Conference
| Organized by: | Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies |
| The Chinese University of Hong Kong | |
| Co-sponsored by: | Hong Kong APEC Study Centre |
| 13-4-2000 (Thursday) | |
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| 9:00 a.m. | REGISTRATION |
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| 9:30 a.m. | OPENING CEREMONY |
| Prof. Ambrose King (Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
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| 9:45 a.m. | TEA BREAK AND PHOTO-TAKING |
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| 10:15 a.m. | SESSION I |
| Chairperson : Prof. Yue-man Yeung (Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
| Discussant : Prof. Joseph Yu-shek Cheng (Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong) | |
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| Political Freedom and Development in Asia: Prospects for Democratization | |
| Emeritus Prof. Jose V. Abueva (Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of the Philippines) | |
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| Openness, Distributive Conflict, and Social Insurance: The Social and Political Implications of China's WTO Membership | |
| Prof. Shaoguang Wang (Department of Government and Public Administration, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
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| The Value Debate | |
| Prof. David Wu (Programme on Education and Training, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii) | |
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| 12:15 p.m. | LUNCH |
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| 2:00 p.m. | SESSION II |
| Chairperson : Prof. Rance Pui-leung Lee (Head of Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
| Discussant : Prof. Hsin-chi Kuan (Department of Government and Public Administration, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
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| Hong Kong's Partial Democracy under Stress | |
| Prof. Siu-kai Lau (Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
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| Legal and Institutional Framework for Change | |
| Adjunct Prof. Frankie F.L. Leung (Loyola Law School and University of Southern California Law School) | |
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| 3:30 p.m. | TEA BREAK |
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| 4:00 p.m. | SESSION III |
| Chairperson : Prof. Yun-wing Sung (Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
| Discussant : Prof. David D. Li (Department of Economics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) | |
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| The 'New Developmentalism' in Post-Crisis Asia: The Case of Thailand's SME Sector | |
| Prof. Frederic C. Deyo (Centre for Development Studies, The University of Auckland) | |
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| Business as Usual? Changing Business Networks in Pacific Asia in a Globalizing Era | |
| Prof. Henry Wai-chung Yeung (Department of Geography, National University of Singapore) | |
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| 5:30 p.m. | THE END OF FIRST DAY CONFERENCE |
| 14-4-2000 (Friday) | |
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| 9:00 a.m. | SESSION IV |
| Chairperson : Prof. Eden Siu-hung Yu (Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
| Discussant : Prof. Kin-man Chan (Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
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| Re-defining Hong Kong's Strategy of Growth and Development | |
| Prof. Yun-wing Sung (Department of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
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| Ageing Population and Gender Issues | |
| Prof. Fanny Cheung (Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
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| 10:30 a.m. | TEA BREAK |
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| 11:00 a.m. | SESSION V |
| Chairperson : Prof. Kenneth Kin-lam Chau (Dean of Faculty of Social Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
| Discussant : Prof. Alvin Y. So (Division of Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) | |
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| Society and Civil Society in Asia and the Pacific | |
| Prof. Emma Porio (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ateneo de Manila University) | |
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| Democratization and the National Identity/Boundary Question in East Asia | |
| Prof. Baogang He (School of Government, University of Tasmania) | |
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| 12:30 p.m. | LUNCH |
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| 2:00 p.m. | SESSION VI |
| Chairperson : Prof. Yue-ping Chung (Dean of Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
| Discussant : Prof. Tai-lok Lui (Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
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| APEC's Prospects as an International Organisation | |
| Dr. Andrew Elek (Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management, Australian National University) | |
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| 3:00 p.m. | TEA BREAK |
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| 3:15 p.m. | SESSION VII |
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| PANEL DISCUSSION: APEC Update | |
| Chairperson : Prof. Yue-man Yeung (Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong ) | |
| Panelists : Mr. Joshua Chi-kong Law, JP (Director-General of Trade Department) | |
| Panelists : Emeritus Prof. Jose V. Abueva (Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of the Philippines) | |
| Panelists : Dr. Andrew Elek (Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management, Australian National University) | |
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| 5:00 p.m. | THE END OF PANEL DISCUSSION |
| 15-4-2000 (Saturday) | |
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| 9:00 a.m. | SESSION VIII |
| Chairperson : Prof. Siu-kai Lau (Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
| Discussant : Prof. Stephen Wing-kai Chiu (Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
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| Hong Kong Technology Roadmap | |
| Prof. Charles K. Kao (Transtech Services Ltd., Hong Kong) | |
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| Asia-Pacific Urbanism under Globalization | |
| Prof. Yue-man Yeung (Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) | |
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| 10:30 a.m. | CONCLUDING REMARKS |
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| 10:45 a.m. | TEA BREAK |
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| 11:00 a.m. | THE END OF CONFERENCE |