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Speakers Program List


| 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2003 |

 

2003

Date

May 23, 2003

Speaker

Prof. Tony Latter

Topic

Deflation: is it really a problem; if so, what should be done?


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2001

Date

September 27, 2001

Speaker

Prof. Wu Jilian, Prof. Lin Zhaomu and Prof. Zhang Zhuoyuan

Topic

China Economy


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2000

Date

January 11, 2000

Speaker

Dr. Michael Walker

Topic

Economic Freedom of the World: Its Measurement and Consequences

Date

March 7, 2000

Speaker

Prof. Robert Townsend

Topic

Growth and Crisis in Thailand--Evaluation of Financial Systems and Suggestions for Policy Reform

Date

March 9, 2000

Speaker

Prof. Edward P. Lazear

Topic

Economic Approaches to Incentives

Date

April 26, 2000

Speaker

Prof. Hannes Gissurarson

Topic

New Developments--Property Rights in Marine Resources

Date

September 4, 2000

Speakers

Raymond Ch'ien, John Greenwood, Mark Groombridge, David Hatton, Fred Hu, Yasheng Huang, K.C. Kwong, David Li, Justin Lin, William Melton, José Piñera, Yonghao Pu, Alan K.F. Siu, Jianyong Sun, Martin Wolf, Y.C. Richard Wong and Joseph Yam

Topic

Globalization, the WTO, and Capital Flows: Hong Kong's Legacy, China's Future

Date

September 29, 2000

Speakers

Prof. Paul Klemperer

Topic

What Really Matters in Auction Design?

Date

December 4, 2000

Speakers

Prof. Wing-Thye Woo

Topic

China--Facing up to WTO Membership


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1999

Date

October 12, 1999

Speaker

Prof. Michael A. Goldberg

Topic

Hong Kong as a metropolis in a globalized economy


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1998

Date

June 25, 1998

Speaker

Prof. P.W. Liu and Professor Y.C. Richard Wong

Topic

The Economy of Hong Kong in the midst of the Asian Financial Crisis

Date December 2, 1998
Speaker Dr. Elaine Sternberg
Topic Free Market Business Ethics

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1997

Date

January 10, 1997

Speaker

Prof. Justin Yifu Lin

Topic

Chinese Economy at a Crossroad

Date April 17, 1997
Speaker Dr. Milton Mueller
Topic Digital Convergence and Information Infrastructure: A Policy Agenda for Hong Kong
Date August 25, 1997
Speaker Prof. James Riedel
Topic The Private Sector and the Industrialization of Viet Nam
Date December 19, 1997
Speaker Prof. Y.C. Richard Wong
Topic On Privatizing Public Housing -What Does it Mean for you

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1996

Date

April 3, 1996

Speaker

Dr. Bertrand Renaud

Topic

Global Trends in Housing Finance and Housing Markets

Date

May 24, 1996

Speaker

Prof. T.C. Aw

Topic

Privatization and Healthcare Provision in Singapore

Date

June 7, 1996

Speaker

Dr. Linda Low

Topic

Lessons and Experiences in Social Security: The Central Provident Fund in Singapore

Date

June 18, 1996

Speaker

Prof. Ronald Ian McKinnon

Topic

The Syndrome of the Ever-Higher Yen

Date

November 22, 1996

Speaker

Dr. Lam Pun-lee

Topic

The Scheme of Control on Electricity Companies

Date

December 2, 1996

Speaker

Mr. Steve Parker

Topic

Pacific Economic Dynamism: U.S. and Asian Perspectives

Date

December 13, 1996

Speaker

Prof. Gregory Chow

Topic

Why the Hong Kong Stock Market Will Continue To Go Up


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1995

Date

March 22, 1995

Speaker

Dr. Joseph M. Finger

Topic

Antidumping, the Uruguary Round, and Asia's Exports

Date

April 19, 1995

Speaker

Dr. S. Fred Singer and Mr. Michael Fumento

Topic

Science and Myth in Global Warming and Ozone Depletion and Environment and Technology: Partners or Adversaries ?

Date

July 14, 1995

Speaker

Prof. James Riedel

Topic

Transition to Market Economy in Vietnam

Date

October 19, 1995

Speaker

Prof. Fan Gang

Topic

China's Transition Economy and Macro Economic Stability

Date

November 13, 1995

Speaker

Dr. Randall S. Kroszner

Topic

How Competition Amongst Special Interests Shape U.S. Financial Regulation

Date

November 24, 1995

Speaker

Prof. Pascal Salin

Topic

A New Approach to Competition, Monopolies, and Cartels


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1994

Date

January 12, 1994

Speaker Prof. Steven N.S. Cheung, Prof. Justin Yifu Lin, Dr. Andrew Sheng

Topic

China: The Awakening Giant - What is Next for Reform and Growth ?

