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Annual Report
Annual Report 2006–2007 Group of Thirty 30 Group of Thirty, Washington, DC Copies of this paper are available from: Group of Thirty 1726 M Street, N.W., Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036 Tel.: (202) 331-2472, Fax (202) 785-9423 E-mail: [email protected] WWW: http://www.group30.org Annual Report 2006–2007 Published by Group of Thirty© Washington, DC 2008 Table of Contents I. Introduction ..................................................................................... 5 II. The Group of Thirty Membership ................................................... 7 III. The Work of the Group of Thirty in FY2006 and FY2007 ........... 13 Plenary Sessions .......................................................................... 13 International Banking Seminars ................................................. 13 Study Group Activities ................................................................ 14 Publications ................................................................................. 16 IV. The Finances of the Group .......................................................... 19 Annex 1. Past Membership of the Group of Thirty .......................... 31 Annex 2. Schedule of Meetings and Seminars: .............................. 33 Annex 3. International Banking Seminars ...................................... 35 Annex 4. Plenary Sessions ............................................................... 37 Annex 5. The Group of Thirty (G30) Study on Reinsurance and International Financial Markets ............................................ -
Switzerland and Hongkong Strengthen Their Cooperation in Financial Markets
Switzerland and Hong Kong strengthen their cooperation in financial markets On 23 January 2018, Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer and Mrs Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR, met in Bern to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the area of financial markets and to exchange views on international financial and tax matters. Authorities and private sector representatives from Hong Kong and Switzerland signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) during the meeting. During their meeting, Switzerland's Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer and Hong Kong's Chief Executive Mrs Carrie Lam discussed topics including the further development of the two financial centres, the opportunities arising from the opening-up of the financial markets in Mainland of the People’s Republic of China, developments in the fintech sector and international tax issues. They also reaffirmed their commitment to further enhance bilateral collaboration to promote the healthy development of the financial services industry in and between Switzerland and Hong Kong. Hong Kong and Switzerland held an official financial dialogue for the first time in September 2017, during which the two places agreed to further formalise bilateral financial collaboration. Three MoUs were signed today. The first MoU, signed by Norman Chan, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), and Jörg Gasser, Head of the Swiss State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF), serves as the basis for regular financial dialogue and sets out the parties' willingness to strengthen financial markets cooperation, including in the area of RMB internationalisation, wealth management, infrastructure financing and international financial matters. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) also signed an MoU with the HKMA to enhance fintech collaboration with a view to facilitating financial innovation in the two places. -
OFFICIAL RECORD of PROCEEDINGS Wednesday, 29
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 29 April 2015 9455 OFFICIAL RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Wednesday, 29 April 2015 The Council met at Eleven o'clock MEMBERS PRESENT: THE PRESIDENT THE HONOURABLE JASPER TSANG YOK-SING, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE ALBERT HO CHUN-YAN THE HONOURABLE LEE CHEUK-YAN THE HONOURABLE JAMES TO KUN-SUN THE HONOURABLE CHAN KAM-LAM, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE LEUNG YIU-CHUNG DR THE HONOURABLE LAU WONG-FAT, G.B.M., G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE EMILY LAU WAI-HING, J.P. THE HONOURABLE TAM YIU-CHUNG, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE ABRAHAM SHEK LAI-HIM, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE TOMMY CHEUNG YU-YAN, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE FREDERICK FUNG KIN-KEE, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE VINCENT FANG KANG, S.B.S., J.P. 9456 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 29 April 2015 THE HONOURABLE WONG KWOK-HING, B.B.S., M.H. PROF THE HONOURABLE JOSEPH LEE KOK-LONG, S.B.S., J.P., Ph.D., R.N. THE HONOURABLE JEFFREY LAM KIN-FUNG, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE ANDREW LEUNG KWAN-YUEN, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE WONG TING-KWONG, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE CYD HO SAU-LAN, J.P. THE HONOURABLE STARRY LEE WAI-KING, J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE LAM TAI-FAI, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHAN HAK-KAN, J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHAN KIN-POR, B.B.S., J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE PRISCILLA LEUNG MEI-FUN, S.B.S., J.P. -
