Public Policy Roundtable Series, “Hong Kong as Education Hub: Prospects and Challenges”

We would like to invite you to cover the following event:

Event:             Public Policy Roundtable Series, “Hong Kong as Education Hub: Prospects and Challenges”

Date:               4 July 2009 (Saturday)

Time:              2:00pm

Venue:             Multi-media Conference Room, 4/F, Cheng Yick-chi Building, CityU

Language:       Cantonese /English (Simultaneous interpretation is available)

Speakers:                    Mr Kenneth Chen Wei-on, Under-Secretary for Education;

Mr Mathias Woo, Member, Task Force on Economic Challenges;

Professor Cheng Yin-cheong, Vice-President (Research and Development), The Hong Kong Institute of Education;

Dr David Y K Wong, Chief Executive, The Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong;

Mr Iain Hepburn Watt, Minister Counsellor (Education), Australian Embassy, China;

Ms Sabrina Huang, mainland student

Chairs:            Professor Julia Tao Lai Po-wah, Department of Public and Social Administration, CityU;  

Professor Lui Tai-lok, Chairman, SynergyNet

“Hong Kong as Education Hub: Prospects and Challenges” is the fourth forum in the Public Policy Roundtable Series co-organised by the Governance in Asia Research Centre, CityU and SynergyNet. Speakers will discuss the potential of developing Hong Kong as an education hub, sharing their international experience and focusing on the prospects of the city realising this goal.

Media enquiries: Eliza Lee, Communications and Public Relations Office (Tel: 3442 6121 or 9424 3823)