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2019 Turkey Delegation

The Foundation organized its first delegation to Turkey from 22 to 28 September 2019, visiting Istanbul and Ankara. Led by the Foundation’s Executive Committee Chairman Mr. Ronnie Chan, the delegation was able to meet with senior government officials and local business leaders to understand more about the investment opportunities and economic development in Turkey. Half-day Conference I hosted by Mrs. Emine Sabanci Kamisli (front row, 5th left) List of Delegates: – Mr. Ronnie CHAN (Leader) Executive Committee Chairman, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman, Hang Lung Properties Ltd – Dr. Roy CHUNG Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Co-founder & Non-Executive Director, Techtronic Industries Co Ltd – Mr. Philip MA Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman & CEO, The Sincere Co Ltd – Ms. Diana CHOU Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Founder & Chairman, Dragon General Aviation Group – Ms. Juliana LAM Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Managing Director, Julius Industries Ltd – Mr. Samson CHAN Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman & CEO, Genesis Industries Ltd – Mr. CHAN Yim-kwong Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Senior Consultant, AXA China Region Insurance Co Ltd – Dr. Frankie YEUNG Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Senior District Director, AIA International Ltd – Mr. John LEE Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Vice Chairman & Co-Head of Greater China, Asia Corporate Client Solutions, UBS AG – Mr. Dominic PANG Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman, Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Ltd – Mr. Dario PONG Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Managing Director, Ferro Resources Ltd – Ms. Alice AU Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Partner, Spencer Stuart – Dr. ZHONG Xiaofeng Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chief Executive Officer, North Asia, Amundi Hong Kong Ltd – Ms. Clara CHAN Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Lee Kee Holdings Ltd – Mr. Bosco LAW Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Deputy Chairman & CEO, Laws Fashion Group Ltd – Ms. Karen TANG Executive Director, The Better Hong Kong Foundation – Mr. Adriel CHAN Executive Director, Hang Lung Properties Ltd – Mrs. Mimi CHAN Chairman of Milagros Corporation Ltd – Mr. Vincent WOO Director, ZhenHub – Mr. Bahadir YAHYAGIL Managing Director, Midfield Hong Kong Ltd Meeting with Mr. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Minister of Culture and Tourism Organizations and Places Visited: Istanbul – Mr. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, Minister of Culture and Tourism – Mr. Cui Wei, Consul General of the Consulate General of the PRC in Istanbul – Half-day Conference I hosted by Mrs. Emine Sabanci Kamisli, Vice Chairperson of Esas Holding and speakers included Mr. Zafer Sonmez, Managing Director of Turkey Wealth Fund, Mr. Ahmet Burak Daglioglu, Vice President of Investment Office of the Presidency of Turkey, Mr. Ahmet Cuneyt Selcuk, Chief Project Director of Investment Office of the Presidency of Turkey, etc – Half-day Conference II hosted by Mrs. Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag, Board Member of Dogan Group and speakers included Mr. Murat Ozdemir, Country Advisor of Investment Office of the Presidency of Turkey, Mr. Li Ruojie, General Manager of Bank of China Turkey A.S., Ms. Bilge Gerek, Finance Director of Li & Fung, etc – Mrs. Hazan Revna Demiroren, Demiroren Holding – Prof. Ilber Ortayli, Former Director of the Topkapi Palace Museum – Mrs. Ece Kurdoglu, President of Arbeta Tourism Agency – Mr. Korhan Kurdoglu, Vice Chairman of TAB Food Investments – Mr. Ahmet Gunestekin, Artist – Dr. Osman Cevdet Akcay, Economist – Eisenhower Fellowships in Turkey – Topkapi Palace Museum – Dolmabahce Palace – Hagia Sophia Museum – Maritime Museum – Basilica Cistern – Grand Bazaar – Galata Mevlevihanesi and Whirling Dervishes Show Mrs. Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag (front row, middle) hosted the Half-day Conference II and a networking luncheon for the delegation Mr. Ronnie Chan gave a speech at the Seminar on China-Turkey Economic and Cultural Cooperation organized by the Consulate General of the PRC in Istanbul Consul General Cui Wei (front row, 4th right) met with the delegation Mr. Dario Pong (1st right) participated in the panel discussion at the Half-day Conference II Exchanged views with Eisenhower Fellowships in Turkey Ankara – Ambassador Deng Li, Embassy of the PRC in Turkey – Mr. Riza Tuna Turagay, Deputy Minister of Trade – Mr. Akif Ozkaldı, Vice Minister of Agriculture and Forestry – Anitkabir Ambassador Deng Li (front row, 7th right) received the delegation at the Chinese Embassy Meeting with Mr. Riza Tuna Turagay (9th right), Deputy Minister of Trade Meeting with Mr. Akif Ozkaldi (middle), Vice Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
2019.09.22 - 2019.09.28

