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Our FCC Speakers Series is a unique opportunity for our members and their guests to listen, engage and discuss the latest local and international events and trends at the Club. The talks, organized by the Club’s Professional Committee, are hosted in the FCC’s main dining room, usually over lunch and occasionally over breakfast or dinner. The speaker typically gives initial remarks for 20 minutes and then takes questions for 20 minutes. The events are on the record, and videos of them go up on the Club’s website.

Aside from organizing guest speakers, the Professional Committee plans and produces evening documentary screenings, educational workshops, debates, speed-networking opportunities and events that benefit FCC members and provide opportunities for correspondents and journalists to grow professionally. See below for a full list of all club activities.
24 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Cameron DUECK Yachtsman / Assistant Editor, The Financial Times Topic: Open Passage Expedition: Sailing the Northwest Passage – Summer 2009 Climate change has brought the Arctic back into the public consciousness as warmer temperatures reveal new shipping channels and open the door to na...
23 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Albert HO Chairman of China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group Elected Member of Legislative Council Chairman of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong Topic: Charter 08: The Dawn for a Civil Rights Movement in China? In early December 2008, 303 mainland public intellectuals signed on the Cha...
17 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Thomas R. ROBINSON, PhD, CPA, CFP, CFA Managing Director, Education Division, CFA Institute Topic: Accounting scandals and detecting financial irregularities Accounting scandals are not new and tend to occur during economic downturns, when some companies feel the need to “dress up” their...
16 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Chiew-Siah TEI Author Topic: Writing in a foreign tongue - the attractions of English Ms. Chiew-Siah TEI is coming to Hong Kong at the invitation of The Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival. She will talk about the implications and consequences of the trend to English language a...
13 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Jonathan FENBY Topic: Brilliant at Breakfast: Jonathan FENBY Jonathan FENBY is coming to Hong Kong at the invitation of The Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival. Oscar WILDE believed that "only dull people are brilliant at breakfast". We beg to differ. Come hear one of the Festi...
12 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Dr. Thaksin SHINAWATRA Chairman, Building a Better Future Foundation Former Prime Minister of Thailand (Address via Video Link) Topic: Financial crisis, political uncertainty: lessons from Thailand The root cause of the current global economic crisis is not a meltdown of the global finan...
10 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Mohammed HANIF Topic: From the Pakistani Air Force to Journalism Mohammed HANIF is coming to Hong Kong at the invitation of The Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival. Join him as he talks about journalism, scriptwriting and novels. Mr. HANIF's first novel, A Case of Exploding Man...
26 Feb 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Laurence E. LIPSHER, CPA Columnist / Author Topic: Tax Wisdom for American Expats in Asia Navigating taxes, business and life in Asia… with emphasis on taxation for American expats… UPDATE: Talk will include a review of President OBAMA’s Economic Stimulus Act and its impact upon the U.S....
4 Feb 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Jing ULRICH Managing Director & Chairman, China Equities & Commodities J.P. Morgan Topic: China's growth prospects in 2009 China’s economic outlook depends on the effectiveness of government policy actions to stimulate growth though increased infrastructure spending and promotion of dome...
3 Feb 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: HAN Dongfang Director, China Labour Bulletin Topic: Building Collective Bargaining in the Workplace: Is China ready for this? Mr. HAN will address the challenges facing workers in China today and share his views on possible solutions. Every day, he calculates, there is at least one strik...
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