Nov 15 -FCC Club Lunch - Hong Kong 's Road to Democracy and Good Governance

Foreign Correspondents' Club Lunch
"Hong Kong 's Road to Democracy and Good Governance"

Speaker: Regina Ip Lau Suk Yee, GBS JP,Chairperson, Board of Governors, Savantas Policy Institute
Thursday November 15, 2007
12:30PM FOR 12:45PM - LUNCH
1:10PM – ADDRESS
1st FLOOR

Drawing on her government experience and study of the theory and practice of democracy in the West, Mrs. Regina Ip will talk about Hong Kong 's democratic development in a historical and comparative context and outline her proposals for the way forward.

Regina IP LAU Suk Yee, GBS, JP - B.A. - First Class Honor (University of Hong Kong), has a Master of Letters (University of Glasgow), Master of Science in Management (Stanford University), and Master of Art in East Asian Studies (Stanford University). Mrs. Ip worked for the Hong Kong Government from 1975 to 2003, serving in a wide range of areas including democratization of local government, international trade and industry and security. In 2003 Mrs. Ip left Government service to pursue further study in the United States . She returned to Hong Kong in 2006 after completing the MA program in East Asian Studies at Stanford University . Since then she has established a think tank, Savantas Policy Institute, focused on tackling the twin structural constitutional and economic problems of Hong Kong .

$150 (MEMBERS) $180 (GUESTS)

Please reserve with the FCC reception at (Tel) 2521 1511, (Fax) 2868 4092 or email to: banquet@fcchk.org

• Confirmation will be sent to you once your booking is accepted. If you do not receive a confirmation within two working days, please contact our Reception.
• Please advise if any vegetarian meal is required
• No cancellations will be accepted after noon on Monday, Nov 12