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EVENT

Dialogue with Leader

Luncheon for Fulbright Scholars

2009.03.04

On 4 March 2009, the Better Hong Kong Foundation hosted a luncheon for about a hundred American Fulbright scholars and students who were attending the Fulbright China Research Forum 2009 in Hong Kong during 2 – 6 March 2009. 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 U.S. Embassy in China, the Foundation for Scholarly Exchange in Taiwan and U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong, and supported by 8 local universities.

Members and guests of the Foundation joined the luncheon to exchange views about the development of China and Hong Kong with the scholars. They were:

The Foundation’s Council Members
– Dr. Roy Chung, Vice Chairman & Executive Director, Techtronic Industries Co Ltd
– Mr. Thomas Woo, Executive Managing Director & General Manager, Hsin Kuang Restaurant (Holdings) Ltd
– Dato’ S J Wong, Executive Co-Chairman, E2-Capital Group
– Ms. Winnie Ng, Director, The Kowloon Motor Bus Co Ltd
– Dr. Gerald Chow, Executive Director, Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd
– Mr. Joseph Yu, Chairman, Roseville Group of Companies
– Mr. Albert Ip, Managing Director of Investments, Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd
– Ms. Karen Tang, Executive Director, The Better Hong Kong Foundation

Invited Guest
– Mr. Charles Ng, Managing Director, Equitas Capital Ltd


(L) The Foundation’s Executive Director Ms. Karen Tang giving her warm welcome to the Fulbright Scholars; at her left is Dr. Glenn Shive, Director of Hong Kong America Center


(Middle) The Foundation’s Council Member Dr. Roy Chung sharing his experience with the scholars


(L) The Foundation’s Council Member Dato’ S J Wong exchanging his views with the scholars


(Middle) The Foundation’s Council Member Ms. Winnie Ng enjoying the discussion with the scholars


(Middle) The Foundation’s Council Member Dr. Gerald Chow and the Fulbright Scholars


The scholars are having a great time with the Foundation’s Council Member Mr. Thomas Woo (1st left, back row)


(Middle) The Foundation’s Council Member Mr. Joseph Yu sharing his experience in the financial field with the scholars


The Foundation’s Executive Director Ms. Karen Tang (L) and the Hong Kong America Center’s Director Dr. Glenn Shive (middle) thanking Mr. Charles Ng (R) for his participation in the luncheon