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Nov 20, 2003 - Nov 22, 2003
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Three-Cities Foreign Investment Conference, Chongqing
Organized by the Yangtze Council and supported by the Chongqing Municipal Government which will be led by Mr. Vincent Lo, President of the Yangtze Council and Chairman and CEO of the Shui On Group of companies. The Hon. Mr. Xu Jialu, Vice Chairman of the National Peoples' Congress, will come to accompany the delegation and take part in the conference. Please see attachment for details. |
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Oct 2, 2003
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Europe Roadshow - Frankfurt / London
Frankfurt
Roundtable event: In co-operation with FED, Presentation by Mr Vincent HS Lo followed by discussion, Presentation by Juergen Kracht of Fiducia.
London
Media Interview with BBC World Business TV (program aired 11:45 at World Business Report);
China-Britain Business Council Event: Presentation by Mr Vincent HS Lo, short presentation by Peter Wong, Chairman of Business & Professionals Federation of Hong Kong, on CEPA;
Meeting with Confederation of British Industry, Mr Bryan Cress, head of Asia Pacific Department;
Media Interview with BBC World Service Radio, program aired in the evening in UK and October 6 in Asia. |
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Oct 1, 2003
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Europe Roadshow - Amsterdam
Media Interviews with Nieuwsblad Transport and het Financieele Dagblad;
Industry Seminar - a 'water' themed event bringing together relevant organizations and companies;
Presentation by Mr Vincent HS Lo and interactive discussion;
Address by representative from Senter. |
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Sep 29, 2003 - Sep 30, 2003
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US Roadshow - Chicago
Luncheon hosted by Dan Edelman with senior business executives at Chicago Club;
Media Interview with Michelle Martinez, Editor-in-Chief of Modern Metals.
Media Interview with Crain's Chicago Business. |
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Sep 25, 2003
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US Roadshow - St. Louis
Lunch with Dr. William Peck and Dean Greenbaum of Olin School of Business, Washington University;
Meeting with Chancellor Mark Wrighton of Charles F. Knight Executive Education Center;
Meeting with President and CEO of Anheuser-Busch;
Olin School Event;
Dinner Reception at Olin, introductory remarks by Dean Greenbaum. |
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Sep 24, 2003
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US Roadshow - New York
Media Interview with Business Week, Forbes Global;
Luncheon hosted by Richard Edelman with key clients and contacts at Harvard Club.
Meeting with Mayor Slay of St.Louis. |
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Sep 22, 2003 - Sep 23, 2003
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US Roadshow - Los Angeles
Asia Society Event - Luncheon with Asia-facing business leaders at Ritz Carlton;
Ernst & Young Event - Dinner with Southern California business leaders;
Media Interview with Los Angeles Times;
Meeting with the Mayor's Office of Los Angeles;
Media Interview;
UCLA Faculty Luncheon hosted by Prof. James Tong with selected UCLA School of Management faculty.
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Nov 20, 2002 - Nov 27, 2002
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Yangtze Investment Project Expo 2002
The Expo will provide participants with information on sectors such as IT, biology, pharmaceutical, environmental protection, urban construction, industrial modernization, agricultural modernization as well as financial, trade, property and consulting services. The Expo will last 6 days, attended by enterprises, investment organs and academic units from Shanghai and other cities along Yangtze River, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan as well as those from United States, Europe, Japan and Southeast Asian countries. |
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Oct 9, 2002 - Oct 11, 2002
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The Forbes CEO Forum - New York
Keynote Address - China: Opportunity or Threat?
Panel/roundtable opportunities
Management Consultancy Briefings
One to two meetings with senior members of leading international consulting firms, such as Deloitte & Touche and McKinsey & Co.