2019 Beijing Delegation

The Foundation organized its first delegation to Beijing on 8 – 9 August 2019. Led by the Foundation’s Executive Committee Chairman Mr. Ronnie Chan, the delegation met with senior Central Government officials and thoughts leaders to understand more about the national’s policy on Hong Kong. Mr. Huang Liuquan (front row, middle), Deputy Director-General, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council hosted a dinner for the delegation List of Delegates: – Mr. Ronnie CHAN (Leader) Executive Committee Chairman, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman, Hang Lung Properties Ltd – Tan Sri Dato’ David CHIU Trustee, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman, Far East Consortium International Ltd – Mr. Andrew YAO Corporate Sponsor, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman, Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings Ltd – Dr. Roy CHUNG Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Co-founder & Non-Executive Director, Techtronic Industries Co Ltd – Mr. Thomas WOO Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Executive Managing Director & General Manager, Hsin Kuang Restaurant (Holdings) Ltd – Mr. Joseph YU Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman, Roseville Group of Companies – Mr. Sebastian MAN Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman & CEO, Chung Mei International Holdings Ltd – Mr. Samson CHAN Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman & CEO, Genesis Industries Ltd – Mr. Tommy HUI Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Executive Director, Hengan International Group Co Ltd – Mr. Bryant LU Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Vice Chairman, Ronald Lu & Partners (Hong Kong) Ltd – Mr. Dominic PANG Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman, Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Ltd – Mr. Andrew YU Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Director, Yue Hwa Chinese Products Emporium Ltd – Ms. Alice AU Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Partner, Spencer Stuart – Mr. Allen SHI Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman, Brilliant Group Ltd – Dr. ZHONG Xiaofeng Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chief Executive Officer, North Asia, Amundi Hong Kong Ltd – Ms. Clara CHAN Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Lee Kee Holdings Ltd – Ms. Karen TANG Executive Director, The Better Hong Kong Foundation – Mr. Adriel CHAN Executive Director, Hang Lung Properties Ltd Organizations and People Visited: – Ms. Cheng Lihua, Vice Minister, Ministry of Finance – Mr. Huang Liuquan, Deputy Director-General, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council – Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Office of the HKSAR Government in Beijing – The People’s Bank of China – China Center for International Economic Exchanges – Dr. Zhu Min, Former Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund and Chairman, National Institute of Financial Research, Tsinghua University – Dr. Lee Kai-fu, Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures – Mr. Wang Xiangwei, Former Editor-in-Chief, South China Morning Post Vice Minister of Finance Ms. Cheng Lihua (8th right) exchanged views with the delegation Dr. Zhu Min (3rd left) shared his views with the delegation Meeting with Ms. Chen Wenling (front row, middle), Chief Economist of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges Meeting with Ms. Hou Yue (3rd left), Deputy Director-General of the Department of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. John Leung (front row, 4th right), Director of the Office of the HKSAR Government in Beijing hosted a luncheon for the delegation The delegation visited the People’s Bank of China and met with Ms. Ai Ming, Director of IMF Division of the International Department Dr. Lee Kai-fu (front row, middle) hosted a dinner for the delegation
2019.08.08 - 2019.08.09

