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訪問團

2007美國訪問團

2007.06.17 - 2007.06.24

「香港明天更好基金」(「基金」)於2007年6月17日至24日到美國進行了一年一度的美國訪問。訪問團此行在華盛頓及紐約會晤了當地的政府官員、國會議員、商界領袖、學術界、智庫及傳媒，並向他們講解了香港最新的社會及經濟發展。

今年訪問團團長為「基金」行政總裁鄧淑德女士，成員包括：香港特區行政會議召集人兼DTZ亞太區主席梁振英先生、行政會議成員、香港立法會議員兼亞洲金融集團總裁陳智思先生、城市大學商學院經濟及金融系金融講座教授張仁良教授、九巴執行董事兼「基金」理事伍穎梅女士及資深國際時事評論員Al. Reyes先生。南華早報編輯楊建興先生則為訪問團的觀察員。

今年為香港回歸祖國十周年，故此「基金」特別將訪問團主題定為「香港回歸10年及未來前瞻」。回顧了自回歸以來香港如何在一國两制、港人治港、高度自治下與國家融合，又同時保持著國際大都會及面向世界的獨特地位；亦講述了在「一國兩制」原則下面對的挑戰和機遇。

訪美期間，梁振英議員、陳智思議員及張仁良教授出席了由「卡內基國際和平基金會」(Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)、「布魯金協會」(Brookings Institutions)、「美國研究基金」(the Fund for American Studies)、「香港經濟貿易署駐紐約辦事處」(HKETO New York)，及「亞洲協會」(Asia Society)，主辦的演講會及午餐會，並圍繞今年訪問團的主題發表了演說。

此外，訪問團亦會見了美國政府官員，包括中美「戰略經濟對話」(Strategic Economic Dialogue — SED)美方人員唐興（Dr. Dan Wright），及國務院主管東亞及太平洋事務的外交事務助理國務卿Mr. Thomas Christensen。「基金」一直與美國著名智庫保持良好和密切的聯繫，而「基金」今次亦安排了跟「凱托研究所」(CATO Institute)、「卡內基國際和平基金會」(Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)、「傳統基金」(Heritage Foundation)等智庫會面，交換了對香港回歸十年的發展的看法和意見。同時訪問團亦分別獲中國駐美公使、駐紐約總領事及中國駐聯合國大使宴請接待。

詳細日程如下（只備英文）：

June 18, 2007 (Monday) Washington D.C.

Breakfast Meeting with Briefing: U.S.-China Relations: A U.S. Legislative Perspective
chaired by Mr. Norman Lau Kee, Chairman Emeritus, US-Asia Institute
moderated by Robert F. Jordan, Senior Advisor, US-Asia Institute
Congressional Staff: Jaime R. Harrison, Director of Floor Operations and Counsel, Office of the Majority Whip, US House of Representatives
Michael Martin, Analyst in Asian Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division, Congressional Research Services
Wayne M. Morrison, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division, Congressional Research Services
Jefferey Wrase, Senate Republican Chief Economist, Joint Economic Committee US Congress

Meeting with HKETO Washington
Ms. Margaret Fong, Commissioner for Economic & Trade Affairs, USA
Mr. Eddie Mak, Dir-Gen, HK Economic & Trade Affairs, Washington
Ms Susanne Wong, Assistant Dir-Gen, HKETO

Meeting and Luncheon with DCM & Minister ZHENG Zeguang, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States of America, and Mr MA Zhanwu, Counsellor, Political Office, Embassy of the PRC in USA

Meeting with Cato Institute
Mr. William A. Niskanen, Chairman
Mr. James Dorn, VP for Academic Affairs

Public speaking engagement on “Hong Kong’s Economic Developments and Economic Relations with Mainland China” **
with The Hon. Bernard Chan and Prof. Stephen Cheung
hosted by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
moderated by Mark MEDISH, VP for Studies (Rusia, China, and Eurasia) at Carnegie

Meeting with Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Ms Jessica Matthews, President
Mr Albert Keidel, Senior Associate

