The Foundation completed its annual delegation visit to the United States from 6 to 9 July 2015. 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 led by the Foundation’s Executive Committee Chairman Mr. Ronnie Chan, Chairman of Hang Lung Properties Ltd. Delegates included Council Members Mr. John Lee, Managing Director of Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Mr. Andrew Yao, Chairman of Van Shung Chong Holdings Ltd. The Foundation also invited Dr. David Wong, Chairman of Business & Professionals Federation of Hong Kong as the invited expert of the delegation.
The Delegation: (L to R) Mr. John Lee, Dr. David Wong, Mr. Ronnie Chan and Mr. Andrew Yao
The delegation visited the Executive Branch (U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Commerce); members of the Legislative Branch (Congressional staffers); think tanks (Center for Strategic and International Studies, The Heritage Foundation, Hudson Institute, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and the U.S.-Asia Institute); a financial institution (Morgan Stanley); a university (George Washington University); NGOs (America China Public Affairs Institute and various Jewish associations in New York) and media (Bloomberg). The delegation also visited the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Washington DC.
The delegation was honored that the Embassy of the PRC in the U.S. (Ambassador Cui Tiankai), the Permanent Mission of the PRC to the UN (Ambassador Liu Jieyi) and the Consulate General of the PRC in New York (Ambassador Zhang Qiyue) hosted luncheons to welcome the delegation respectively.
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 continue to organize these kinds of visit to promote better understanding and collaboration.
(Please click here to view the bios of the delegates.)
Itinerary
Washington D.C.
6 July 2015 (Monday)
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
– Mr. Clement Leung, Hong Kong Commissioner, USA
– Mr. Law Kin-wai, Deputy Director-General
– Ms. Beatrice Chiu, Assistant Director-General
Center for Strategic and International Studies
– Dr. Scott Kennedy, Deputy Director of the Freeman Chair in China Studies
– Mr. Scott Miller, Senior Adviser & William M Scholl Chair in International Business
– Ms. Anna Saito Carson, Director for Corporate Relations
Luncheon hosted by America China Public Affairs Institute
– Mr. Fred Teng, President of ACPAI
– Mr. John Negroponte, McLarty Associates
– Dr. Richard Solomon, Rand Corporation
– Mr. Jeffery Bader, Brookings Institution
– Dr. Douglas Paal, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
– Dr. Richard Bush, Brookings Institution
– Mr. Vikram Singh, Center for American Progress
– Mr. Charlie Cook, The Cook Political Report
The Heritage Foundation
– Mr. John Fogarty, Vice President, Development
– Mr. Walter Lohman, Director, Asian Studies Center
– Mr. Kim Holmes, Distinguished Fellow
– Mr. Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow, Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy
– Mr. Dean Cheng, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center
– Mr. Anthony Kim, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Trade & Economics
U.S. Department of Commerce
– Mr. Stefan Selig, Under Secretary for International Trade
Luncheon hosted by America China Public Affairs Institute
Dinner hosted by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
7 July 2015 (Tuesday)
Capitol Hill Breakfast Meeting hosted by the U.S.-Asia Institute
U.S. Department of State
– Ms. Susan Thornton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
– Mr. Alan Brinker, Desk Officer, Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs
Lunch hosted by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China
– Ambassador Cui Tiankai
– Mr. Zhou Jingxing, Chief of the Political Section and Minister-Counselor (Political)
– Mr. Wang Shiquan, Second Secretary
Hudson Institute
– Ms. Elaine Chao, 24th US Secretary of Labor
– Dr. Kenneth Weinstein, President and CEO
– Mr. John Walter, Chief Operating Officer & Director, Hudson Political Studies Program
– Mr. Christopher DeMuth, Distinguished Fellow
– Mr. Eric Brown, Senior Fellow
Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
– Prof. Robert Sutter, Professor of Practice of International Affairs
– Prof. Steve Suranovic, Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs
– Prof. Doug Shaw, incoming Senior Associate Provost for International Strategy
– Ms. Lori Cwalina, Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
– Ms. Meegan McVay, Director of Development
Ambassador Cui Tiankai (middle) hosted a luncheon for the delegation
New York
8 July 2015 (Wednesday)
Breakfast Meeting hosted by Morgan Stanley
– Mr. Harold Ford Jr, Managing Director
– Ms. Ellen Zentner, Chief Economist
Bloomberg
– Ms. Karen Toulon, Executive Editor, Global Newsmakers – Radio network
– Ms. Bonnie Cao, Reporter, China (based in NY)
– Ms. Sangwon Yoon, Reporter, Emerging Markets – Global Affairs
– Mr. Nathaniel Baker, Reporter, Bloomberg Briefs
Luncheon hosted by the Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations
– Ambassador Liu Jieyi, Permanent Representative
– Mr. Yao Shaojun, Counsellor
– Ms. Yang Yi, First Secretary, Political Adviser
Dinner Hosted by America China Public Affairs Institute – “Israel, China, United States, and Hong Kong – A Global Perspective”
Participants: Leaders (officers and board members) of the United Jewish Appeal-Federation (UJA), the American Jewish Committee (AJC), the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), and the Israeli Consulate
Meeting with Jewish associations in New York
9 July 2015 (Thursday)
Breakfast Meeting hosted by the U.S.-Asia Institute
National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
– Mr. Stephen Orlins, President
– Ms. Haini Guo, Senior Program Officer
– Mr. Jonathan Lowet, Senior Director, Leadership Initiatives
Luncheon hosted by the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York
– Ambassador Zhang Qiyue, Consul General
– Ms. Liu Yi, Commercial Counselor
– Mr. Guo Zhenguang, Consul
Meeting with National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