2018 Russian Federation Delegation

The Foundation organized its first delegation to the Russian Federation from 22 to 28 September 2018, visiting Moscow and St. Petersburg. Led by the Foundation’s Executive Committee Chairman Mr. Ronnie Chan, the delegation were able to meet with senior government officials and local business leaders to understand more about the investment opportunities and economic development in Russia. The Delegation visited the mayor’s office of Moscow List of Delegates: – Mr. Ronnie CHAN (Leader) Executive Committee Chairman, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman, Hang Lung Properties Ltd – Tan Sri Dato’ David CHIU Trustee, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman, Fast East Consortium International Ltd – Ms. Pansy HO Trustee, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Group Executive Chairman & Managing Director, Shun Tak Holdings Ltd – Mr. Thomas WOO Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Executive Managing Director & General Manager, Hsin Kuang Restaurant (Holdings) Ltd – Ms. Winnie NG Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Director, The Kowloon Motor Bus Co Ltd – Mr. Philip MA Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman & CEO, The Sincere Co Ltd – Ms. Diana CHOU Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman, Dragon General Aviation Group – Mr. Sebastian MAN Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman & CEO, Chung Mei International Holdings Ltd – Ms. Juliana LAM Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Managing Director, Julius Industries Ltd – Mr. Samson CHAN Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman & CEO, Genesis Industries Ltd – Dr. Frankie YEUNG Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Senior District Director, AIA International Ltd – Mr. John LEE Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Vice Chairman & Co-Head of Greater China, Asia Corporate Client Solutions, UBS AG – Mr. Anson CHAN Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman & CEO, Bonds Group of Companies – Mr. Bryant LU Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Vice Chairman, Ronald Lu & Partners (Hong Kong) Ltd – Ms. Rosana WONG Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Executive Director, Yau Lee Holdings Ltd – Mr. Allen SHI Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chairman, Brilliant International Group Ltd – Dr. ZHONG Xiaofeng Council Member, The Better Hong Kong Foundation / Chief Executive Officer, North Asia, Amundi Hong Kong Ltd – Mr. Andrew CHIU Assistant to Chairman, Fast East Consortium International Ltd – Ms. Karen TANG Executive Director, The Better Hong Kong Foundation Business dinner hosted by Roscongress Foundation with local business community leaders and chaired by Mr. Anton Kobyakov, Adviser to the President Organizations and Places Visited: Moscow – Mr. Anton KOBYAKOV, Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation – Mr. Maxim ORESHKIN, Minister of Economic Development – Mr. Dmitriy KOSTENNIKOV, Deputy Minister of Healthcare – Mr. Sergei SOBYANIN, Mayor of Moscow – Mr. FAN Xianrong, Plenipotentiary Minister of the Embassy of the PRC in Russia – Roscongress Foundation – Kremlin Palace – Red Square – The State Historical Museum of Russia – The State Tretyakov Gallery – Victory Museum – Armoury Chamber – Bunker-42 (Museum of Cold War) – GUM Department Store – Moscow Metro Subway – Sparrow Hills Meeting with Mr. Sergei Sobyanin (middle), Mayor of Moscow The Foundation’s Trustees (L to R) Tri Sri Dato’ David Chiu, Ms. Pansy Ho and Mr. Ronnie Chan together with delegates shared their views at the meeting with Minister of Economic Development Meeting with Mr. Dmitriy Kostennikov, Deputy Minister of Healthcare Plenipotentiary Minister FAN Xianrong (front row, 8th right) received the delegation at the Chinese Embassy in Moscow At Red Square St. Petersburg – Mr. Georgy POLTAVCHENKO, Governor of St. Petersburg – Mr. Andrey NIKITIN, Governor of Novgorod Region – Mr. Dmitry YALOV, Vice-Governor of Leningrad Region – Ms. GUO Min, Consul-General of the Consulate-General of the PRC in St. Petersburg – Mr. Andrey Stanislavovich MAKSIMOV, Committee Chairman, Committee for Science and Higher Education of the Government of St. Petersburg – Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University – Imperial Palace of Peterhof – Hermitage Museum – Military Historical Museum – Vodka Museum – Church of Savior on the Spilled Blood – St. Issac’s Cathedral – The Mariinsky Theatre Meeting with Mr. Georgy Poltavchenko (6th right), Governor of St. Petersburg Attended the National Day Reception hosted by Chinese Consulate-General in St. Petersburg, with Consul-General Guo Min (6th right) Lunch meeting with Mr. Andrey Nikitin (2nd right), Governor of Novgorod Region and Mr. Dmitry Yalov (middle), Vice-Governor of Leningrad Region Meeting with Mr. Andrey Stanislavovich Maksimov, Committee Chairman, Committee for Science and Higher Education of the Government of St. Petersburg Visited Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University Consul-General Guo Min hosted a dinner for the delegation at the Chinese Consulate-General in St. Petersburg
2018.09.22 - 2018.09.30

