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A Government spokesman announced today (August 11) that the Chief Executive had invited 33 personalities from the industrial and business, professional, labour and academic sectors to attend the Economic Summit on "China's 11th Five-Year Plan and the Development of Hong Kong" as panelists.
The list of panelists is as follows:
The Hon Arculli, Ronald, G.B.S., J.P.
Professor Chan Ka-keung, J.P.
Mr Chen Nan-lok, Philip, S.B.S., J.P.
Mr Cheng Kar-shun, Henry, G.B.S.
Sir Chow Chung-kong
Prof Enright, Michael John
The Hon Fan Hung-ling, Henry, S.B.S., J.P.
Mrs Fong Wong Kut-man, Nellie, G.B.S., J.P.
Dr Fung Kwok-king, Victor, G.B.S. (Convenor of the Focus Group on Trade and Business)
Mr He Guangbei
Dr Hu Zu-liu, Frederick
Prof Lau Juen-yee, Lawrence
The Hon Lau Sau-shing, Patrick, S.B.S., J.P.
The Hon Lee Yeh-kwong, Charles, G.B.M., G.B.S., J.P.
The Hon Leung Chun-ying, G.B.S., J.P. (Convenor of the Focus Group on Professional Services, Innovation and Technology and Tourism)
Ms Leung Oi-sie, Elsie, G.B.M., J.P.
Mr Leung Pak-to, Francis
Dr The Hon Li Kwok-po, David, L.L.D., G.B.S., J.P. (Convenor of the Focus Group on Financial Services)
Mr Li Tzar-kuoi, Victor
Mr Lin Sun-mo, Willy, S.B.S., J.P.
Mr Nightingale, Anthony John Liddell, J.P.
Mr So Chak-kwong, Jack, J.P.
Mr Tse Sze-wing, Edmund, G.B.S.
Mr Tung Chee-chen, J.P. (Convenor of the Focus Group on Maritime, Logistics and Infrastructure)
Dr Wang Shui-Chung, Patrick, J.P.
Mr Wong Chi-yun, Allan, S.B.S., J.P.
Mr Wong Kwok-kin, B.B.S.
Mr Wong See-sum, Jackie, J.P.
Professor Wong Yue-chim, Richard, S.B.S., J.P.
Mr Woo Kwong-ching, Peter, G.B.S., J.P.
Dr Sir Wu Ying-sheung, Gordon, G.B.S.
Ms Yang Mun-tak, Marjorie
Dr Zeman, Allan, G.B.S., J.P.
The Economic Summit on "China's 11th Five-Year Plan and the Development of Hong Kong" will be held on September 11, 2006 (Monday) in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. A plenary discussion session will be held in the morning. In the afternoon, the panelists will each join one of the four concurrent focus groups on "Trade and Business", "Financial Services", "Maritime, Logistics and Infrastructure", and "Professional Services, Innovation and Technology and Tourism" for detailed discussions on relevant issues.
The spokesman reiterated that the objective of the Economic Summit was to provide a platform for the Government, the industrial and business, professional, labour and academic sectors to discuss how Hong Kong should respond to the challenges and opportunities arising from the 11th Five-Year Plan and to come up with a set of strategic proposals.
After the Economic Summit, the four focus groups will continue to meet to discuss in details the range of strategic proposals identified at the Summit, with a view to each submitting an "Action Agenda" setting out specific follow-up actions to the Chief Executive by the end of the year. Additional members would be co-opted into the focus groups if the need arises. Detailed arrangements regarding the Summit will be announced later.
Ends/Friday, August 11, 2006
Issued at HKT 18:22
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