Dinner hosted by HKETO Washington for The Hon. C.Y. Leung & The Hon. Bernard Chan
Participants:
The Honorable Donald A. Manzullo, Ranking Member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, U.S. House of Representatives
Dr. David H. McCormick, Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs, National Security Council, The White House
Dr. Ira Kasoff, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Dr. William A. Niskanen, Chairman,Cato Institute
Dr. Eric D.K. Melby, Principal Member, The Scowcroft Group
Dr. Pieter Bottelier, Senior Adjunct Professor, China Studies, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), The Johns Hopkins University
Mr. Nien Su, Minority Professional Staff Member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, U.S. House of Representatives

Dinner hosted by HKETO Washington for other delegates

June 19, 2007 (Tuesday) Washington D.C.

Meeting with The Hon. Thomas J. Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Mr. John J Norris, Jr. Director, Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs,
Mr David L. Citron, Mongolia Desk Officer, Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs,
Ms Pamela F Peng, Political Officer, Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs
Luncheon discussion **
with The Hon. C.Y. Leung
hosted by Brookings Institution
Participants:
Richard Bush, Brookings, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
Li Cheng, Brookings, China Center
Rikkie Yeung, Brookings, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
Chu Shulong, Brookings, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
D.L. McNeal, Brookings, China Cente
Wing Thye Woo, Brookings, Senior Fellow, John Thornton China Center, Foreign Policy Studies Program
Kevin Scott Brookings, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
Margaret Fong, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
Eddie Mak, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
Susanne Wong, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
Alan Romberg, Senior Associate, Director, East Asia Program, Stimson Center
Stephen A. Schlaikjer, Senior Analyst, Centra Technolog, Inc.
Doug Spelman
T. Kumar, Amnesty International

Meeting with Congressman Edward R. Royce (R-CA), Asia Pacific Subcommittee, House Foreign Affairs Committee; Ranking Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade; Member, House Financial Services Committee, Mr Hunter M. Strupp, Legislative Assistant to Ed Royce

Meeting with Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN) House Foreign Affairs Committee, Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment Subcommittee

Meeting with Dr. Daniel B. Wright, Managing Director, China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue, U.S. Department of Treasury

Dinner with US journalists
Participants:
Terry Atlas, Assistant Managing Editor/World, U.S. News & World Report
Joyce Barnathan, President of ICFJ
Patrick Butler, Vice President of Programs, ICFJ
Jeffery H. Birnbaum, Staff Writer, Washington Post
Jim Wolf, Reuters
Winston Chen, Sing Tao Washington Bureau Chief
Paris Huang, Sing Tao Washington Bureau

June 20, 2007 (Wednesday) Washington D.C.

Meeting with Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Chairman, U.S.-China Interparliamentary Exchange, Mr Gregg E. Sheiowitz, Legislative Director for Joseph Crowley

Meeting with American Enterprise Institute
Ambassador James Lilley
hosted by Mrs. Esther G. Kee

Open forum on “Hong Kong in the Past Ten Years and the Future” **
with The Hon. C.Y. Leung, The Hon. Bernard Chan and Prof. Stephen Cheung
hosted by the Fund for American Studies
chaired by Mr Roger R. Ream, President of FAS
moderated by Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch, President of the US-China Education Trust

Meeting with Rear Admiral Eric McVadon (U.S. Navy, Retired) Director of Asia/Pacific Studies, Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis

Meeting with Heritage Foundation
Mr Harvey J. Feldman, Distinguished Fellow
Mr John J. Tkacik, JR, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center

Dinner hosted by the Asia Foundation
Ms. Nancy YUAN, Vice President and Director of Washington, D.C. office
Mr James Andrew KELLY, President, EAP Associates Inc; Former U.S. Asst Secretary of State for East Asian & Pacific Affairs; Trustee of TAF;
Mr Terrence B. Adamson, Executive Vice President, National Geographic
Mr Harry HARDING, Director, Research & Analysis, Eurasia Group; University Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University;
Mr David I. Steinberg, Director of Asian Studies Program, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service Washington, Georgetown University
Mr Barry M. Hager, President, Hager Associates
Ms Joyce CHANDRAN, Assistant Director of TAF