2018 U.S. Delegation

The Foundation completed its annual delegation visit to the United States from 9 to 12 July 2018. 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 Ms. Winnie Ng, Director of The Kowloon Motor Bus Co Ltd and Mr. John Lee, Vice Chairman and Co-Head of Greater China, Asia Corporate Client Solutions of UBS AG Corporate Client Solutions; Corporate Sponsor’s representative Mr. Song Teng, CEO of Haitong International Securities (USA) Inc; Executive Director Ms. Karen Tang; and invited guests Ms. Tammy Tam, Editor-in-Chief of the South China Morning Post and Mr. Fred Teng, President of AmericaChina Public Affairs Institute. The delegation visited the Executive Branch (U.S. Department of Commerce); member of the Legislative Branch (Senator Mitch McConnell); think tanks (The Brookings Institution and the Heritage Foundation); NGOs (China General Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S.-Asia Institute); a financial institution (New York Stock Exchange); and media (Bloomberg, The Economist and 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) and the Consulate General of the PRC in New York (Acting Consul General Zhao Yumin) hosted luncheon and dinner to welcome the delegation respectively. The Permanent Mission of the PRC to the UN (Ambassador Ma Chaoxu) also met with the delegation. (Please click here to view the bios of the delegates.) Itinerary Washington D.C. 9 July 2018 (Monday) Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office – Washington D.C. – Mr. Eddie Mak, Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs, USA – Mr. Law Kin-wai, Director – Mr. Jackson Wong, Deputy Director The Brookings Institution – Mr. David Dollar, Senior Fellow – Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, John L. Thornton China Center – Dr. Richard Bush, The Michael H. Armacost Chair, Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies, Senior Fellow – Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center Luncheon Hosted by Embassy of the People’s Republic of China – Ambassador Cui Tiankai (崔天凱大使) – Mr. Zhou Jingxing, Minister Counselor (周景興公使銜參贊) – Mr. Hu Yumin, First Secretary (胡鈺旻一秘) U.S. Department of Commerce – Mr. Alan Turley, Deputy Assistant Secretary for China U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Mr. Charles Freeman, Senior Vice President for Asia – Mr. Jeremie Waterman, President of the China Center Dinner Hosted by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office – Washington DC – Mr. Eddie Mak, Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs, USA – Mr. Law Kin-wai, Director – Mr. Jackson Wong, Deputy Director Ambassador Cui Tiankai (4th left) hosted a luncheon for the delegation 10 July 2018 (Tuesday) Capitol Hill Breakfast Meeting Hosted by The U.S.-Asia Institute – Mr. Christopher McCannell, USAI Congressional Circle – Ms. Mary Purdy, Senior Advisor – Ms. Mary Sue Bissell, Executive Director POLITICO – Mr. Bryan Bender, Defense Editor – Ms. Marty Kady, Editorial Director, Politico Pro – Ms. Elizabeth Ralph, Deputy Editor of Politico Magazine – Ms. Megan Cassella, Trade Reporter – Mr. Michael Crowley, Foreign Affairs Editor – Mr. Adam Behsudi, Trade Reporter Heritage Foundation – Mr. Walter Lohman, Director of the Asia Center – Mr. Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow – Mr. Riley Walters, Policy Analyst, Asia Economy and Technology Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell With Leader Mitch McConnell (middle) New York 12 July 2018 (Thursday) The Economist – Mr. Tom Easton, American Finance Editor – Mr. Vijay Vaitheeswaran, U.S. Business Editor Permanent Mission of P.R. China to the United Nations – Ambassador Ma Chaoxu, Permanent Representative to the UN (馬朝旭大使) Luncheon Hosted by New York Stock Exchange – Ms. Betty Liu, Executive Vice Chairman China General Chamber of Commerce – USA – Mr. XU Chen, Chairman (President and CEO of Bank of China USA) Bloomberg – Ms. Catherine Dodge, First Word DC (Politics/Congress/White House) – Mr. Ye Xie, Market Blogger (Global Macro, Foreign Exchange) – Mr. Carl Riccadonna, U.S. Chief Economist – Mr. George Lei, Emerging Markets – Mr. Jacob Gu, CBN International Markets Editor in NYC (Stocks, FX, China, U.S.) Dinner Hosted by the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York – Dr. Zhao Yumin, Acting Consul General (趙宇敏署理總領事) – Mr. Qian Jing, Deputy Consul General (錢進副總領事) – Mr. Wang Qiang, Consul (王強領事) – Mr. Chen Zhisong, Consul (陳志嵩領事) Ambassador Ma Chaoxu (3rd left) met with the delegation
2018.07.09 - 2018.07.12

