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HONG
KONG
TURNING CHINA INTO OPPORTUNITY
Boston - June 7, 2005
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Whether you see
China as an opportunity or a threat, there's no denying its impact!
The good news is that the time has never been better to learn more
about developing or expanding your business with China.
This event offers practical advice and guidance on capturing
these opportunities. All speakers are experts in their fields and
have extensive China experience. |
| Date:
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June
7, 2005 (Tue) |
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Time: |
8:30
a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (including lunch)
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Venue: |
The
Harvard Club of Boston, 374 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
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Organizer:
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Hong
Kong Trade Development Council
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| Supporting
Organizations: |
AeA
New England Council, The
Alliance for the Commonwealth,
The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong,
Asia-America Chamber of Commerce,
Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Boston, Boston
Bar Association,
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Massachusetts
Export Center,
Massachusetts
High Technology Council,
Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment,
Massachusetts Software Council,
Merrimack Valley Venture Forum,
The New Hampshire International Trade Resource Center,
North Shore Technology Council, Rhode
Island Export Assistance Center,
US Department of Commerce, World Trade Center Boston,
World
Trade Center of Rhode Island, WorldBoston |
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Admission
Fee: |
$40
per person
$30 per person (Member of supporting organizations listed
above)
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Seminar
Program
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8:30
a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Registration
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9:00
a.m. - 9:05 a.m. |
Welcome
remarks
Michael
J. Costello, Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Treasurer, Greater
Boston Chamber of Commerce
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9:05
a.m. - 9:20 a.m. |
Hong
Kongs role in your China market strategy
Fred
Lam, Executive Director, Hong
Kong Trade Development Council
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9:20
a.m. - 9:35 a.m. |
China:
Identifying opportunities and developing an entry strategy
Dr.
Allan Wong, Chairman, VTech
Holdings Ltd.
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9:35
a.m. - 9:50 a.m. |
Springboarding
Technology for Commercial Success
Anthony
Wong, Commissioner for Innovation and Technology, Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region Government
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| 9:50
a.m. - 10:05 a.m. |
Hong
Kong: Safeguarding your intellectual property rights
Daniel
Fung, Chairman, Des Voeux Chambers and Former Solicitor-General
of Hong Kong |
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10:05
a.m. - 10:20 a.m. |
Case
study
How a Boston-based company uses Hong Kong as the launch
pad for its China business
Peter
Levesque, Chief Executive Officer, V-Logic
Ltd.
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10:20
a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Q
& A Session
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11:00
a.m. - 11:15 a.m. |
Coffee
break
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11:15
a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Breakout
Consultation Sessions
(1) What services can Hong Kong offer on your market entry
and financial strategies?
- Choosing the right opportunities and regions
- HK’s fund raising role
- Viable business structures for foreign companies in China
- Executing your China investment and exit strategy
- Identifying ideal business partners
| Panelists: |
Hanson
Cheah, Chairman, Hong
Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association Limited |
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Cathy
Jiang, Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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CK
Cheung, Investment & Taxation Director, CK
Cheung Consultants Ltd. |
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Alax
Chik, Partner, Chik,
Lee & Co. |
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| Session
moderator: |
Richard
E. Radez, President, Russell and Co. |
(2) Mitigating your risk in China
- Performing due diligence on mainland enterprises
- Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
- Using Hong Kong’s arbitration to resolve business
disputes
- Chinese laws and regulations
- Knowing your partners
| Panelists: |
Daniel
Fung, Chairman, Des Voeux Chambers and Former Solicitor-General
of Hong Kong |
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Johnson
Cheng, Business Development Director, We-Software
Ltd. |
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Martin
Yupangco, Vice President, International
Risk Ltd. |
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Paul
Westover, Consultant, Tanner
De Witt |
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| Session
moderator: |
T.
Maria Lam, Attorney, Foley Hoag LLP |
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12:30
p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Networking
Lunch
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