The Foundation completed its annual delegation visit to the United States from 10 to 13 June 2013. The main purpose of the delegation was to foster a better understanding of the political, economic and social developments in both the United States and Hong Kong.
This year’s delegation was co-led by the Foundation’s Executive Committee Chairman Mr. Ronnie Chan, Chairman of Hang Lung Properties Ltd, and Council Member Dr. Roy Chung, Chairman of Federation of Hong Kong Industries and Co-founder & Non-Executive Director of Techtronic Industries Co Ltd. The Foundation’s Trustee Ms. Pansy Ho, Managing Director of Shun Tak Holdings Ltd also participated in our program in New York. Other delegates included Council Members Mr. Thomas Woo, Director of Hsin Kuang Restaurant (Holdings) Ltd; Ms. Winnie Ng, Director of the Kowloon Motor Bus Co Ltd; Mr. Joseph Yu, Chairman of Roseville Group of Companies; Ms. Diana Chou, Managing Director of Sino Private Aviation (HK) Ltd; Mr. Sebastian Man, Chairman & CEO of Chung Mei International Holdings Ltd; Ms. Juliana Lam, Managing Director of AML Group Holdings Ltd; Mr. John Lee, Managing Director of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Mr. Anson Chan, Chairman & CEO, Bonds Group of Companies as well as Executive Director Ms. Karen Tang. The Foundation also invited Mr. Franklin Lam, Founder of HKGolden50 and Member of the Executive Council as the commentator on economic affairs of the delegation.
The delegation visited the Executive Branch (U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Commerce); members of the Legislative Branch (Congressmen); think tanks (The Brookings Institution, The Heritage Foundation, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and the U.S.-Asia Institute); a financial institution (Morgan Stanley); a rating agency (Fitch Ratings); NGOs (Hong Kong Association of New York and Clinton Global Initiative) and a university (George Washington University). The delegation also visited the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Washington DC. During the visit in New York, the delegation participated in “Think Asia Think Hong Kong” conference organized by the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council as well as its Hong Kong Dinner. The delegation was also invited to join the reception hosted by the HKETO New York in honor of the Chief Executive C Y Leung in celebration of its 30th anniversary of establishing its office in New York. After visited Washington DC, seven delegates continued to participate in “Think Asia Think Hong Kong” conference in Los Angeles. They were also invited to the luncheon hosted by the HKETO San Francisco and the opening ceremony and launch reception for “Hong Kong Live” hosted by the Hong Kong Tourism Board respectively.
The delegation was honored that the Embassy of the PRC in the U.S. (Ambassador Cui Tiankai) and the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in New York (Ambassador Sun Guoxiang and Deputy Consul General Dong Xiaojun) hosted luncheons to welcome the delegation respectively. The delegation was also received by the Permanent Mission of the PRC to the UN (Ambassador Wang Min) in New York.
This regular updates and dialogue with the business community in New York and among interlocutors inside the Beltway is important in enhancing greater mutual understanding. The Foundation will endeavor to organize these kinds of visit to promote better understanding and collaboration.