2017 U.S. Delegation

The Foundation completed its annual delegation visit to the United States from 10 to 13 July 2017. 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 Corporate Sponsor Mr. Andrew Yao, Chairman, Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings Ltd; 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; Mr. John Lee, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Corporate Client Solutions, Asia, UBS AG; Mr. Andrew Yu, Director, Yue Hwa Chinese Products Emporium Ltd and Ms. Alice Au, Partner, Spencer Stuart; and Executive Director Ms. Karen Tang. The Foundation also invited Ms. Tammy Tam, Editor-in-Chief of the South China Morning Post to join this year’s delegation. The delegation: (L to R) Ms. Winnie Ng, Mr. Andrew Yao, Ms. Alice Au, Mr. John Lee, Mr. Sebastian Man, Mr. Thomas Woo, Ms. Tammy Tam, Mr. Andrew Yu, Mr. Ronnie Chan, Mr. Philip Ma and Ms. Karen Tang The delegation visited the Executive Branch (U.S. Department of Transportation and Department of State); think tanks (The Brookings Institution, Center for American Progress, Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Heritage Foundation and National Committee on U.S.-China Relations); a rating agency (Standard & Poor’s); a university (Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies); NGOs (America China Public Affairs Institute, Asia Society and the U.S.-Asia Institute) and media (Politico and 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 luncheon and dinner 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. 10 July 2017 (Monday) Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office – Washington DC – Mr. Clement Leung, Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs, USA – Mr. Law Kin-wai, Director – Ms. Beatrice Chiu, Deputy Director Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy – Former U.S. Ambassador to Singapore (1984-86), China (1991-95), Indonesia (1996-99) – Founding Director and Distinguished Scholar, Kissinger Institute and US Woodrow Wilson Center BHKF Luncheon – Mr. Charlie Cook, The Cook Political Report – Ambassador James Keith, McLarty Associates – Mr. Eric Melby, The Scowcroft Group – Mr. Kevin Nealer, The Scowcroft Group – Ambassador Wendy Sherman, Albright Stonebridge Group – Mr. Bruce Stokes, Pew Research Center Center for American Progress – Mr. Rudy deLeon, Senior Fellow – Dr. Melanie Hart, Senior Fellow & Director of China Policy – Ms. Blaine Johson, Policy Analyst of China & Asia Policy Center for Strategic and International Studies – Dr. Scott Kennedy, Deputy Director of Freeman Chair in China – Mr. Qiu Mingda, Research Associate – Dr. Robert Wong, Senior Advisor, Covington & Burling LLP Dinner Hosted by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office – Washington DC – Mr. Clement Leung, Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs, USA – Mr. Law Kin-wai, Director – Ms. Beatrice Chiu, Deputy Director With Mr. Clement Leung (1st left) and Ambassador Stapleton Roy (front row, 4th left) at the HKETO office 11 July 2017 (Tuesday) Capitol Hill Breakfast Meeting Hosted by The U.S.