Hong Kong SAR
China Data Supplement November 2006 J People’s Republic of China J Hong Kong SAR J Macau SAR J Taiwan ISSN 0943-7533 China aktuell Data Supplement – PRC, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan 1 Contents The Main National Leadership of the PRC 2 LIU Jen-Kai The Main Provincial Leadership of the PRC 30 LIU Jen-Kai Data on Changes in PRC Main Leadership 37 LIU Jen-Kai PRC Agreements with Foreign Countries 47 LIU Jen-Kai PRC Laws and Regulations 50 LIU Jen-Kai Hong Kong SAR 54 Political, Social and Economic Data LIU Jen-Kai Macau SAR 61 Political, Social and Economic Data LIU Jen-Kai Taiwan 65 Political, Social and Economic Data LIU Jen-Kai ISSN 0943-7533 All information given here is derived from generally accessible sources. Publisher/Distributor: GIGA Institute of Asian Affairs Rothenbaumchaussee 32 20148 Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 (0 40) 42 88 74-0 Fax: +49 (040) 4107945 2 November 2006 The Main National Leadership of the PRC LIU Jen-Kai Abbreviations and Explanatory Notes CCP CC Chinese Communist Party Central Committee CCa Central Committee, alternate member CCm Central Committee, member CCSm Central Committee Secretariat, member PBa Politburo, alternate member PBm Politburo, member Cdr. Commander Chp. Chairperson CPPCC Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference CYL Communist Youth League Dep. P.C. Deputy Political Commissar Dir. Director exec. executive f female Gen.Man. General Manager Gen.Sec. General Secretary Hon.Chp. Honorary Chairperson H.V.-Chp. Honorary Vice-Chairperson MPC Municipal People’s Congress NPC National People’s Congress PCC Political Consultative Conference PLA People’s Liberation Army Pol.Com. -
Hong Kong E-News Bulletin January 3, 2018
Hong Kong e-News Bulletin January 3, 2018 HONG KONG NEWS Co-operation Arrangement for XRL co-location arrangement The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) approved the Co- operation Arrangement between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on the Establishment of the Port at the West Kowloon Station of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) for Implementing Co-location Arrangement (Co-operation Arrangement) on December 27, 2017. HKSAR Government welcomes the decision made by NPCSC. The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, said that this signified the accomplishment of the second step in the "Three-step Process" to provide a firm legal basis for the implementation of co-location arrangement at the West Kowloon Station (WKS). Mrs Lam further noted that there is no more doubt that co-location arrangement at the WKS to enable passengers travelling on the XRL to complete clearance procedures of both Hong Kong and the Mainland at the station in one go is the best way to optimise the transport, economic and social benefits of the XRL. This arrangement has received majority support in the community. Construction works of the Hong Kong Section of the XRL, which started in 2010, are now roughly 98 per cent completed. The Mass Transit Railway Corporation Limited is confident to commission this very important piece of railway project in the third quarter of 2018. The HKSAR Government will strive to introduce the Bill to implement co-location arrangement at the WKS pursuant to the NPCSC's Decision and the approved Co- operation Arrangement into LegCo no later than early February 2018. -
A Case Study of Hong Kong SAR and Its Implications to Chinese Foreign Policy
Paradiplomacy and its Constraints in a Quasi-Federal System – A Case Study of Hong Kong SAR and its Implications to Chinese Foreign Policy Wai-shun Wilson CHAN ([email protected]) Introduction Thank for the Umbrella Movement in 2014, Hong Kong has once again become the focal point of international media. Apart from focusing the tensions built among the government, the pro-Beijing camp and the protestors on the pathway and the pace for local democratization, some media reports have linked the movement with the Tiananmen Incident, and serves as a testing case whether “One Country, Two Systems” could be uphold under the new Xin Jinping leadership.1 While academics and commentators in Hong Kong and overseas tend to evaluate the proposition from increasing presence of Beijing in domestic politics and the decline of freedoms and rights enjoyed by civil society,2 little evaluation is conducted from the perspective of the external autonomy enjoyed by Hong Kong under “One Country, Two Systems”. In fact, the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the subsequent Basic Law have defined and elaborated the scope of Hong Kong’s autonomy in conducting external relations ‘with states, regions and relevant international organizations.’ 3 It is therefore tempted to suggest that the external autonomy enjoyed by Hong Kong SAR Government serves as the other pillar of “One Country, Two Systems”, giving an unique identity of Hong Kong in global politics which may be different from that possessed by mainland China. Though officially “One Country, Two Systems” practiced in Hong Kong (and Macao) is not recognized by Beijing as a federal arrangement between the Central People’s Government and Hong Kong SAR Government, the internal and external autonomy stipulated in the Basic Law gives Hong Kong similar, to some extent even more, power as a typical federated unit. -
