Conference on Corporate Governance in the Financial Sector
 

The Conference

The Conference provides an interactive forum for participants to critically examine the corporate governance challenges and to exchange views with other participants through panel discussions. Senior officials from the government and the associated regulatory bodies and business leaders will share their experience in the keynote speech, discussion panels and the luncheon speech.

 
 
8:30am Registration
9:00am Opening Ceremony
PDF File Welcoming remarks by Dr Timothy Tong Hin-ming,
Commissioner, ICAC, Hong Kong SAR
PDF File Inauguration speech by Professor the Honourable K. C. Chan, SBS, JP,
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Hong Kong SAR
(in Chinese only)
9:30am Keynote Address
  Mr YAO Zengke,
Vice Minister of Supervision, People's Republic of China
 
 
9:50am Tea Break
 
 
10:05am Expert Panel Discussions
Convenor:
  The Honourable Laura M. Cha, SBS, JP,
Chairman, Advisory Committee on Corruption, ICAC,
Hong Kong SAR

Panel speakers:

PDF File

Mr Daniel Li Ming-chak, IDS,
Deputy Commissioner and Head of Operations Department, ICAC,
Hong Kong SAR

  Mr Paul Chow Man-yiu,
Chief Executive, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

PDF File Mr Martin Wheatley, JP,
Chief Executive Officer, Securities and Futures Commission

PDF File Mr Ouyang Jiansheng, Director,
Supervisory Bureau, China Securities Regulatory Commission
PDF File Mr Y. K. Choi, JP,
Deputy Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

(in order of the number of strokes in Chinese writing)

 
 
12:30pm Luncheon

  Speech by the Honourable John Tsang Chun-wah, JP,
Financial Secretary, Hong Kong SAR
(in Chinese only)
 
 
2:00pm Group Discussions

 

Leaders from the business sector and regulatory bodies will discuss with participants the ethical challenges they may encounter. A filmlet entitled "The Boardroom Agenda" addressing directors' ethical issues lately produced by the ICAC, Hong Kong SAR will be used to trigger discussions.
(in Putonghua, Cantonese and English)

"The Boardroom Agenda" Trailer
3:50pm Report Back Session and Open Forum

Convenor:
  Dr Moses Cheng Mo-chi, GBS, JP,
Chairman, Citizens Advisory Committee on Community Relations,
ICAC, Hong Kong SAR

Distinguished Discussants:

  Dr Timothy Tong Hin-ming,
Commissioner, ICAC, Hong Kong SAR

Mr YAO Zengke,
Vice Minister of Supervision, People's Republic of China

Mr Cheong U,
Commissioner Against Corruption, Macao SAR
5:00pm End of Programme


* The Conference on Corporate Governance in the Financial Sector will last for three days
(8-10 December 2008). Except on the first day, other sessions are mainly designed for representatives from the Ministry of Supervision of PRC, ICAC of Hong Kong SAR and CCAC of Macao SAR.