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EVENT

Dialogue with Leader

Spring Luncheon with Consulates & Chambers – addressed by Norman Chan, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

2019.02.20

At the beginning of each year, the Better Hong Kong Foundation always organizes Spring Speaking Luncheon for the Foundation’s members to greet the Consuls General and chairmen of international chambers of commerce in Hong Kong. This year’s luncheon was successfully held on 20 February 2019. The Foundation’s Executive Committee Chairman Mr. Ronnie Chan together with Trustee Mr. Victor Cha as well as the Foundation’s members hosted the luncheon for around 50 guests. The Foundation was honored to have invited Mr. Norman Chan to give a speech entitled “Why Do We Need Smart Banking?” at the luncheon.


Speech by Mr. Norman Chan

Participants include:

The Better Hong Kong Foundation
Trustees
– Mr. Ronnie Chan, Chairman, Hang Lung Properties Ltd
– Mr. Victor Cha, Deputy Chairman & Managing Director, HKR International Ltd
– Mr. Christopher Sommers, Representative of Dr. Adrian Cheng / General Manager – Operations, K11 Concepts Ltd
Corporate Sponsors
– Mr. Andrew Yao, Chairman, Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings Ltd
– Mr. Henry Shi, Representative of Haitong International Securities Group Ltd / ExCo Member & Joint Group Head of Global Markets
Council Members
– Mr. Matthew Lam, Executive Deputy Chairman, Lai Fung 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
– Mr. Joseph Yu, Chairman, Roseville Group of Companies
– Ms. Diana Chou, Chairman, Dragon General Aviation Group Ltd
– Mr. Sebastian Man, Chairman & CEO, Chung Mei International Holdings Ltd
– Ms. Juliana Lam, Managing Director, Julius Industries Ltd
– Dr. Raymond Leung, Chairman, FiMax Technology Ltd
– Mr. Samson Chan, Chairman & CEO, Genesis Industries Ltd
– Mr. Chan Yim-kwong, Senior Consultant, AXA China Region Insurance Co Ltd
– Mr. Bryant Lu, Vice Chairman, Ronald Lu & Partners (Hong Kong) Ltd
– Mr. Andrew Yu, Director, Yue Hwa Chinese Products Emporium Ltd
– Ms. Alice Au, Partner, Spencer Stuart
– Mr. Adam Kwok, Executive Director, Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd
– Mrs. Ingrid Kwok, Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd
– Ms. Clara Chan, Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Lee Kee Holdings Ltd
– Ms. Karen Tang, Executive Director, The Better Hong Kong Foundation
– Mr. Fred Teng, President, AmericaChina Public Affairs Institute


Mr. Norman Chan (6th left) and members of the Foundation

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
– Mr. Clement Chan, Administrative Assistant to Chief Executive
– Mr. Raymond Yuen, Senior Manager (Senior Executives’ Office)

Commissioner’s Office of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the HKSAR
– Mr. Yang Yirui, Deputy Commissioner
– Mr. Zhang Yongchao, Deputy Director, Policy Research Department

Consulate General in Hong Kong
– Ms. Michaela Browning, Consul General, Consulate General of Australia
– Mrs. Monika Mueller-Fembeck, Consul General, Consulate General of Austria
– Mr. Gustavo Horacio Luis Fazzari, Consul General, Consulate General of Argentina
– Mr. Mehdi Hasan, Consul General, Consulate General of Bangladesh
– Ms. Michele Deneffe, Consul General, Consulate General of Belgium
– Mrs. Esther Blythe, Deputy Head of Mission, British Consulate General
– Mr. Jeff Nankivell, Consul General, Consulate General of Canada
– Mr. Yobani Velasquez Quintero, Consul General, Consulate General of Colombia
– Mr. Jan Juchelka, Consul General, Consulate General of the Czech Republic
– Mr. Ahmed Ezzat Abdelhakim, Consul General, Consulate General of Egypt
– Ms. Eva Valle Lagares, Head of Trade Section, European Union
– Mrs. Mrinalini Srivastava, Acting Consul General, Consulate General of India
– Mr. Mandala S Purba, Acting Consul General, Consulate General of Indonesia
– Mr. Reza Esmkhani, Consul, Consulate General of Iran
– Mr. David Costello, Consul General, Consulate General of Ireland
– Mrs. Ahuva Spieler, Consul General, Consulate General of Israel
– Mr. Clemente Contestabile, Consul General, Consulate General of Italy
– Mr. Kim Weon-jin, Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
– Mr. Haider Abulhasan, Consul, Consulate General of the State of Kuwait
– Miss Grace Teh Acting, Consul General, Consulate General of Malaysia
– Mr. Saul Zambrano Barajas, Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of Mexico
– Mrs. Myat Thuzar Than, Consul General, Consulate General of Myanmar
– Mrs. Annemieke Ruigrok, Consul General, Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
– Mr. Carl Worker, Consul General, Consulate General of New Zealand
– Mr. Nart Augustine Kolo, Consul General, Consulate General of Nigeria
– Mr. Sergio Manuel Avila Traverso, Consul General, Consulate General of Peru
– Mr. Antonio A. Morales, Consul General, Consulate General of the Philippines
– Mr. Boris Ezdrin, Vice Consul, Consulate General of Russian Federation
– Mr. Leon Naidoo, Consul (Political/Economic), Consulate General of South Africa
– Ms. Foo Teow Lee, Consul General, Consulate General of Singapore
– Mrs. Helena Storm, Consul General, Consulate General of Sweden
– Mr. Reto Renggli, Consul General, Consulate General of Switzerland
– Mr. Asi Mamanee, Consul General, Consulate General of Thailand
– Mr. Korhan Kemik, Consul General, Consulate General of Turkey
– Mr. Tran Thanh Huan, Consul General, Consulate General of Vietnam

International Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
– Mr. Wilhelm Brauner, Chairman, Austrian Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. Peter Burnett, Chairman, British Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. Andrew Seaton, Executive Director, British Chamber of Commerce
– Mrs. Muriel Moorrees, General Manager, Dutch Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. Jens Erik Olsen, Executive Committee Member, European Chamber of Commerce
– Ms. Jonna Seppanen, Chairman, Finnish Chamber of Commerce
– Ms. Sophie Leconte, Executive Director, French Chamber of Commerce & Industry
– Mr. Wolfgang Niedermark, Chief Representative, German Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. Luca Cico, President, Italian Chamber of Commerce
– Prof. Chan Kei Bui, Exco Member, Singapore Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. Kristian Odebier, Chairman, Swedish Chamber of Commerce

Local Chamber of Commerce
– Mr. Jimmy Kwok, Chairman, Federation of Hong Kong Industries


A total of 75 guests attended the luncheon