| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, July 11, 2011 | 5:30PM - 7:00PM | External Event, Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library, University of Toronto, 8th floor, Robarts Library, 130 St. George Street |
INVITATION TO STUDENTS ONLY
5:30 pm-7:00 pm Dialogue session
7:00 pm Reception to follow
China’s “12th Five-Year Plan for the National Economic and Social Development” promulgated in March 2011 officially positions Hong Kong as its global financial centre, and an international trade and shipping centre of the country. The Beijing government also supports Hong Kong’s development into an offshore renminbi (RMB) business centre and an international asset management centre, playing the roles of “firewall” and “testing ground”.
According to the Global Financial Centers Index (March 2011), London, New York and Hong Kong are the world’s top three. Hong Kong was the biggest global IPO center for both 2009 and 2010 (raising US$58 billion), far ahead of New York and London. In addition to multinational corporations like Rusal Plc, SouthGobi Resources, L’Occitane and AIA, etc, which have raised record capitals in Hong Kong, China enterprises have so far raised a total of US$396 billion in Hong Kong.
Against this very exciting background, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Finance, John Tsang, will be visiting Toronto and taking a chance to meet with local students to share his vision about the future development of Hong Kong and what opportunities there will be for our future leaders. He will explain Hong Kong’s roles in China’s 12th 5-Year Plan, the blueprint for the country’s development in the next five years, and the opportunities for young Canadians, who are right at the cross road of thinking which direction to go in terms of starting their careers.
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