Plenary Session III, HKCEC
9:00 am - 10:30 am
 
8:15
Registration
Theatre One
 
 
 
9:00
PLENARY SESSION III
Reporting Back Session
 
Theatre One
 
 
 
This will be the reporting-back plenary for the breakout-sessions which produce a policy recommendation. The chairmen of the selected breakout groups will each give a three-minute summary of the main points from their group’s deliberation, followed by commentaries and open discussion.
 
Session Chairs
l          Dr. Eden WOON, Director, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong SAR
l          Mr. Roberto F. de OCAMPO, President, Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
 
Speakers: Moderators of breakout groups
l          (GATS) - Mr. Julian ARKELL, Consultant, ITSP; Director, PROGRES – The Geneva Association, EU – “Summaries and Conclusions”
l          (China Market) Mr. Robert VASTINE, President, US Coalition of Service Industries, US – “Summaries and Conclusions”
l           (e-commerce) – Dr. Dorothy RIDDLE, Services Growth Inc, Canada – “Summaries and Conclusions”
l          (Film/Entertainment) – Mr. Richard B SELF, Senior International Advisor, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., US – “Summaries and Conclusions”
l          (Financial Services) – Mr. Christopher ROBERTS, Chairman, LOTIS Committee, IFSL, UK – “Summaries and Conclusions”
l          (Telecommunications) – Mr. Chip BARTON, President – International Ventures, AT&T Asia/ Pacific, Hong Kong SAR – “Summaries and Conclusions”
l          (Professional Services) – Mr. Richard B SELF, Senior International Advisor, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., US – “Summaries and Conclusions”
 
 
 
 
10:30
Ends and coffee break
 
 

Plenary Session IV, HKCEC
10:45 am - 12:15 pm
 
10:45
PLENARY SESSION IV
THE CHALLENGES OF THE NEW ECONOMY
 
Theatre One
 
 
 
In this session we shall discuss the “next stage” of the Internet revolution and examine how services liberalization can be further taken forward in a globalizing world where business transactions are being rapidly advanced through modern technology. Does trade policy need to be re-defined in the Internet era? Can e-commerce be regulated? - These are some of the questions to be addressed.
 
Session Chair
l          Mr. Talal ABU-GHAZALEH, Chairman, Abu-Ghazaleh Group, Egypt; Chairman, Commission on Telecommunication and Information Technologies, ICC – “ICC Commission on Telecommunications, Information Technology and E-Business”
 
Speakers (15-minutes presentation each)
l            Mr. Zhongzhou LI, Head, Electronic Commerce Branch, UNCTAD – “Electronic Commerce and Developing Countries”
l            Mr. Sergio MARCHI, Canadian Ambassador to the WTO, Canada“E-Commerce and the Role of Governments”
l            Mdm SONG LING, Director General, Ministry of Information Industry, PRC; Chairman, China E-commerce Hong Kong Association, China – “Industrialization of Electronic Commerce in China”
 
 
12:00
Questions & Answers
 
 
12:15
Ends. Guests proceed to Room 401.
 
Concluding Luncheon, HKCEC
12:30 pm -2:15 pm
 
PM
CONCLUDING LUNCHEON
Rm 401
 
 
 
12:30
Guests to be seated
 
 
 
 
1:15
Welcoming remarks by the luncheon host, Dr. Eden Woon, Director, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong SAR
 
 
 
1:20
Luncheon Speaker:
l          Dr. Victor FUNG, Chairman, Airport Authority Hong Kong; Chairman, Li & Fung Ltd, Hong Kong SAR – “Hong Kong and the Asian Economic Landscape in the Age of Globalization”
 
 
 
1:40
Questions & Answers
 
 
 
 
2:00
Ends
 
 
Associated Meeting (II), HKCEC
2:30-5:30 pm
 
2:30-4:00
A.       Financial Leaders Group Meeting (By invitation)
4/F (Rm 406-7)
4:30-5:30
B.       Global Services Network Meeting (By invitation)
4/F (Rm 404-5)
 

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