KAF-HKIRRA Conference: Converging at expo 2010: comparing Shanghai and Hong Kong - developmental positioning and competitive strength

Cho Yiu Hall The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 30 October 2009

Co-organized and hosted by Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Hong Kong International Relations Research Association (HKIRRA), a member of Roundtable Community & International Relations Research Programme, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Conference Rundown

08:45-09:00 Coffee and Registration

09:00-09:10 Welcome and Introduction

Mr. Thomas Awe (Director of Konrad Adenauer Foundation Shanghai Office)

Prof. Shen Xue Hui, Simon (Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Hong Kong Institute of Education; Chancellor, Hong Kong International Relations Research Association)

Prof. Zhan Jing, Vivian (Director of International Relations Research Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) 09:10-09:30 Opening Remarks

Prof. Yeung Yue Man (Research Consultant, Central Policy Unit, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region): Hong Kong and Shanghai as International Financial Centre

09:30-11:00 Panel 1: Developmental positioning of Shanghai and Hong Kong

Chair: Prof. Yeung Yue Man (Research Consultant, Central Policy Unit, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)

Presenters: Prof. Sung Yun-Wing (Professor and Chairman, Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong): Hong Kong and Shanghai as Trading Hubs

Prof. Jiang Xiaoyan (Associate Professor, Department of American Studies, the Shanghai Institute for International Studies): Coordination between Shanghai Expo 2010 and the environmental responsibility of enterprises

Dr. Han Fu Guo (Lecturer, Zhejiang University): Transform from the Black Hole Effect to the Sun Effect: Choice of Shanghai Industry Planning and the Urban Function in Yangtze Delta

Dr. Leung Kai Chi (Lecturer, The University of Hong Kong; Convener of Hong Kong Urban Laboratory): Social dimensions of urban development: a comparative studies between Hong Kong and Shanghai

Discussant: Prof. Yeung Yue Man (Research Consultant, Central Policy Unit, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)

11:00-11:15 Coffee Break

11:15-12:45 Panel 2: Economic cooperation and competition between Shanghai and Hong Kong

Chair: Prof. Zhan Jing, Vivian (Director of International Relations Research Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Presenters: Prof. Chang Chek Yan (Adjunct Professor, Dept of Government & PublicAdministration, The Chinese University of Hong Kong): Potentialities of Hong Kong and Shanghai

Prof. Chen Xiaojing (Associate Professor, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade): Shanghai vs. Hong Kong: Partner or Rival

Dr. Wong Wai Kwok, Benson (Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Policy and Administration, Hong Kong Institute of Education; Convener of General Education Exchange Association Roundtable Network Assistant Professor): Revisiting Economic Relationships between Hong Kong and Shanghai

Discussant: Prof. Zhan Jing, Vivian (Director of International Relations Research Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

12:45-14:15 Lunch (Zi Jin Room, Benjamin Franklin Building, Chinese University of Hong Kong)

14:15-15:45 Panel 3: Shanghai’s and Hong Kong’s External relations and assistance of to China’s Modernization

Chair: Mr. Lee Peng Fei, Allen (Chairman, Pacific Dimensions Consultants Ltd. and Jada Electronics Ltd.)

Presenters: Prof. Wang Ping (Director, Center for Latin American Studies, Nankai University): Hong Kong's Role in the Sino-Latin American Relations

Prof. Shen Xue Hui, Simon (Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Hong Kong Institute of Education; Chancellor, Hong Kong International Relations Research Association): Hong Kong as Asia’s World City

Dr. Jian Junbo (Assistant Professor, Centre for European Studies, the Institute of International Studies Fudan University): On Hong Kong's Influence upon China's Modernization

Discussants: Mr. Lee Peng Fei, Allen (Chairman, Pacific Dimensions Consultants Ltd. and Jada Electronics Ltd.)

Dr. Yuen Mi Chang, Derek (Instructor, The Master of Social Science in Global Political Economy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Convener, Hong Kong International Relations Research Association)

15:45-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:30 Panel 4: Legal and administrative system and the political effects of Shanghai and Hong Kong

Chair: Mr. Suen Pang (Part-time Members of the Central Policy Unit, Hong Kong SAR Government; Director of CCIG Capital Management Limited; Host Table Partner of Roundtable Exco)

Presenters: Prof. Yu Xingzhong (Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong): To Increase Legal Consciousness through World Expo 2010 Shanghai: Is Hong Kong Relevant?

Mr. Fidy, Xiangxing Hong (PhD Candidate, The University of Hong Kong): Minority shareholders protection in China's listed companies: legal infrastructure and political influence

Prof. Gu Su (Professor of Philosophy and Law, Nanjing University, China): Hong Kong Impact to the Rule of Law in China Discussants: Mr. Suen Pang (Part-time Members of the Central Policy Unit, Hong Kong SAR Government; Director of CCIG Capital Management Limited; Host Table Partner of Roundtable Exco)

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