Itinerary
New York
10 June 2013 (Monday)
Hong Kong Association of New York Breakfast Meeting with the Honorable C Y Leung, Chief Executive of the HKSAR
Morgan Stanley
– Mr. Jim Caron, Managing Director, Investment Management
– Mr. David Lew, Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley
National Committee on US-China Relations
– Mr. Stephen Orlins, President
– Ms. Jan Berris, Vice President
Luncheon hosted by the US-Asia Institute
– Mr. Marlon Young, Chairman of USAI
– Mr. Norman Lau-Kee, Trustee of USAI
– Mrs. Esther Lau-Kee, Trustee of USAI
– Mr. David Lew, Trustee of USAI
– Ms. Mary Sue Bissell, Vice President & Executive Director, USAI
– Mr. Glenn Lau-Kee, President-Elect, New York State Bar Association
Clinton Global Initiative
– Mr. Robert Harrison, Chief Executive Officer
– Ms. Lisa Rickert, Director of CGI International
Reception Hosted by the HKETO in honor of the Honorable C Y Leung, Chief Executive of the HKSAR
New York Asian Film Festival Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony honoring Mr. Jackie Chan
11 June 2013 (Tuesday)
“Think Asia Think Hong Kong” organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Luncheon Hosted by the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in New York
– Ambassador Sun Guoxiang, Consul General
– Mr. Dong Xiaojun, Deputy Consul General
– Mr. Zhang Minjing, Consul
– Ms. Chen Quan, Vice Consul
– Dr. Peter Lam, Trustee, The Better Hong Kong Foundation
Fitch Ratings
– Mr. Douglas Murray, Managing Director, Business & Relationship Management
– Mr. Daniel Noonan, Managing Director, Corporate Communications
The Permanent Mission of P.R. China to the United Nations
– Ambassador Wang Min, China’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Hong Kong Dinner Hosted by Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Washington D.C.
12 June 2013 (Wednesday)
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
– Mr. Bassanio So, Director-General
– Mr. Kenneth Chan, Deputy Director-General
– Mr. Bill Wong, Assistant Director-General
Luncheon Hosted by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the U.S.A.
– Ambassador Cui Tiankai
– Mr. Yu Dunhai, First Secretary & Deputy Chief of Political Section
– Mr. Wang Qing, First Secretary
The Brookings Institution
– Mr. Kenneth Lieberthal, Director, John L Thornton China Center
Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-AL)
Congressman Spencer Bachus (R-AL)
Asia Society Washington Awards Dinner honoring Mr. Zhang Yesui, Deputy Foreign Minister of People’s Republic of China and Mr. Thomas Donilon, National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama
13 June 2013 (Thursday)
Congressman Robert Pittenger (R-NC)
Congressman Jo Bonner (R-AL)
Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL)
U.S. Department of State
– Mr. Kin Moy, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
– Mr. Joel Wiegert, Hong Kong Desk Officer, Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs
Luncheon Hosted by the Heritage Foundation
– Dr. Edwin Feulner, Founder of the Foundation and Chairman of Asian Studies Center
– Mr. Walter Lohman, Director, Asian Studies Center
– Ambassador Terry Miller, Director, Center for International Trade and Economics (CITE) and the Mark A Kolokotrones Fellow in Economic Freedom
– Mr. Anthony Kim, Senior Policy Analyst, Economic Freedom, CITE
– Mr. Bryan Riley, Jay Van Andel Senior Policy Analyst in Trade Policy, CITE
– Dr. J D Foster, Norman B. Ture Senior Fellow in Economics of Fiscal Policy
George Washington University
– Dean Michael E. Brown, GWU Elliott School
– Dean Doug Guthrie, GWU Business School
U.S. Department of Commerce
– Mr. Francisco Sanchez, Under Secretary for International Trade
– Mr. Alain de Sarran, Deputy Regional Director, Office of International Operations-East Asia Pacific
– Mr. Scott Tatlock, Deputy Director, Office of China and Mongolia
Los Angeles (7 delegates participated)
14 June 2013 (Friday)
Breakfast Meeting Hosted by Bingham McCutchen LLP
“Think Asia Think Hong Kong” organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Luncheon Hosted by the HKETO in honour of the Honorable Gregory So, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the HKSAR Government
Opening Ceremony & Launch Reception for Hong Kong Live Hosted by Dr. Peter Lam, Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board
At the Hong Kong Association of New York breakfast meeting with the Honorable C Y Leung, Chief Executive of the HKSAR (front row, 3rd left)
Meeting with the National Committee on US-China Relations
Luncheon hosted Ambassador Sun Guoxiang, Consul General of the PRC in New York (3rd left)
Luncheon hosted by Ambassador Cui Tiankai (6th right), Embassy of the PRC in the USA
Meeting with Congressman Jo Bonner (R-AL) (middle)
Meeting with Mr. Francisco Sanchez, Under Secretary for International Trade