Two or three direct one-on-one meetings with CEOs of locally based companies
Media Briefings: Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Fortune, MSNBC, CNN |
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Sep 24, 2002 - Sep 26, 2002
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The 2nd Annual Forbes Global CEO Conference (Asia)
Detail activities will be advised later. |
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Jul 30, 2002 - Aug 2, 2002
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Council Roadshow, Los Angeles, Irvine
Detail activities will be updated later. |
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Jun 20, 2002 - Jun 28, 2002
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Council Roadshow, Frankfurt, Paris and London
Frankfurt:
Yangtze Council event in cooperation with either Wirtschaftsclub Rhein/Main or Ministry of Economics of the 'Bundesland' Hessen
Co-host (with Mayor Petra Roth) a lunch for a small group of CEOs-in cooperation with the local Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Media interviews/briefings: FAZ, Handelsblatt
Paris:
Evening event/meeting in collaboration with The Franch China Committee
Meeting with a small group of CEOs from the Paris metro area
Medai briefings: Le Monde, MOCI, Les Echos
London:
Speaking opportunities/meetings with two or three of: Institute of Directors (IoD), The London Chamber of Commerce, China-Britain Business Council (Council Meeting), China All-party Parliamentary Country Group
Meeting with a small group of CEOs from the London area
Media briefings: Evening Standard, FT |
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May 20, 2002 - May 24, 2002
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Council Roadshow, Chicago and San Francisco
Yangtze Council event with World Business Chicago, in partnership with a leading local business school;
Speech/presentation at Commercial Club of Chicago;
Meetings with senior members of leading international consulting firms;
Direct one-on-one meetings with CEOs of locally based companies.
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Apr 19, 2002
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Press Release on WEF China Business Summit 2002 (April 18-20, 2002 in Beijing)
The Council announced plans for an extensive U.S. and European tour to highlight the region’s strengths – and the Council’s role – to prospective investors. The announcement was made at a press briefing at the World Economic Forum’s China Business Summit 2002, being held this week in Beijing. |
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Mar 1, 2001 - Mar 2, 2001
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Yangtze Investment Project Expo
The Council organised the Yangtze Investment Project Expo and Shanghai-HongKong Economic Development and Cooperation Conference on 1-2 March, with the theme "Yangtze Development and China's WTO Membership". The Mayor of Shanghai, Prof Xu Kuangdi, gave the keynote speech at the Conference. Both events were very well attended by visitors from Hong Kong and the Mainland. |
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Nov 21, 2000 - Nov 25, 2000
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Preparation of the "Yangtze Investment Project Expo"
In preparation of the "Yangtze Investment Project Expo", Secretary-General Wu Xiu Yi and Deputy Secretary-General Zhou Wei Min as well as members of Shanghai Secretariat visited Hong Kong. |
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Oct 1, 2000 - Oct 30, 2000
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Roadshow in US
Mr Ian Howard, Principal Consultant of the Yangtze Council, went to US for a one-month roadshow to introduce the investment environment of the Yangtze Region to the US SMEs. |
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Aug 15, 2000
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Yangtze Council Research
Report on the Yangtze Council Research were made to The Hon Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR, and Prof Xu Kuang Di, Mayor of Shanghai; and also to major HKSAR officials in charge of financial affairs and PRC officials stationed in Hong Kong. |
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Aug 8, 2000
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2000 Wuhan-Hong Kong Business Fair for Investment Environment and Projects
Co-organized the above event with the Wuhan Government. |
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Jun 1, 2000 - Jun 7, 2000
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Participated in the "Shanghai-Hong Kong Metropolitan City Development Seminar"
Deputy Secretary-General Fei Fih and Principal Consultant Ian Howard of Yangtze Council participated in the "Shanghai-Hong Kong Metropolitan City Development Seminar". Subsequently Mr Howard visited Chongqing and conducted a preliminary market and project research for the Yangtze Fund. |
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May 29, 2000 - May 31, 2000
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Promote investment opportunities in the Yangtze Region
President Vincent HS Lo, Deputy Secretary-General Fei Fih, and Principal Consultant Ian Howard met with Consul-Generals of Italy, Finland, Sweden, Germany and France to promote investment opportunities in the Yangtze Region and to prepare for the upcoming roadshow in US and Europe. |
