba, Consul General, Consulate General of Zimbabwe


(L to R) Ms. Karen Tang, Mr. Pablo Macedo Riba, Mr. Enrique Carlos Cardenas Arestegui, Mr. Miguel Aguirre de Cárcer, Mr. Dario Pong and Mr. Joseph Yu


(L to R) Mr. Marc Lamy, Mr. Ronnie Chan and Mr. Sebastian Man


Mr. Ronnie Chan shared his views on geopolitics


Guests listened attentively to Mr. Chan’s speech


Q&A session

International Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
– Dr. Eden Y Woon, President, American Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. Wilhelm Brauner, Chairman, Austrian Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. Charles Butcher, Policy Council Chair, British Chamber of Commerce
– Ms. Frery Winkel, Chair, Dutch Chamber of Commerce
– Ir Henry Cheung, Chairman, Finnish Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. Alain Li, President, French Chamber of Commerce & Industry
– Ms. Karena Belin, Vice President, German Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. Raj Sital, Chairman, Indian Chamber of Commerce
– Dr. Benson Chang, Deputy Director, Indonesia Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. Davide Michele De Rosa, President, Italian Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. Shin Sung Cheul, Chairman, Korean Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. David Whitwam, Chairman, New Zealand Chamber of Commerce
– Mrs. Hellen Teo Manning, Executive Director, Singapore Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. Benjamin Sigg, Co-President, Swiss Chamber of Commerce


(L to R) Mr. Raj Sital, Mr. David Whitwam, Dr. Eden Y Woon, Mr. Wilhelm Brauner and Mr. Benjamin Sigg


(L to R) Mr. Andrew Yu, Ms. Juliana Lam, Mr. Dario Pong, Mr. Ivan Sze and Dr. Allen Shi

Local Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. Ivan Sze, Vice President, Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong
– Mr. Anthony Lam, Executive Deputy Chairman, Federation of Hong Kong Industries


(L to R) Dr. Allen Shi, Mr. Ronald Chan, Mr. Nathan Lee, Mr. Bryant Lu, Mr. Oscar Chow and Mr. Anson Chan