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9:15–10:00 Opening Remarks
Professor Jack Veugelers, Acting Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto; Ms. Maureen Siu, Director, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Canada); Professor Joseph Wong, Director, Asian Institute, University of Toronto; Ms. Carole Moore, Chief Librarian, University of Toronto

10:00–10:30 Conceptual and Methodological Issues
“Conceptual and Measurement Issues of Return Migration” Eric Fong (Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto)

10:30–11:00 Return Migration- Hong Kong Perspective (1)
“Moving the Goal Post: Middle Class Returnees Encountering Post-1997 Hong Kong and a Growing Chinese Economy” Tai Lok Lui, (Professor, Department of Sociology, HKU)

11:00–11:30 Return Migration – Canadian Perspective (1)
“Return Migration from Canada to Hong Kong: Canada’s Competitive Advantage in Asia?” Terry Wu (Professor and Director, Management Development Centre, Faculty of Business and Information Technology, University of Ontario Institute of Technology)

11:30–12:00 Book Launch
Hong Kong Movers and Stayers: Narratives of Family Migration, by Janet Salaff, Arent Greve, and Siu-Lun Wong (University of Illinois Press)

12:00–1:00 Lunch

1:00–2:00 Return Migration- Hong Kong Perspective (2)
“Hong Kong Return Migrants: What is Newsworthy about Them” Clement So (Director and Professor, School of Communication and Journalism, Chinese University of Hong Kong); “Strangers at Home: Return Migrants in Hong Kong”. Kwok Bun Chan (Chair Professor, Department of Sociology, Baptist University)

2:00–3:00 Return Migration – Canadian Perspective (2)
“Return Migration to Asia: The Role of Families, Social Networks, and Identity, Literature Review and application.” Janet Salaff (Emeritus Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto) and Arent Greve (dr. oecon. Professor in Organization Theory, Department of Strategy and Management The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration); “From Hong Kong to Canada and Back Again: Examining the Gendered Experiences of Chinese Return Migrants” Guida Man (Assistant Professor, School of Social Sciences, York University) and Audrey Kobayashi (Professor, Department of Geography, Queen’s University)

3:00–3:15 Break

3:15–4:15 Return Migration – Canada-Mainland China-Hong Kong Link
“Transitional Return Migration via Hong Kong by Overseas Chinese Education Elite”. John Ma (Associate Professor and Director, Center for Demography and Sustainable Development, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology); “A Canada-US Comparison of Highly-Skilled Chinese and Indian Return Migration.” Lucia Lo (Associate Professor, Department of Geography, York University) and Wei Li (Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Arizona State University)

4:15–5:15 Panel Discussion
Stephen Lam (Director, Immigrant services and Community Programs, Catholic Community Services of York Region); Stephen Ma (Program Director, Centre for Information & Community Services of Ontario; John Man (Vice President, Commercial Finances Services and Managing Director, Asian Banking, Ontario, RBC Royal Bank); Nicole Wong (Executive Director, Across Hub)

5:15-5:30 Concluding Remarks (David Ley, Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia)