The Foundation completed its annual delegation visit to the United States from 7 to 10 June 2016. 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. Thomas Woo, Executive Managing Director & General Manager, Hsin Kuang Restaurant (Holdings) Ltd; Ms. Winnie Ng, Director, The Kowloon Motor Bus Co Ltd; Mr. Philip Ma, Chairman & CEO, The Sincere Co Ltd; Mr. Sebastian Man, Chairman & CEO, Chung Mei International Holdings Ltd; Ms. Juliana Lam, Managing Director, Julius Industries Ltd; Mr. John Lee, Managing Director of Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Mr. Anson Chan, Chairman & CEO, Bonds Group of Companies and Ms. Rosana Wong, Executive Director, Yau Lee Holdings Ltd; and Executive Director Ms. Karen Tang.
(L to R) Mr. John Lee, Mr. Sebastian Man, Mr. Ronnie Chan, Ms. Karen Tang, Ms. Juliana Lam, Mr. Zhu Min (Deputy Managing Director of IMF), Mr. Philip Ma, Mr. Thomas Woo, Ms. Rosana Wong and Mr. Anson Chan
The delegation visited the Executive Branch (U.S. Department of State); members of the Legislative Branch (Congresswomen Grace Meng and Judy Chu); think tanks (The Brookings Institution, Cato Institute, Center for American Progress and Council on Foreign Affairs); financial and economic research institutions (International Monetary Fund, Morgan Stanley and Rhodium Group); a rating agency (Fitch Ratings); a university (George Washington University); NGOs (America China Public Affairs Institute, Asia Society, Hong Kong Association of New York and the U.S.-Asia Institute) and media (Barron’s).
The delegation was honored that the Embassy of the PRC in the U.S. (DCM & Minister Wu Xi), 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.
7 June 2016 (Tuesday)
America China Public Affairs Institute
– Mr. Fred Teng, President
The Brookings Institution
– Dr. Richard Bush, Director, Center for East Asia Policy Studies
– Mr. Kenneth Lieberthal, Senior Fellow
– Dr. David Dollar, Senior Fellow
– Mr. Philippe Le Corre, Visiting Fellow
Lunch hosted by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China
– Ms. Wu Xi, DCM & Minister (副館長吳璽公使)
– Mr. Zhou Jingxing, Chief of the Political Section and Minster-Counselor (Political)
– Ms. Fang Hong, Counselor (Political)
– Mr. Hu Yumin, First Secretary
Cato Institute
– Dr. Daniel Mitchell, Senior Fellow
International Monetary Fund
– Mr. Zhu Min (朱民), Deputy Managing Director
– Mr. Siddharth Tiwari, Director, Strategy, Policy and Review Department
– Mr. Alfred Kammer, Deputy Director, Strategy, Policy and Review Department
– Ms. Julie Ziegler, Senior Communications Officer, Strategy, Policy and Review Department
Dinner hosted by The George Washington University
– Ambassador Reuben Brigety II, Dean of Elliott School of International Affairs
– Prof. Linda Livingston, Dean of School of Business
– Prof. Ben Hopkins, Incoming Director of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies
– Ms. Lori Cwalina, Assistant Vice President for Development at the Elliott School
– Ms. Elizabeth Mitchell, Assistant Vice President at the School of Business
Meeting at the Brookings Institution
8 June 2016 (Wednesday)
Capitol Hill Breakfast Meeting hosted by The U.S.-Asia Institute
– Mr. Jason Chung, Republican National Committee Director of Asian Pacific American Initiatives
– Ms. Christine Chen, Director of Asia Pacific Islander American Vote
– Mr. Christopher Nelson, Senior Vice President, Samuels International
– Mr. Javade Chaudhri, Partner, Jones Day Law Firm; Trustee, US-Asia Institute
– Ms. Julie Chon, Global Head Public Investment Strategy, Perry Capital; Trustee, US-Asia Institute
– Ms. Mary Purdy, Senior Advisor, US-Asia Institute
– Ms. Mary Sue Bissell, Executive Director, US-Asia Institute
Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY)
Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA)
Speaking Luncheon hosted by America China Public Affairs Institute
Highlighted guests:
– Ms. Barbara Franklin, Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce
– Ms. Elaine Chao, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor
– Ms. Charlene Barshefsky, Former U.S. Trade Representative
– Mr. Rudy deLeon, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense
– Mr. Stapleton Roy, Former U.S. Ambassador to China
– Mr. Douglas Paal, Former Director of American Institute in Taiwan
– Mr. Norm Coleman, Former U.S. Senator from Minnesota
– Mr. John Frisbie, President, US China Business Council
Center for American Progress
– Mr. Andy Green, Managing Director, Economic Policy
– Mr. Rudy deLeon, Senior Fellow
US Department of State
– DAS Peter Haymond, Director, Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs
– Mr. Alan Brinker, Desk Officer, Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs
Speaking Luncheon hosted by America China Public Affairs Institute
New York
9 June 2016 (Thursday)
Breakfast Meeting hosted by Morgan Stanley
– Mr. Thomas Nides, Vice Chairman
– Ms. Lisa Shalett, Head of Investment and Portfolio Strategies, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Speaking Luncheon hosted by Asia Society for Mrs. Carrie Lam, Chief Secretary for Administration
Council on Foreign Relations
– Mr. Justin Vogt, Deputy Managing Editor, Foreign Policy
Barron’s
– Mr. Ed Finn, Editor and Publisher of Barron’s US
– Mr. Kopin Tan, Editor, Barron’s Asia
Hong Kong Association of New York Gala Dinner for Mrs. Carrie Lam, Chief Secretary for Administration
With Mrs. Carrie Lam (4th right) at the HKANY Gala Dinner
10 June 2016 (Friday)
Breakfast Meeting hosted by the Hong Kong Association of New York
Fitch Ratings
– Mr. Dan Champeau, Managing Director, Global Public Finance, Global Infrastructure & Project Finance
– Mr. Jack Archibald, Senior Director, Business Development, Public Finance
Luncheon Jointly Hosted by the Permanent Mission of P.R. China to the United Nations and Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York
– Ambassador Liu Jieyi (劉結一大使), Permanent Representative
– Ambassador Zhang Qiyue (章啟月大使),Consul General
Rhodium Group
– Mr. Daniel Rosen, Partner
– Ms. Jeeway Kan, Director of Business Development
Ambassador Liu Jieyi (5th right) and Ambassador Zhang Qiyue (6th right) jointly hosted a luncheon for the delegation