The 2018 APEC Study Centre Consortium Conference (ASCCC) held on 14-15 May 2018 at the International Convention Centre in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The conference aims to support the overall objectives of APEC 2018 hosted by Papua New Guinea. It will also be another opportunity for APEC’s network of researchers, practitioners, and policy makersContinue reading “APEC Study Centre Consortium Conference 2018”
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International Student Summit 2018
APEC Study Centre hosted an International Student Summit (ISS) from 10 May 2018 12 May 2018 for elite students from different countries. It aims to bring together high schools and universities from different economies, deepen understanding each others themes and exchanging ideas so as to foster global perspectives and partnerships. Participants are expected to workContinue reading “International Student Summit 2018”
Seminar On Free Trade and Globalisation – The Hong Kong Experience in Retrospect and the Prospects
From left: Professor Anthony Y.H. Fung (CUHK), Professor Sung Yun Wing (CUHK), Mr Najeeb Haider (AIIB), Professor Fanny M.C. Cheung (CUHK), Professor Lawrence J. Lau (CUHK), Mr Edward Yau Tang-wah (HKSARG), Professor Richard Y.C. Wong (HKU), Ms Salina Yan (HKSARG), Mr Eduardo Pedrosa (PECC), Dr Patrick Low (HKU) and Professor Matthew Lee (HKCPEC) The seminarContinue reading “Seminar On Free Trade and Globalisation – The Hong Kong Experience in Retrospect and the Prospects”
Visit APEC Study Centre of Thailand at Thammasat University
Dr Law Cheung Kwok, Co-director of APEC Study Centre, visited APEC Study Centre of Thailand at Thammasat University and met their director, Professor Suphat Suphachalasai. Dr Law also gave a talk to ASEAN students.
APEC Symposium on Policy and System – for Promoting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Modernization toward Industry 4.0
Dr Law Cheung Kwok, Co-director of APEC Study Centre, participated in a conference and presented a paper: “Policy for Promoting MSMEs Modernization towards Industry 4.0 in Hong Kong, China”
APEC Study Centres Consortium Conference 2017
APEC 2nd Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM-2) APEC Study Centre, CUHK participated in APEC 2nd Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM-2) and related meetings held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 10th – 13th May 2017 and presented in 2 sessions. Workshop on SMEs’ Integration into Global Value Chains in Services Industries Under the chair of the Ministry of IndustryContinue reading “APEC Study Centres Consortium Conference 2017”
Entrepreneurship in APEC and Hong Kong
The APEC Study Centre published a short paper “Entrepreneurship in APEC and Hong Kong” in the “Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Hong Kong and Shenzhen 2016 – 2017” report in February 2017. This paper analyses entrepreneurial activities in Hong Kong and the APEC region using the proprietary dataset from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM).
Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society
The Econometric Society is an international society for the advancement of economic theory in its relation to statistics and mathematics. The society is holding meeting around the worlds to provide a platform for scholars to share their fruits of research and exchange ideas with outstanding scholars. This year, the Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society 2017 was hostedContinue reading “Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society”
Good Talk 2016 – Future of the Pension System
Economics 3.0 and the HKIAPS jointly organised the “GoodTalk” show in March 2016, a free public talk series where speakers from a variety of backgrounds are invited to discuss salient economic issues. The theme of the talk was “Future of the Pension System” where the speaker panel was composed of 2 government officials, 2 political party membersContinue reading “Good Talk 2016 – Future of the Pension System”