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| Sunday, October 21st, 2007 |
| 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
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Welcome dinner cocktail with the French and regional business community hosted by
Invest Hk, in the presence of Mr. Bruno Durieux, Chairman of the National Committee of the
French Foreign Trade Advisors and former Trade Minister
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- Atrium, 39/F,
Shangri-la Hotel |
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| Monday, October 22nd, 2007 |
| 8:00 am - 6 pm |
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The “Chinese world Conference” |
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- Ballroom, Lower level,
Conrad Hotel |
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Lunch |
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- Ballroom, 3/F,
Marriott Hotel |
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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Gala dinner |
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- Ballroom, 5/F,
Shangri-la Hotel |
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| Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 |
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Option: Chengdu for sharing of experience and visits. |
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The Chinese World IV, “Emergence, at the crossroads”
October 22nd & 23rd, 2007, Hong Kong, China
Organised by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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08:00 - 08:30 |
Participants welcome, registration, coffee |
| 08:30 - 09:00 |
Official opening by the Honourable Frederick Ma Si-hang, JP, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr. Hervé Novelli, French Minister for Companies and Foreign Trade and Mr. Richard Burton, President of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong |
| 09:00 - 09:45 |
The challenges of China’s economic emergence and political issues
- New generation of leaders: coming of age?
- A new political team’s vision facing economic reality?
- World Trade Organisation: five years in. Internationalisation of Chinese firms
- Taiwan: political quagmire and economic dependency
- Economic exuberance: sustainability, soft or hard landing?
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Ambassador Hervé Ladsous, Ambassador of France to China
Dr. Willy Wo-Lap Lam, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr. Jacques Gravereau, HEC Eurasia Institute
Dr. Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Faculty of Social Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University
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Ms. Françoise Crouïgneau, Les Echos |
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09:45 - 10:30 |
“China Harmonious society”: questions ahead
- Education: only for the rich?
- Toward domestic led growth: consumption and middle class emergence
- Social security reform for an harmonious society?
- Demography: will China grow old before growing rich?
- The new law on property: a new revolution?
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Hong Kong ten turbulent years
- Political concerns: Bumpy road to full democracy
- The growing wealth gap
- The IPO bonanza: How long will it last?
- Asia’s world city, its position within the Pearl River Delta
- Macau’s winning gamble
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Dr. Michael DeGolyer, Baptist University
The Hon. Stephen S.L. Lam, JP, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs
Mr. Ian Perkin, Economist, Public Affairs Consultant
Mr. Anthony Wu, JP, Bauhinia Foundation Research Centre
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Mr. Hugo Restall, Far Eastern Economic Review |
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| 11:30 - 12:15 |
Banking, Insurance and the Financial Markets: can they cope?
- Role of the regulatory environment and development of business opportunities in banking and insurance
- Management of bank and insurance investment portfolios and development of capital markets in China
- Two-way portfolio investment flows: the role of foreign banks and insurance companies
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Mr. Didier Balme, BNP Paribas
Mr. Hans-Günther Herrmann, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Mr. Vernon Moore, Citic Pacific |
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Dr. Andrew Freris, French Chamber Honorary Economist |
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| 12:30 - 2:00pm |
Lunch debate with Mr. Hubert Védrine, former French Minister for Foreign Affairs as keynote speaker (Ballroom, 3/F, Marriott Hotel)
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| 2:00 - 2:45 |
The environmental challenge: towards sustainability and good citizenship
- The staggering environmental costs
- Biting the pollution bullet, climate change agenda
- The growing thirst for energy
- Green energy: Towards world leadership? Leapfrogging and voluntarism
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Mr. Arnaud de Bourayne, Areva
Mr. Jorge Mora, Veolia Environment China
Ir. Otto Poon, Atal Engineering Ltd |
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Ms. Christine Loh, Civic Exchange |
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Innovation and creativity: from world factory to research and development centre
- Cooperation between companies and universities
- Policy initiatives to stimulate made and designed in China
- Create or copy – can China do it alone?
- Film and multimedia: culture, content
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Mr. Hervé Cayla, France Télécom
Mr. Duncan Clark, BDA China Limited
Dr. Terence Graham, University of Hong Kong
Mr. Fred Wang, Salon Multimedia |
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Mr. Alex Fong, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce |
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| 3:30 - 4:15 |
Doing business in China: risks and rewards
- The where, what, how, who of setting up in China
- Opportunities for foreign companies
- The Win-Lose choices in partnership & Joint Ventures
- Big projects, infrastructure and logistics
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Mr. Alain Berger, Alstom China
Mr. Frédéric Campagnac, CMA-CGM
Mr. Gérard Millet, Sodica
Mr. Hubert Testard, French Trade Commission Beijing
Ms. Yan Lan, Gide
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Mr. Jacques Torregrossa, French Trade Commission Shanghai |
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| 4:15 - 5:00 |
What drives the Chinese consumer?
- In the mind of the Chinese consumer: aspiration and dreams
- Brand perception and buying behaviour
- Where they live tells you what they buy
- Luxury brands: beyond their wildest dreams
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Mr. Charles-Edouard Bouée, Roland Berger Consulting
Mrs. Chia-Lin Coispeau, Yves Rocher
Mr. George Singleton, Publicis
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Mr. Yann Rousseau, Les Echos |
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| 5:00 - 5:30 |
Closing session
Wrap up of the symposium’s findings by three top-notch honorable guests |
| 7:30 - 10:00 |
Gala Dinner (Ballroom, 5/F, Shangri-la Hotel)
Chaired by Mr. Hervé Novelli, French Minister for Companies and Foreign Trade in the presence of Mr. Charles Henri Filippi and Mr. David Lie, co-chairs of Hong Kong France Business Partnership French dinner and cultural event.
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The Chinese World IV, “Emergence, at the crossroad”
October 22nd & 23rd, 2007, Hong Kong, China
Organised by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Additional Program (optional) |
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Chengdu: 23rd and 24th October 2007 |
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23rd October 2007 |
| 10:30 |
Flight Hong Kong – Chengdu, arrival at 1:15 pm |
| 13:30 |
Transfer from the airport to the hotel |
| 15:00 |
Presentation on Business environment in western China with the General Consulate of France in Chengdu and the French Trade Commission. |
| 16:30 |
Meeting with the head of Investment Bureau and with the Reform and Development Commission of Sichuan region |
| 19:00 |
Dinner with the French business community
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24th October 2007 |
| 09:00 |
Hi-Tech zone visit (special economic zone where the major investors are located), followed by a meeting with the zone officials.
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Visit of Maipu Communication Technology Company
(data communication and security equipment manufacturer), as an example of the dynamic Information Technology sector in the area. Followed by a questions and answers session with senior executives in Chengdu. |
| 12:30 |
Lunch and airport transfer |
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Program in French (download)