Draft Schedule As Of May 27, 2003

AS OF 3 NOVEMBER 2003

VIETNAM STUDY MISSION ON FISCAL POLICY AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

SCHEDULE

Wellington and Auckland, New Zealand October 25 – November 1, 2003

Pursuant to a grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development

Delegates: Mr. Ha Huy Tuan Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Finance (MOF) - Head of Delegation Ms. Nguyen Van Chi Manager, International Cooperation Department, MOF Mr. Ta Anh Tuan Vice Director, Office of the MOF Ms. Lo Thi Nhu Deputy Manager, Tax Policy Department, MOF Mr. Tran Viet Hung Deputy Manager, State Budget Department, MOF Mr. Nguyen Van Can Deputy Director, Tax Collection Inspection Department, General Customs Department, MOF Mr. Pham Tuan Anh Deputy Manager, International Cooperation Department, MOF Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Hang Expert, Aquaculture and Agriculture Products Committee, Enterprise Finance Department, MOF Mr. Nguyen The Nang Expert, Insurance Department, MOF Ms. Nguyen Thu Yen Expert, Legal Department, MOF Ms. Le Thuy Linh Expert, International Cooperation Department, MOF Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Expert, Planning Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Staff: Mr. Demetrios Marantis Chief Legal Advisor, U.S. - Vietnam Trade Council, Hanoi Ms. Shiumei Lin Sr. International Trade Policy Analyst, U.S. - Vietnam Trade Council

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25

2:10 PM Depart Hanoi for Singapore (Flight # SQ 175)

9:00PM Depart Singapore for Auckland (Flight # SQ 285) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26

11:20AM Arrive Auckland

1:00PM Depart Auckland for Wellington (Flight # NZ 439)

2:00PM Arrive Wellington and transfer to hotel (hotel transfer will be arranged)

Dinner OPEN

RON Duxton Hotel Wellington 170 Wakefield Street, PO Box 1843 Wellington, New Zealand Tel: + (64) 4 473 3900 Freephone (NZ) 0800 655 555 Fax: + (64) 4 385 3281

MONDAY, OCTOBER 27

9:00AM Meet in lobby and depart hotel

9:30AM-10:30AM Embassy of Vietnam  Ambassador Tran Hai Hau  Pham Hung Tam - First Secretary

Level 21 Grand Plimmer Tower 2-6 Gilmer Terrace PO Box 8042, Wellington, NZ Tel: 00 644 473 5912 / Fax: 0064 473 5913 Contact: Mr. Pham Hung Tam – First Secretary (+(64) 21898814)

PM Sightseeing with Vietnam Embassy staff

7:30PM Welcome Dinner with USVTC staff Restaurant Tug Boat on the Bay Freyberg Lagoon Oriental Pde Oriental Bay Wellington Ph. 04 384 8884

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28

AM OPEN

11:30AM-12:45PM Lunch at Chow Restaurant 11 Woodward Street Wellington +64 4 473 4474

1:00 – 2:00 PM Reserve Bank of New Zealand  Geof Mortlock – Special Advisor, Financial Stability Dept  Ian Woolford – Manager, Macro Financial Stability System, Financial Stability Department  Tim Ng – Manager, Financial System Policy, Financial Stability Department

Reserve Bank Building 2 The Terrace, 7th Floor, Meeting Room 1 Contact: Carolyn Campbell Ph. 04 471 3829

2:00 - 4:00PM Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade/Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries  Mark Trainor- Deputy Director and Senior Negotiator, Trade Negotiations Division, MFAT  Clare Fearnley – Senior Negotiator: Services, Deputy Director, Trade Negotiations Division, MFAT  John Stephenson - Policy Officer, Trade Negotiations Division, MFAT  Serena Chui - Policy Officer, South East Asia Division, MFAT  Alana Hudson - Policy Officer, Trade Negotiations Division, MFAT  Keawe Woodmore - Private Secretary, Biodiversity and Forestry, Office of Hon. Jim Sutton (Minister of Agriculture and Trade Negotiations)  Chris Casson - Manager, International Policy, MAF  Hamish Smith - Trade Policy Analyst, International Policy, MAF

HSBC Building 195 Lambton Quay, Level 12 Contact: Serena Chui (439 8050)

Dinner OPEN

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29

9:00 - 11:30AM NZ Customs (Customs and Rules of Origin)  Rod Hall - Senior Valuation Officer  Anthony Quayle - Industry Complaints, Valuation/Origin

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade HSBC Building 195 Lambton Quay, Level 12 Contact: Serena Chui (439 8050)

10:30 – 12:00 PM Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Agriculture Trade Negotiators (for Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong, Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Hang and Ms. Le Thuy Linh)  Chris Casson - Manager, International Policy, MAF  Hamish Smith - Trade Policy Analyst, International Policy, MAF  Stephanie Williams – Policy Officer, Trade Negotiations Division, MFAT  Alana Hudson – Policy Officer, Trade Negotiations Division  John Stephenson - Policy Officer, Trade Negotiations Division, MFAT  Serena Chui - Policy Officer, South East Asia Division, MFAT

10:30 - 11:00AM New Zealand Insurance Council (Insurance Regulation)  Terry Jordan - Corporate Affairs Manager  John Lucas - Insurance Manager

Perpetual Trust House, Level 7 111-115 Customhouse Quay Contact: John Lucas or Terry Jordan (472 5230)

1:00 - 3:00PM Ministry of Economic Development (Financial Regulation)  Geoff Connor - Manager, Business Law, Regulatory and Competition Policy Branch  Bronwyn Turley - Senior Analyst  Kathy James - Senior Analyst

33 Bowen Street Welllington

3:00- 4:30PM Victoria University of Wellington (Financial Services)  Dr Neil Quigley - Professor of Economics and Pro Vice Chancellor (International), Victoria University of Wellington  Dr Lewis Evans - Professor of Economics, Victoria University of Wellington, and Executive Director New Zealand Institute For the Study of Competition and Regulation  Ms Dawn Bowden - Victoria University of Wellington

Board Room, Level 12, Rutherford House Corner of Bunny Street and Lambton Quay Contact: Debbie Qi (04 463 5379)

Dinner OPEN

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30

9:00AM – 9:45AM U.S. Embassy (for Demetrios Marantis)  Joy Yamamoto - Economic Officer

Duxton Hotel (lobby) 170 Wakefield Street Wellington

9:15AM- 10:30AM Embassy of Vietnam (for Ha Huy Tuan)  Ambassador Tran Hai Hau  Pham Hung Tam - First Secretary Level 21 Grand Plimmer Tower 2-6 Gilmer Terrace Tel: + 64 4 473 5912

11:00AM - 12:30PM New Zealand Inland Revenue Department (Taxation and Budgetary Issues)  Ginny Beyeler -- International Coordinator  Carmel Peters -- Portfolio Manager, Policy Advice, International Business  Graham Hunt – Policy Analyst, Policy Advice, International Business  David Carrigan – Policy Advisor  Richard Lunch, NZ Treasury

4th Floor Boardroom Freyberg Building Aitken Street Note: report for ground floor reception Contact: Ginny Beyeler +64 4 498 5786 Serena Chui +64 4 439 8050

12:30PM - 2:00PM Lunch with MFAT (for Ha Huy Tuan and Pham Tuan Anh)  Mark Trainor - Deputy Director and Senior Negotiator, Trade Negotiations Division, MFAT  John Stephenson - Policy Officer, Trade Negotiations Division, MFAT  Serena Chui - Policy Officer, South East Asia Division, MFAT

Kopita Restaurant Featherston Street Wellington

1:30 PM Check out and depart for Airport

3:00 PM Depart for Auckland (Flight # NZ 446)

4:00PM Arrive Auckland

Dinner OPEN

RON Hotel Sheraton Auckland Hotel and Towers 83 Symonds Street P O Box 2771, Auckland 1, New Zealand Direct Phone: +64 9 920 6914 Fax: +64 9 3774075

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31

10:00 – 11:15 AM NZ Customs (Electronic Processing, Inspection and Intelligence) [For Mr. Nguyen Van Can, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong, Ms. Nguyen Van Chi, Ms. Lo Thi Nhu and Mr. Pham Tuan Anh]  Kirsten McKenzie – Team Leader, Director Dog Unit

Te Mana Arai House 20 Brigade Road Airport Oaks, Box 73 003 Mangere Tel: 09-256-5219

11:15 – 11:45 AM TNT Cargo Terminal (Inspections) [For Mr. Nguyen Van Can, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong, Ms. Nguyen Van Chi, Ms. Lo Thi Nhu and Mr. Pham Tuan Anh]

 Annette Webb – Customs Manager/Broker, TNT  Brenda FitzGerald – Auckland Operations Manager, TNT

TNT Express Worldwide NZ Limited Joseph Hammond Place, Airport Commercial Park PO Box 73-122, Auckland International Airport Tel: 09-255-0500

11:45 – 12:15 PM Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Inspections) [For Mr. Nguyen Van Can, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong, Ms. Nguyen Van Chi, Ms. Lo Thi Nhu and Mr. Pham Tuan Anh]

 Michael O’Neil – Inspection Office, MAF

ANZ International Cargo Building Ogilvy Crescent, Auckland International Airport Tel: 09-256-8691

10:00 – 11:30AM Citigroup New Zealand  Gary Newman, Citigroup Country Officer  Robert Staples, Vice President, Global Transaction Services  Annette Beacher, Vice President, Economic Market Analysis  Mark Olley, Vice President, Head of Treasury  Andrew Ayling, Vice President, Country Risk Manager

Level 11, 23 Customs St, East Auckland Contact: Gary Newman/Gaye Ollerenshaw Office Phone: +(64) 9 307 1914

12:00 - 2:00PM AIG and AIA  Anton du Plessis, General Manager, AIG  Ivan Findlay, Financial Controller, AIG

Level 23, ANZ Centre 23 Albert Street Auckland Contact: Anton du Plessis – General Manager, AIG (09 358 9291) 3:00 – 5:00PM ANZ  Grant Spencer, Head of Strategy and Business Development  David Drage, Chief Economist

Level 29, ANZ Centre 23 Albert Street Auckland Contact: Grant Spencer (+(64) 9 358 9291)

Dinner OPEN

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1

12:30PM Check out Hotel and depart for Airport

3:15PM Depart for Singapore (Flight # SQ 286)

8:30PM Arrive Singapore

RON Allson Hotel 101 Victoria St., Singapore 188018 Tel (65) 6336 0811

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2

7:30AM Check out and depart for Airport

9:10AM Depart for Hanoi (Flight #VN 744)

11:40AM Arrive Noi Bai Airport CONTACTS

Demetrios Marantis Chief Legal Advisor Mobile: 091 327 0300 U.S.-Vietnam Trade Council Shiumei Lin Sr. Trade Policy Analysis Mobile: +84 90 345 4621 U.S. – Vietnam Trade Council +65 9170 1801 Embassy of Vietnam Level 21 Grand Plimmer Tower Tel: 00 644 473 5912 2-6 Gilmer Terrace, PO Box Fax: 0064 473 5913 8042, Wellington, NZ Hotel in Wellington Duxton Hotel Wellington (64) 4 473 3900 170 Wakefield Street, PO Box1843 Wellington, NZ Hotel in Auckland Sheraton Auckland Hotel and (64) 9 920 6914 Towers - 83 Symonds Street P O Box 2771, Auckland 1, NZ Hotel in Singapore (65) 6336 0811 101 Victoria St., Singapore 188018 Taxi Wellington City Cabs 0800/25802580 Wellington Combined Taxis 04/384444 or 0800 384 444 Debbie Qi Victoria University of (64) 4 463 5379 Wellington Email: [email protected]

Mr. Pham Hung Tam First Secretary, Embassy of Mobile: (64) 21898814 Vietnam

Serena Chui Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Office: (64) 4 439 8050 Trade (021)156 3482

DELEGATION FLIGHT INFORMATION:

SQ 175-- 25OCT--HANSIN--14:10 18:30 SQ 285--25OCT--SINAKL--21:00 11:20 (26OCT) NZ 439--26OCT--AKLWLG--13:00 14:00 NZ 446--30OCT--WLGAKL--15:00 16:00 SQ 286--01NOV--AKLSIN--15:15 20:30 VN 744--02NOV--SINHAN 09:10 11:40