Industry Session
OBOR: Opportunities and Challenges

 
Date: 10 May 2016
Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Venue: TU201 (Cheung On Tak Lecture Theatre), Podium, Yip Kit Chuen Building, PolyU
 
 
One Belt One Road (OBOR) is an initiative that focuses on improving and creating new trading routes and business opportunities with China, passing through over sixty countries across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. As part of the ancient Maritime Silk Road and an integral part of the modern “Belt and Road”, Hong Kong can contribute as a trading and logistics hub for the advancement of the OBOR initiative.

This session consists of three parts:
  • Dr Robin Li will share how China Merchants Holdings International interprets this national strategy, identify opportunities from it and formulate plan to realize it into business models.

  • Dr Y.H. Venus Lun will present a short summary based on the preliminary findings from the recent survey on “OBOR: Opportunities and Challenges for Hong Kong”.

  • Hong Kong SMEs engaged in trading and logistics will be able to take advantage of the burgeoning opportunities in countries along the Belt and Road. Mr Eric Wong will share with the audience his knowledge and experience of setting up a SME business in Myanmar, his views on overcoming the challenges and profiting from the opportunities.
Speakers
  • Dr Robin Li, Deputy Chief Economist and General Manager, Strategy and Operations Department of China Merchants Holdings Internationals (CMHI)
  • Dr Y.H. Venus Lun, Director of Shipping Research Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Mr Eric Wong, Chairman, Hong Kong Sea Transport and Logistics Association
 
Moderator
Dr Byron Lee
Vice Chairman
Hong Kong Sea Transport and Logistics Association
 
 
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