Activities

2019 Hong Kong-Taiwan Economic Co-operation Forum (4 Sep 2019)

On 4 September, the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office (HKETCO) and “Business Today” jointly organised the “2019 Hong Kong-Taiwan Economic Co-operation Forum” in Taipei City. With “Embracing opportunities of Artificial Intelligence, mastering the smart future” as the theme, the Forum invited experts from Hong Kong and Taiwan to share their insights and experiences on research, talent training and commercial application of relevant technologies; analyse major trends of future development; and discuss how to leverage the strengths of and Hong Kong and Taiwan and generate business opportunities through collaboration between the two places. Mr Jimmy Ng, Chairman of the Hong Kong-Taiwan Business Co-operation Committee officiated the event. Over 300 representatives from the business community and academia attended the Forum.

A Group photo of guests and speakers of the Forum. (From left): Mr Arthur Lam, Deputy Director of HKETCO; Dr. Crystal Fok, Associate Director of the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation; Mr Albert Liu, Kneron (Taiwan) Co, Ltd; Professor Calvin Wong, Professor in Fashion Institute of Textiles & Clothing of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Mr Richard Shen, Chairman of Hong Kong Business Association in Taiwan; Mr Larry Chu, Deputy Director of HKETCO; Mr Jimmy Ng, Chairman of the Hong Kong-Taiwan Business Co-operation Committee; Mr Hsieh Chin-ho, Publisher of Business Today; Ms Stella Poon, General Manager (Taiwan) of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council; Professor Norman C. Tien, Vice-President of the University of Hong Kong; Mr Chen Sheng-Wei, Chief Executive Officer of the Taiwan AI Academy; and Mr Andy Y.H. Liang, President of Business Today. Speakers of the Forum sharing their views and experience during the panel discussion session.