June 21 (Thursday) New York

Luncheon and briefing session **
hosted by Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, New York
Participants:
Miss Margaret Fong, Hong Kong Commissioner, USA, Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office
Ms. Monica Chen, Director, Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office
Mr. Paul W. Bateman, President, The Economic Club of New York
Mr. Terrence J. Checki, Executive Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Dr. Harry Harding, Counselor and Chair, China Task Force, Eurasia Group
Mr. Henry S. Tang, Governor and Co-Founder, Committee of 100
Mr. John E. Zuccotti, U.S. Chairman, Brookfield Properties Corporation
Mr. William W Ferguson, Managing Director, Group Managing Executive Asia Pacific, Citigroup Inc.
Mr. H. Hocking Cheng, Strategy & Business Development Director, Aetna Global Benefits, Aetna

Meeting with Morgan Stanley
Mr. Stephen S. Roach, Chief Economist and Director of Global Economic Analysis and newly named Chairman Asia
Mr. David Lew, Vice President, Private Wealth Management
Mr. Blair Pickerell, Managing Director & CEO, Asia, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Welcoming Reception hosted by Oversees Press Club and Hong Kong Association of New York
Participants:
William J. Holstein, President, OPC Foundation
Jane Reilly, Executive Director, Overseas Press Club
Andrew Odell, Chairman, Hong Kong Association of New York
Ping An, Committee of 100
Stephen Wong, Regional Director, Americas, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Louis Ho, Director New York, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Sheri Prasso, Fortune
Minky Worden, Human Rights Watch
Peter Huvos, Human Rights Watch
Alice Young, Kay Scholer, Asia Pacific Practice
Gary Rosen, Commentary
Hannah Clark, Associate Editor, Inc.magazine
Michael Serrill, Senior Editor, Bloomberg Markets Magazine
Louis Chau, Sing Tao
Frank Yang, CCTV
Ping Yang, CCTV
Andrew L. Odell, Bryan Cave, LLP
Raymond Wong, Wong & Wong & Associates, Partner
Mrs. Valerie Wong, Wong & Wong & Associates, Partner
William Wilson, Wilson International Law
Henry Cheng, Chief Representative, HK Monetary Authority

Dinner hosted by Chinese Consulate General based in New York

June 22, 2007 (Friday) New York

Meeting with Forbes Magazine
Mr. Timothy C. Forbes, Chief Operating Officer
Mr Tim W. Ferguson, Editor, Forbes Asia

Meeting with HSBC
Mr. Paul Lawrence, CEO
Mr Marlon P. Young, CEO, Americas
Mr Kevin Newman, Senior Executive Vice President, Personal Financial Services
Ms. Linda S Recupero, Executive Vice President, Group Public Affairs
Ms Elizabeth Lee, Senior Vice President, Asian Market District

Luncheon Talk“Integration under One Country, Two Systems” **
with The Hon. C.Y. Leung,
hosted by Asia Society

Dinner hosted by WANG Guangya, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of the PRC to the UN

** speaking engagements by the delegates

此外，訪問團更與多個美國傳媒交流，包括「福布斯雜誌」(Forbes)及「財富」雜誌(Fortune)等，以加深美國傳媒對香港發展的瞭解。香港回歸前，「財富」雜誌刊登了【香港之死】(The Death of Hong Kong)的封面故事。在紐約期間，訪問團在美國「外國記者會」(Overseas Press Club)主辦的歡迎茶聚上向包括「財富」雜誌的記者Ms. Sheridan Prasso介紹了香港回歸後的發展。Ms Prasso在2007年7月發表了【香港不死】(Oops! Hong Kong is hardly dead)的文章，承認當年該雜誌(Fortune)對香港的判斷是錯誤的。﹝文章見以下網頁：http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/09/100122332/index.htm?postversion=2007062816 ﹞