| Conferences
2002-2001
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We supported
the Business Research Centre in organizing an
International Conference on Business Ethics in the knowledge
economy. The conference was attended
by about 100 participants, and more than forty
papers were presented by researchers from different
countries. Dr. Joanna K. C. Lam was the
Chair of the Conference Organizing Committee.
There was a forum on Practical Issues Relating
to Business Ethics in Hong Kong. It was moderated
by Dr. Allen Lee Peng Fei, J. P. The
Panel speakers were: |
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| (1) Mrs. Pamela
Chan Wong Shui, J. P., Chief Executive of
Consumer Council |
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| (2) Ms.
Anna Wu Hung Yuk, J. P., Chairperson of
Equal Opportunities Commission |
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| (3) Mr.
Stephen Selby, J. P., Director of the Intellectual
Property Department, The Government of HKSAR |
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Seminars/Workshops |
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| 18 June 2002 |
We co-organized a seminar
with the Department of Economics. The topic
is "Corporate Ethics in Germany - Theory and
Practice". The speaker is Professor Horst Steinmann,
Professor Emeritus of General Management at
the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
of the university of Erlangen-Nuremberg(Germany).
He is the founder of the German Business Ethics
Network in 1993. |
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| 6 Oct 2001 |
We organized together with
the Hong Kong Professional and Educational Services
Ltd (HKPES) a workshop on "Christ and Business
Culture" in HKBU. It was attended by about 80
business practitioners. |
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| 11 Aug 2001 |
We hosted a Forum on
Business Ethics organized by the Hong Kong Professional
and Education Services Ltd. (HKPES).
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1999
Currency Boards:
Convertibility, Liquidity Management and Exit
Saturday, 9 October
1999
Hong Kong
As a follow-up to the International Conference
on Exchange Rate Stability and Currency Board Economics
of 28-29 November 1998, the Department of Economics
of the Hong Kong Baptist University will organize
an International Workshop on the theme "Currency Boards:
Convertibility, Liquidity Management and Exit" on
9 October 1999 in Hong Kong.
On the basis of the 1998 Conference,
the International Workshop will provide a forum for
more in-depth discussion among experts on the technicalities
of improving the robustness and efficiency of a modern
currency board system with respect to the following
issues:
- The extent of the convertibility
undertaking by the currency board: the cash base,
the monetary base in different definitions, and
beyond the monetary base (e.g. also covering various
components of bank deposits)?
- The access to the convertibility
undertaking: by banks? non-bank financial institutions?
depositors? or all cash holders?
- Ways to manage liquidity in
the banking system under a currency board system
from the perspective of the monetary authority:
variable deposit reserve requirements? discount
window? lender of last resort (LOLR) facilities?
- Ways to manage liquidity by
banks under a currency board system: how to prepare
for and weather the storm?
- Exit options: re-pegging, floating,
joining a monetary union, and dollarization etc.
The Workshop is supported by the
research team of the Focused Research Area "Currency
Board Economics and the AEL Model".
1998
International
Conference on
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Exchange Rate Stability and Currency
Board Economics
28-29 November 1998
Hong Kong
Organizing by:
Department
of Economics, School of Business Hong Kong Baptist
University
Conference
Programme (Final)
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Keynote and Invited Speakers
Confirmed keynote and invited speakers include:
(1)From Hong Kong
Mr. Norman T.L. Chan,
Deputy Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority
(2)From outside Hong
Kong
Dr. Pedro Pou, President,
Banca Central de la Republica Argentina
Mr. Jonas Niaura, Deputy Chairman, Bank of Lithuania
Mr. Andres Sutt, Deputy Head of Central Bank Policy
Department, Bank of Estonia
Mr. Bob McTeer, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank
of Dallas
Mr. Charles Enoch, Assistant Director, Monetary and
Exchange Affairs Department, International Monetary
Fund
Topics include:
- Analyses and lessons of
the East Asian currency crisis.
- Theoretical and empirical
research on currency attacks: Hong Kong, East Asia,
Mexico, South America, etc.
- Theories of exchange rate
stability and dynamics.
- Currency boards: history,
contemporary developments and varieties (Hong Kong,
Brunei, Argentina, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria),
and future prospects.
- Comparative studies on
currency board arrangements (CBAs), the gold standard
(GS), and other fixed exchange rate regimes (FERRs):
technical feasibility and economic optimality.
- How should CBAs gain credibility
and withstand currency attacks?
- CBAs, GS and other FERRs
in the light of financial liberlization and globalization:
Are they sustainable or desirable?
- Financial derivatives and
fixed exchange rates: Can they co-exist?
- Optimal ways to dismount
from CBAs and FERRs if floating rates are deemed desirable?
How should stability and exit costs be balanced?
Registration: All Interested
parties are welcome.
HK$1,000 or US$125(For participants
whose papers are accepted)
HK$2,500 or US$325 (For general
participants)
HK$1,000 or US$ 125 ((For
students with proved document)
Participants Registration
Form
Inquiries: Tel: (852) 2339-7544;
Fax: (852) 2339-5580;
Email:econ@hkbu.edu.hk
Conference Web Site: http://www.hkbu/~econ/conference.html
Last Updated November 18,
1998
Page Maintained by Dr. Bill W.S. Hung
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