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Hong Kong takes active part in PECC meeting in Beijing

Hong Kong has participated actively in the three-day 11th General Meeting of the Pacific Economic Co-operation Council (PECCXI) ending today (Friday) in Beijing.

More than 30 participants from business, academic and government sectors have attended the current meeting. The number of participants was a record since Hong Kong was admitted as a full member of PECC in 1991.

A total of seven participants, all from Hong Kong, were speakers at the meeting. They were:

Dr William Overholt - Managing Director, Bankers Trust Company, who has spoken at a luncheon on "China: An Emerging Economic Powerhouse";

Mr Matthew Harrison - Director, Research and Planning, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, spoke at a luncheon on "Asian Stock Markets: Investing in Equities";

Dr York Liao - Managing Director, Varitronix International Limited, spoke at Plenary II on "Asia-Pacific Dynamics: Trade, Investment and Business Opportunities";

Mr Anthony Wong - Senior Assistant Director (Regulatory), Office of the Telecommunications Authority, spoke in the Concurrent Session on Telecommunications on "Deregulating and Improving Market Access";

Professor Richard Ho - Dean of Faculty of Business, City University of Hong Kong, participated as panellist in the Concurrent Session on Financial and Capital Markets on the session on "Financial Markets and Institutions: Guidelines for Emerging Economies";

Mr Chu Hon-fai - Director, Dah Chong Hong Ltd, spoke at the Food and Agriculture Forum on "Opportunities for Growth in the Pacific Food System"; and

Mr Roger Bradshaw - Project Manager, Rabobank. Hong Kong, spoken at the Food and Agriculture Forum on the finance aspect of macroeconomics affecting the regional food system as a general outlook for the Pacific.