Date

May 18, 1994

Speaker

Dr. Frank W. Rusco and Dr. W. David Walls

Topic

Transport Policy and Vehicle Ownership, Usage and Emissions: Theory and Evidence from Hong Kong

Date

June 30, 1994

Speaker

Prof. Kwok-Chiu Fung

Topic

Clinton Administration's Trade Policy and Asia: An Insider's View


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1993

Date

March 1, 1993

Speaker

Dr. Francis T.M. Lui

Topic

Retirement Protection for Hong Kong - What are the Options?

Date

April 2, 1993

Speaker

Dr. Richard Y.C. Wong

Topic

Property and Housing Markets in Hong Kong: Issues and Analyses

Date

June 1, 1993

Speaker

Prof. James Riedel

Topic

Trade Relations between Taiwan and U.S.

Date

June 17, 1993

Speaker Prof. Di Ang-Zhao, Mr. Tan Zixiang, Mr. Li Zhaoyan,
Dr. Milton Mueller, Dr. Chen Bo-Shoe,
Mr. John MacDuffie, Mr. Vince T.Y. Lam, Mr. Henry Goldstein

Topic

Telecommunications and the Integration of China: Telecommunications, Trade and Economic Development in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan

Date

September 10, 1993

Speaker

Prof. Joseph Schwieterman

Topic

Air Cargo and the Opening of China: New Opportunities for Hong Kong

Date

October 18, 1993

Speaker

Dr. Milton Friedman

Topic

The New Economic Order

Date

October 28, 1993

Speaker

Dr. Milton Friedman

Topic

China in the New Economic Order


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1992

Date

January 17, 1992

Speaker

Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas, Center for Research and Communication, Philippines

Topic

Market Reforms and Trade Liberalization in the Philippines

Date

January 29, 1992

Speaker

Dr. Joel W. Hay, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Topic

Health Care in Hong Kong: An Economic Policy Assessment

Date

April 6, 1992

Speaker

Dr. Milton Mueller, International Center for Telecommunications Management at the University of Nebraska at Omaha

Topic

A Telecommunications Free Trade Zone for Southeast Asia

Date

June 3, 1992

Speaker

Dr. Richard Y.C. Wong, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic

Privatize Public Housing in Hong Kong

Date

October 16, 1992

Speaker

Dr. Justin Yifu Lin

Topic

Economic Reform Prospects in China

Date

November 6, 1992

Speaker

Mr. Samuel Staley

Topic

Planning, Uncertainity and Economic Development in Hong Kong: A Critical Evaluation of the Comprehensive Review of the Town Planning Ordinance

Date

December 2, 1992

Speaker

Mr. Dominick Harrod

Topic

The Current Economic Situation - The U.K. And Europe


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1991

Date

January 21, 1991

Speaker

Dr. Milton Mueller, International Center for Telecommunications Management at the University of Nebraska at Omaha

Topic

International Telecommunications in Hong Kong: The Case for Liberalization

Date

April 19, 1991

Speaker

Dr. David D. Hale, Kemper Funds

Topic

Outlook for the U.S. and World Economy

Date

June 24, 1991

Speaker

Prof. Henry Wan, Jr., Cornell University

Topic

The Future Development of Industries in Hong Kong

Date

July 5, 1991

Speaker

Prof. David Fand, Institute for Humane Studies, George Mason University

Topic

The U.S. Savings and Loan Debacle

Date

August 29, 1991

Speaker

Prof. Peter Bernholz, University of Basel

Topic

The Challenge of Monetary Reform in Eastern Block Countries - Can Hong Kong's Linked Rate Mechanism Provide An Answer?

Date

November 6, 1991

Speaker

Prof. Merton Miller, University of Chicago

Topic

Observations on Economic Reform in the Ex-Communist Countries

Date

November 27, 1991

SPEAKERS:

Dr. Pak-wai Liu, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Mr. John Greenwood, G.T. Management (Asia) Ltd.;Mr. Michael Taylor, Far Eastern Economic Review

Topic

Inflation in Hong Kong

Date

December 16, 1991

Speaker

Prof. Shyam Kamath, California State University at Hayward

Topic

The Failure of Foreign Aid: With Special Reference to the Soviet Union


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1990

Date

February 9, 1990

Speaker

Prof. Peter Swan, University of New South Wales

Topic

Can the Very Fast Train be made to Work?

