On 2 March 2011, the Better Hong Kong Foundation hosted a luncheon for American Fulbright scholars and students who were attending the Fulbright China Research Forum 2011 in Hong Kong. Organized by the Hong Kong America Center, the Forum was an annual meeting of American Fulbright research scholars who were conducting research in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The Forum was sponsored by the Fulbright Program in China, the Foundation for Scholarly Exchange in Taiwan and U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong, and supported by 8 local universities.
The Foundation’s Executive Committee Chairman Mr. Ronnie Chan, Council Members Mr. Thomas Woo, Mr. Albert Ip, Mr. Philip Ma, and Executive Director Ms. Karen Tang together with invited guests Mr. K C Kwok, Former Government Economist, Mr. Patrick Wong, Partner Corporate & Commercial of Johnson Stokes & Master, Mr. Alfred Tsai, Managing Director Senior Advisor, Julius Baer (Hong Kong) Ltd as well as Dr. Yifan Hu, Managing Director/Chief Economist, CITIC Securities International joined the luncheon to exchange views about the development of China and Hong Kong with the scholars.
Mr. Ronnie Chan giving welcome remarks
Scholar sharing their views on China
Mr. K C Kwok responding to comments from scholars
Mr. Philip Ma exchanging views with scholars
Dr. Glenn Shive (middle), Executive Director of Hong Kong America Center together with representatives of the group thanking Mr. Ronnie Chan (2nd left) and Ms. Karen Tang (1st right) for the hospitality of the Foundation