-Asia Institute – Mr. Benjamin Wu, Vice Chairman of the Trustees – Ms. Mary Purdy, Senior Advisor – Ms. Mary Sue Bissell, Executive Director – Mr. Christopher McCannell, Partner, Eris Group The Brookings Institution – Dr. Richard Bush, Director, Center for East Asia Policy Studies – Ms. Jamie Horsley, Visiting Lecturer in Law, Yale Law School Luncheon Hosted by America China Public Affairs Institute – Mr. Fred Teng, President – Ambassador Carla Hills, Hills & Company – Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, Former U.S. Trade Representative – Ambassador John Negroponte, McLarty Associates – Dr. Douglas Spelman, Wilson Center, Kissinger Institute – Mr. Vikram Singh, Center for American Progress – Mr. James Dorn, Cato Institute – Mr. David Firestein, East West Institute – Dr. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics – Dr. Gary Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics – Mr. Steve Clemons, The Atlantic – Mr. Claude Fontheim, Fontheim International, LLC Secretary Elaine Chao, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Heritage Foundation – Dr. Edwin Feulner, President – Dr. Kim Holmes, Acting Senior Vice President – Dr. James Carafano, Vice President – Mr. Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow – Mr. Walter Lohman, Director of Asian Studies Center – Mr. Carsten Walter, Director of Development – Mr. Dean Cheng, Senior Research Fellow – Mr. Anthony Kim, Deputy Chief of Staff – Mr. Riley Walters, Research Associate Dinner and Night Time Tour of the Capitol Hosted by Former Congressman Jack Field With Secretary Elaine Chao (middle) 12 July 2017 (Wednesday) POLITICO – Mr. Bryan Bender, Defense Editor – Ms. Elizabeth Ralph, Deputy Editor – Mr. Doug Palmer, Senior Trade Reporter U.S. Department of State – Ms. Laura Stone, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian & Pacific Affairs Luncheon Hosted by Embassy of the People’s Republic of China – Ambassador Cui Tiankai (崔天凱大使) – Minister Li Kexin (李克新公使) – Mr. Zhou Jingxing, Minister Counselor (周景興公使銜參贊) – Mr. Hu Yumin, First Secretary (胡鈺旻一秘) Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies – Ambassador James Keith, Former US Consul General in Hong Kong – Dr. David Lampton, Hyman Professor and Director of SAIS-China and China Studies With Ambassador Cui Tiankai (middle) New York 13 July 2017 (Thursday) Breakfast Meeting Hosted by America China Public Affairs Institute with Jewish Community Leaders in New York National Committee on U.S.-China Relations – Ms. Jan Berris, Vice President – Ms. Margot Landman, Senior Director for Education Programs – Ms. Merit Janow, Dean of the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia Law School – Mr. Carl Minzner, School of Law, Fordham University Speaking Luncheon at Asia Society – “Hong Kong, 20 Years Later: Promises Made, Promises Kept, Promises to be Fulfilled” Speakers: – Mr. Ronnie Chan, – Ms. Tammy Tam – Mr. Ben Zhang (Member of the Executive Committee, Haitong International Securities Group) Moderator: – Mr. Tom Nagorski (Executive Vice President, Asia Society) Standard & Poor’s – Mr. Paul Sheard, EVP & Chief Global Economist – Mr. Paul Gruenwald, Asia Pacific Chief Economist – Mr. Joydeep Mukherji, Managing Director – Sovereign Ratings – Americas – Ms. Lisa Schineller, Managing Director – Sovereign Ratings – Americas – Mr. Gerard Painter, Sr. Director – Investor Communications Bloomberg – Ms. Karen Toulon, Former NY Bureau Chief and Executive Editor of Global Newsmakers – Mr. Jason Kelly, Current New York Bureau Chief Dinner 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 With Ambassador Liu Jieyi (6th left) and Ambassador Zhang Qiyue (7th left)    
2017.07.10 - 2017.07.13

2016 U.S. Delegation

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  
2016.06.07 - 2016.06.10