1 Jun 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Cardinal Joseph Ze-kiun ZEN S.D.B.
Topic: ‘Though there seemed no hope, he hoped and believed...’ (Romans 4:18)
Cardinal Joseph ZEN will share his thoughts 3 days before the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square.
Cardinal ZEN was born in Shanghai on January 13, 1932. In July 1948 he came...
26 May 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Martin MERZ
Topic: Translating Chinese Literature - New stories from China
There are almost a billion readers just across the border, but who outside China has any idea what they read? China's literary world is vibrant and enormous, and major western publishers are clamoring for a piece ...
25 May 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Laurence J. BRAHM
Political Economist / Global Activist
Topic: The Anti-Globalization Breakfast Club: a manifesto for a peaceful revolution
The world as we know it has changed and a new economic order that prioritizes environmental protection, human rights, ethnic and cultural diversity ...
27 Apr 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Ben SIMPFENDORFER
Chief China Economist
Royal Bank of Scotland
Topic: The New Silk Road: how a rising Arab World is turning away from the West and rediscovering China
Ben SIMPFENDORFER will discuss the rise of the Arab world and its strengthening relations with China. He has spent the pa...
9 Apr 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speakers:
Jake VAN DER KAMP
Journalist
David WEBB
Editor of Webb-site.com
Topic: WEBB v Jake: An FCC debate on Hong Kong's controversial extension of the blackout period on share trading by company directors
Two of Hong Kong's leading market commentators, David Webb and Jake VAN DER KAMP, will de...
30 Mar 2009 01:00 PM — 02:00 PM
Speaker: Yasheng HUANG
Professor, Political Economy and International Management
Sloan School of Management, MIT
Topic: Rethinking reforms: Chinese economy facing global challenge
Professor HUANG will explain the roots of China’s economic success and the reasons why it is facing substantial chall...
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...
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...
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....