Date

March 27, 1990

Speaker

Prof. Kwok-Chiu Fung, University of California, Santa Cruz

Topic

Japanese Industrial Groups and Their Impact on U.S.-Japan Trade

Date

April 19, 1990

Speaker

Prof. Michael J. Artis, University of Manchester

Topic

The European Monetary System, the European Monetary Unit and the United Kingdom

Date

May 8, 1990

Speaker

Andrea & Howard Rich, Laissez Faire Books

Topic

Observations on Eastern Europe

Date

June 21, 1990

Speaker

Prof. K.K. Fung, Memphis State University

Topic

Labour Turnover as a Means of Technology Transfer

Date

July 26, 1990

Speaker

Prof. Randy Kroszner, University of Chicago

Topic

Alternative Approaches to Banking in Hong Kong

Date

September 18, 1990

Speaker

Dr. Joel W. Hay, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Topic

What to do about Health Care Costs

Date

October 1, 1990

Speaker

Prof. James Riedel, Johns Hopkins University

Topic

Economic Integration in East Asia: Doing What Comes Naturally

Date

November 16, 1990

Speaker

Prof. Arnold C. Harberger, University of California, Los Angeles

Topic

Policy Versus Chance in the Process of Economic Growth

Date

November 26, 1990

Speaker

Prof. Isaac Ehrlich, State University of New York at Buffalo

Topic

Social Insurance, Self Insurance and Economic Growth


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1989

Date

January 13, 1989

Speaker

Prof. Hans Duller, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic

Issues in Technology Transfer

Date

February 27, 1989

Speaker

Dr. Lau Man-Lui, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic

Alternative Public Housing Policies

Date

March 31, 1989

Speaker

Dr. John Ure, Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong

Topic

Utility or Commodity? The Future of Telecommunications in Hong Kong

Date

April 27, 1989

Speaker

Prof. George Selgin, University of Hong Kong

Topic

Legal Restrictions, Financial Weakening, and the Lender of Last Resort

Date

May 16, 1989

Speaker

Mr. Thibaut de Saint Phalle, Saint Phalle International Group

Topic

International Privatization

Date

June 27, 1989

Speaker

Dr. Kurt Schuler

Topic

The Experience of Free Banking

Date

July 26, 1989

Speaker

Ms. Pui-King Lau, Hong Kong Polytechnic, Dr. Yun-Wing Sung, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic

Current Political and Economic Crises in China

Date

August 30, 1989

Speaker

Dr. Tim Hau, University of Hong Kong

Topic

Electronic Road Pricing: An Idea whose Time has Come

Date

September 28, 1989

Speaker

Dr. Milton Mueller, International Centre for Telecommunications Management, University of Nebraska

Topic

The Open Network: An Analysis and Critique of Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation in the United States

Date

November 7, 1989

Speaker

Dr. Kai-Sun Kwong, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic

Taxis in Hong Kong: A Bottleneck of Urban Transport

Date

December 14, 1989

Speaker

Dr. Pak-Wai Liu, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic

Education Vouchers in Hong Kong: Has the Time Come?


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1988

Date

April 27, 1988

Speaker

Dr. Sung Yun-Wing, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic

China's Open Door Policy and the Demand for Intermediation - Implications for Hong Kong's Economic Future

Date

June 1, 1988

Speaker

Dr. Richard Yue-Chim Wong, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic

The Stated Intentions and Actual Consequences of the Public Housing Program in Hong Kong

Date

July 11, 1988

Speaker

Dr. James Dorn, CATO Journal

Topic

Economic Order and Constitutional Choice

Date

August 3, 1988

Speaker

Dr. Kai-Sun Kwong, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic

Airport Congestion and the Liberalization of the International Airline Industry

Date

September 2, 1988

Speaker

Prof. Yale Brozen, University of Chicago

Topic

The U.S. Trade Deficit: Does it matter?

Date

September 12, 1988

Speaker

Prof. Gary Becker, University of Chicago

Topic

Private Enterprise, State and Political Systems in Economic Growth

Date

September 24, 1988

Speaker

Dr. Milton Friedman, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Topic

Protectionism: A Case of Misleading Labelling

Date

October 3, 1988

Speaker

Prof. Herbert Grubel, Simon Fraser University

Topic

Is the West Losing its Industry? The Economics of the Service Sector

Date

December 15, 1988

Speaker

Dr. Ho Lok-Sang & Dr. Richard Y.C. Wong, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Topic

The Pros and Cons of Indirect Taxation in Hong Kong


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