Cambodia's Experience
38538 Public Disclosure Authorized EAST ASIAN Public Disclosure Authorized VISIONS PERSPECTIVES ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUN PORN MONIROTH • ROBERTO F. DE OCAMPO • TOYOO GYOHTEN • YUJIRO HAYAMI JOMO K. S. • CAO SY KIEM • TOMMY KOH • HARUHIKO KURODA • LONG YONGTU KISHOREPublic Disclosure Authorized MAHBUBANI • FELIPE MEDALLA • MARI PANGESTU • MINXIN PEI • ANDREW SHENG WU JINGLIAN • JOSEPH YAM • ZHENG BIJIAN EDITED BY INDERMIT GILL, YUKON HUANG, AND HOMI KHARAS Public Disclosure Authorized EAST ASIAN VISIONS EAST AS I AN VI S I ONS PE RSP ECTIVE S ON E C ONO MIC DEVELOP ME N T EDITORS INDERMIT GILL • YUKON HUANG • HOMI KHARAS AUTHORS AUN PORN MONIROTH • ROBERTO F. DE OCAMPO TOYOO GYOHTEN • YUJIRO HAYAMI • JOMO K. S. CAO SY KIEM • TOMMY KOH • HARUHIKO KURODA LONG YONGTU • KISHORE MAHBUBANI FELIPE MEDALLA • MARI PANGESTU • MINXIN PEI ANDREW SHENG • WU JINGLIAN • JOSEPH YAM ZHENG BIJIAN A copublication of the World Bank and the Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore) ©2007 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank and The Institute of Policy Studies The International Bank for Reconstruction The Institute of Policy Studies and Development / The World Bank 29 Heng Mui Keng Terrace #06-06 1818 H Street NW Singapore 119620 Washington DC 20433 Tel: +65-6215-1010 Telephone: 202-473-1000 Fax: 6215-1014 Internet: www.worldbank.org Internet: www.ips.org.sg E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] All rights reserved 1 2 3 4 5 10 09 08 07 This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank. -
Six-Monthly Report on Hong Kong 1 January €“ 30 June 2009 Cm 7694
Six-monthly Report on Hong Kong 1 July – 31 December 2009 Cm 7812 £5.50 Six-monthly Report on Hong Kong 1 July – 31 December 2009 Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by Command of Her Majesty February 2010 Cm 7812 £5.50 © Crown Copyright 2010 The text in this document (excluding the Royal Arms and other departmental or agency logos) may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium providing it is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as Crown copyright and the title of the document specified. Where we have identified any third party copyright material you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. For any other use of this material please contact the Office of Public Sector Information, Information Policy Team, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU or e-mail: [email protected]. ISBN: 9780101781220 Printed in the UK by The Stationery Office Limited on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office ID P002349986 02/10 1848 19585 Printed on paper containing 75% recycled fibre content minimum. FOREWORD This is the twenty-sixth in a series of reports to Parliament on the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong. It covers the period from 1 July to 31 December 2009. This period has seen the 25th anniversary of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong. This international treaty, which set out Hong Kong's rights and freedoms and established the basis for the large measure of autonomy which Hong Kong enjoys, has stood the test of time. -
香港特别行政区排名名单 the Precedence List of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
二零二一年九月 September 2021 香港特别行政区排名名单 THE PRECEDENCE LIST OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION 1. 行政长官 林郑月娥女士,大紫荆勋贤,GBS The Chief Executive The Hon Mrs Carrie LAM CHENG Yuet-ngor, GBM, GBS 2. 终审法院首席法官 张举能首席法官,大紫荆勋贤 The Chief Justice of the Court of Final The Hon Andrew CHEUNG Kui-nung, Appeal GBM 3. 香港特别行政区前任行政长官(见注一) Former Chief Executives of the HKSAR (See Note 1) 董建华先生,大紫荆勋贤 The Hon TUNG Chee Hwa, GBM 曾荫权先生,大紫荆勋贤 The Hon Donald TSANG, GBM 梁振英先生,大紫荆勋贤,GBS, JP The Hon C Y LEUNG, GBM, GBS, JP 4. 政务司司长 李家超先生,SBS, PDSM, JP The Chief Secretary for Administration The Hon John LEE Ka-chiu, SBS, PDSM, JP 5. 财政司司长 陈茂波先生,大紫荆勋贤,GBS, MH, JP The Financial Secretary The Hon Paul CHAN Mo-po, GBM, GBS, MH, JP 6. 律政司司长 郑若骅女士,大紫荆勋贤,GBS, SC, JP The Secretary for Justice The Hon Teresa CHENG Yeuk-wah, GBM, GBS, SC, JP 7. 立法会主席 梁君彦议员,大紫荆勋贤,GBS, JP The President of the Legislative Council The Hon Andrew LEUNG Kwan-yuen, GBM, GBS, JP - 2 - 行政会议非官守议员召集人 陈智思议员,大紫荆勋贤,GBS, JP The Convenor of the Non-official The Hon Bernard Charnwut CHAN, Members of the Executive Council GBM, GBS, JP 其他行政会议成员 Other Members of the Executive Council 史美伦议员,大紫荆勋贤,GBS, JP The Hon Mrs Laura CHA SHIH May-lung, GBM, GBS, JP 李国章议员,大紫荆勋贤,GBS, JP Prof the Hon Arthur LI Kwok-cheung, GBM, GBS, JP 周松岗议员,大紫荆勋贤,GBS, JP The Hon CHOW Chung-kong, GBM, GBS, JP 罗范椒芬议员,大紫荆勋贤,GBS, JP The Hon Mrs Fanny LAW FAN Chiu-fun, GBM, GBS, JP 黄锦星议员,GBS, JP 环境局局长 The Hon WONG Kam-sing, GBS, JP Secretary for the Environment # 林健锋议员,GBS, JP The Hon Jeffrey LAM Kin-fung, GBS, JP 叶国谦议员,大紫荆勋贤,GBS, JP The Hon -