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May 15, 2000
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Set-up "Yangtze Investment Fund"
"Yangtze Investment Fund" was set-up and "Yangtze Venture Ltd" was also formed to oversee the management and operation of the fund. |
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Apr 13, 2000 - Apr 15, 2000
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International Tourist Festival in Yangzhou City
A delegation led by Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General of the Yangtze Council attended the International Tourist Festival in Yangzhou City. |
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Dec 3, 1999
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Shanghai-Hong Kong Cooperation towards the 21st Century
A full day seminar was held in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Topics included "Shanghai-Hong Kong Cooperation towards the 21st Century" and "China's Access in the WTO". Guest speakers included Prof Woo Chia-Wei, Mr Wilfred YW Wong, Mr Cai Lai Xing, Prof Chan Yue Shu, etc. Congratulatory messages were delivered by Mayor Xu Kong Di and Mr Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive of HKSAR. The seminar was well attended by more than 400 guests from the business and professional communities, government officials and senior executives of China's state-owned enterprises in Hong Kong |
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Dec 2, 1999
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Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Development and Cooperation Conference
Led by Vice Mayor Chiang Yi Ren, a Shanghai Government delegation of 30 people arrived Hong Kong to attend the "Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Development and Cooperation Conference".
The Shanghai Government delegation, accompanied by President Vincent HS Lo and Vice President Wilfred Wong, met with Sir Donald Tsang, The Financial Secretary of Hong Kong SAR, and exchange views on Shanghai and Hong Kong co-operation. |
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Sep 2, 1999
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Preparation of the "99 Shanghai-Hong Kong Economic Development and Cooperation Conference"
In preparation of the Conference, a working group was formed with members coming from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, etc to study the issue of "HongKong-After China's access to WTO" and "Evaluation of Investment Opportunities in Yangtze Region". The working group also examined and searched for industry comments, and wrote a report on Hong Kong's finance, insurance, retail, services, manufacturing, etc. |
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Aug 31, 1999
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99 Wuhan Business Fair for Investment Environment and Projects
Co-organized "99 Wuhan Business Fair for Investment Environment and Projects" with Wuhan Municipal Government. Headed by Deputy Mayor of Wuhan Yin Zeng Tao, a delegation of more than 10 people arrived in Hong Kong. Mayor Yin and Mr Henry Cheng, Managing Director of New World Development Co Ltd delivered speeches on specific issue respectively. The fair was well received with more than 200 participants from local chambers and the international business community in Hong Kong. |
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Aug 15, 1999
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Organized Hong Kong SMEs to attend the "99 Nanjing Lishui District Trade Fair"
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Jul 6, 1999
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Investment Opportunities in the Yangtze Region
President Vincent HS Lo, was invited as a keynote speaker at the "Investment Opportunities in the Yangtze Region" organized by the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in China (HKCCC) in Beijing. |
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May 6, 1999
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Hong Kong Connection
"Hong Kong Connection" of Radio Television Hong Kong(RTHK) produced a special documentary account of Hong Kong investments in Northern China and the potential of the Yangtze Delta to be another development region after the Pearl River Delta. It also introduced the establishment of Yangtze Council with interviews of President Vincent HS Lo and Vice President Wilfred Wong. A RTHK production team was sent to cover the Hong Kong delegates trip to the Yangtze cities, to explore the investment opportunities and to interview Prof Wang Zhan in Shanghai. |
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Apr 15, 1999 - May 8, 1999
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Organized an investment study mission to Nanjing, Chongqing and Wuhan
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Jan 8, 1999 - Feb 8, 1999
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Survey on "Investment in the Yangtze Basin"
Conducted the survey among members of the chambers and business associations, well-known individuals and leading figures of the Hong Kong business community. A press conference was held on release the report of the survey "Investment in the Yangtze Basin" on February 8. |
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