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Event code: S151207DK ` Arthur Li Kwok-cheung is no stranger to debate and isn’t backward about Professor the Honourable coming forward with his views. At the Chamber’s ‘Town Hall Forum Arthur Li Kwok-cheung Series: Meet the Executive Council’ on 7 December, Executive Council Member Li will share with members his views on education, manpower Professor the Honourable Arthur Li Kwok- and Hong Kong’s competitiveness. cheung is a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. He is the Li is probably best known for education reforms that he put in place Deputy Chairman of the Bank of East Asia during his time as Secretary for Education and Manpower. He took up the Limited and a member of the Chinese People's challenging post in 2002 and is credited – or criticized depending on Political Consultative Conference. He is also which side of the fence you sit – with implementing a series of education the Emeritus Professor of Surgery of the reforms which have influenced Hong Kong’s education sector and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. public service, including mother-tongue teaching, Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (LPAT), and the introduction of the New Senior Prof Li was the Secretary for Education and Secondary Curriculum. Manpower, and a member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special As an Executive Councillor and former Secretary for Education and Administrative Region Government from 2002 Manpower, Prof Li is remains passionate about the need to promote to 2007. education and traditional values to help boost Hong Kong’s competitiveness and people’s upward mobility. Before his appointment, Prof Li was Professor of Surgery and Chairman of the Department of At this closed-door forum, Prof Li will share his insights on formulating Surgery, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and and coordinating policies, in particular polices that relate to nurturing our Vice-Chancellor at the Chinese University of young generation and local talent, the development of education and how Hong Kong. that impacts the competitiveness of Hong Kong. Prof Li obtained his degree of Doctor of The goal of the Chamber’s Town Hall Forum Series is to maintain a close Medicine from the University of Cambridge. dialogue with the Government and to provide members with the He was awarded a Gold Bauhinia Star in 2000. opportunity to meet senior officials face-to-face and exchange views. These events are exclusively for members and closed to the media. ----------------------------- Registration Form (Deadline: 1 Dec 2015) ---------------------------- Attn: Ms Milly Lo 2823 1248 [email protected] 2821 9548 Town Hall Forum Series: Meet the ExCo – Professor the Honourable Arthur Li Kwok-cheung Monday, 7 December 2015, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. at HKGCC Theatre Co. Name: HKGCC Membership No. Address: Contact Person: Attendee: Surname, First Name (Print clearly) Title: Direct Email: (Mr / Ms) No. of Members Amount @$120 Enclosed: $ Payment by □ Cheque _________________ (payable to The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce; mark S151207DK on the back, and post to Ms Milly Lo, HKGCC, 22/F United Centre, 95 Queensway, HK) □ Cash Deposit/Transfer to HSBC A/C: 500-166897-838 (please send back the payment slip) □ BOC HKGCC Visa Card (Total less $36)* □ Visa/Master □ AmEx Card No.:________________________________ Expiry Date:_____________ Total HK$:__________________ Name of Card Holder:__________________________ Signature:______________________ Date:___________ Chamber Coupon ___ x @HK$100 (No.:______________;(ONE coupon for each participant, please mark S151207DK on the back ) 1. Bookings are offered on a first-come-first-served basis. The full subscription fee is immediately payable upon submission of the reply slip. 2. To avoid over-subscription, walk-ins will normally not be taken subject to the final decision of the organizer. The organizer reserves the right to decline application. 3. Members paying with their BOC HKGCC Visa Card will enjoy a 30% discount on their reservation. The discount is only applicable to the card holder, and does not extend to their guests. The discount cannot be used in conjunction with Chamber Coupons. 4. No-shows will be charged and payments are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled by the organizer. 5. Refunds can be arranged for cancellations submitted 7 working days (25 November) before the event, and the refund amount is subjected to a 10% or HK$60 handling charge, whichever is higher. 6. No refund for cancellations with less than 7 working days’ (25 November) notice. The decision to accept or decline any bookings shall be at the sole discretion of the Chamber. .

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