Monthly Report HK
June 2008 in Hong Kong 30.06.2008 / No 54 A condensed press review prepared by the Consulate General of Switzerland in HK Economy + Finance April retail sales up 18.7pc helped by tourist arrivals: HK retail sales in April rose 18.7% by value from a year earlier, marginally lower than expectations and slowing slightly from March growth but still robust as a tight labour market boosted wages and the city hosted plenty of tourists. March sales rose by a revised 20% from a year earlier. Retail sales by value climbed to HK$22.8 billion, the government said. Tax issues pose big obstacle in HK push into Islamic finance: In its race to tap into the estimated US$1 trillion Islamic finance market, HK faces a sizeable hurdle - taxes. And, said Eddie Yue, a deputy chief executive of the HK Monetary Authority, it is an issue both the Inland Revenue Department and the legislature may have to tackle. Last year, Hang Seng Bank launched the first Islamic index-tracking fund. Then, in March, an exchangeable sukuk - the Islamic equivalent of a bond - launched in Malaysia was listed in HK. Now, the Airport Authority is aiming to launch the city's first Islamic bond as early as in the third quarter. GDP rises 9.6pc to HK$409.3b in first quarter: HK’s gross domestic product increased by 9.6 per cent to HK$409.3 billion in the first quarter compared with a year earlier. HK’s economy is continuing to enjoy strong economic growth and falling unemployment. -
Report Are Those of the Authors and Do Not Necessarily Represent the Opinions of Civic Exchange
Hong Kong’s Budget: Challenges and Solutions for the Longer Term Tony Latter Leo Goodstadt Roger Nissim February 2009 www.civic-exchange.org Civic Exchange Room 701, Hoseinee House, 69 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong. Tel: (852) 2893 0213 Fax: (852) 3105 9713 Civic Exchange is a non-profit organisation that helps to improve policy and decision making through research and analysis. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Civic Exchange. Preface The government’s budget is a political document. It provides financial resources for the achievement of government policies. Irrespective of high sounding commitments, the resources set aside for them indicate the degree of seriousness. How the government views what it will, and can, afford to fund is bound up with its philosophy on budgetary issues. Much of this philosophy has not changed for decades. What is particularly noteworthy is the lack of debate about the underlying assumptions behind the government’s philosophy. Even though there are contending views in society, as can be seen from the many criticisms of government policies and frequent acrimonious exchanges between officials and legislators, there has been little serious, sustained deliberation and debate about the policies and financing of long-term issues, such as those relating to demographic changes and the public services needed to meet them. This publication is Civic Exchange’s contribution to that much needed debate. We hope this will be useful to government officials, legislators, political parties, students and members of the public who have an interest in local affairs. -
Carrie Lam Becomes Fifth Hong Kong Chief Executive
REVIEW September 2017 Hong Kong Economic HONG and Trade Office, London KONG Carrie Lam becomes fifth Hong Kong Chief Executive arrie Lam was sworn in as Chief Executive of Hong Kong on Right: President Xi (first right) swears in July 1 at a special ceremony attended by China’s President Mrs Carrie Lam as CXi Jinping, who was in Hong Kong to mark the 20th Hong Kong’s fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Chief Executive. Administrative Region (HKSAR). Speaking after her inauguration, Mrs Lam promised to repay the trust and support of the people and central government. “My vision is for a Hong Kong of hope and happiness – a city that we are all proud to call our home. I see a vibrant international metropolis that is just, civilised, safe, affluent, blessed with the rule of law,” she said. Mr Xi also swore in the other officials of Mrs Lam’s new government and members of the executive council during the Left: A flag raising ceremony at ceremony held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Golden Bauhinia Mrs Lam, whose term of office runs until 2022, becomes Hong Square marks the Kong’s fifth Chief Executive and the first woman to hold the post. In 20th anniversary of the return of Hong her first full day as Chief Executive she visited people in the North Kong to Chinese District, Kowloon City District and Central and Western District sovereignty. (more on page 2). President Xi visits Hong Kong President Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong on world-class museums, theatres, concert halls June 30 to attend celebrations to mark the 20th and performance venues – signing an anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR.