As economic indicators point towards a recovery in Asia and as China's prospective entry into the WTO draws close, Hong Kong is in a very special position indeed to demonstrate our full potentials. We should be capitalizing on this unique opportunity together with the economic upturn in Asia. The Hong Kong Management Association's Annual Conference this year has a most timely theme of "Developing a New Economy for Hong Kong".

How Hong Kong businesses should prepare themselves for China's accession to the WTO is an important topic on the agenda. The Conference will also examine how Information Technology will form an intrinsic part of Hong Kong's development into a new economy.

Of equal, if not more, importance in developing our new economy is environmental awareness. The Conference will explore ways in which the business community can work with environmental friendly policies as well as the business opportunities brought about by environmental protection.

The final ingredient for a successful new economy is, of course, its people. How Hong Kong will nurture responsible citizens and how we can retain an on-going supply of excellent talent with the necessary training, to maintain a successful new economy, will be discussed at the Annual Conference to be held on Monday, 30 October 2000 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. For registration, please call Ms Alison Lee on 2774 8507 or Ms Jolie Lau on 2774 8567.

Eminent speakers and their presentations are as follows:

Mr Joshua C K Law JP, Director-General of Trade and Industry, Trade and Industry Department, HKSAR on "Making the Most of China's Accession to the WTO"

Mr V K Sou, Director - China, Modern Terminals Ltd

Dr Lily Chiang, President, E1 Media Technology Limited on "Cooperation to Develop Digital Technology in Greater China"

Mr Tony C Leung, President & CEO, solution 100 Limited on "Fast Track to E-business - Venture Capitalist's Perspective"

Mr Leroy Kung Lin Yuen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, iMerchants on "What Does it Take to Build a Successful Online Business?"


Mr Gabriel Chi Ming Yu, Chairman, iTVentures Limited on "Managing Growth of Internet Start-Ups - Lessons and Challenges"

Mr Okayasu Kunio, Crisis Manager, System Development and Safety Team/Nuclear System Department, Applied System Division, CRC Research Institute, Inc. on "The Global Environmental Protection and its Latest Trend"

Dr Sarah Liao, Managing Director, EHS Consultants Ltd on "Is it Easy Going Green - Hong Kong & Mainland?"

Ms Christine Loh, The Civic Exchange, and former Legislative Councillor on "Hong Kong's Public Spaces - Much Room for Improvement"

Professor Lee Wing On, Dean, School of Foundations in Education and Head, Centre for Citizenship Education, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, on "Citizenship Quality in the Eyes of Asian Educational Leaders"

Mr Steve Tait, Head of Human Resources, Hong Kong and Asia Pacific, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited on "Creating 'e-Motion' at HSBC"

Mr Robin V Sears, President - Asia Pacific, Futurestep on "An Army of Heads not Hands" For more information, please visit the website of the Association at: www.hkma.org.hk.

Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 10 October 2000.
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