“International Communication in the New Era” Forum
Worldwide leaders and scholars meet on New Strategies in International Communications
(Hong Kong, 31 May, 2021) The “International Communication in the New Era” Forum, jointly organised by the Hong Kong Coalition and Friday Culture Limited, was held on 31 May (Today).The Forum was officiated by Mr. Leung Chun-ying, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference; Mr. Paul Chan, Financial Secretary, The Government of the HKSAR; Ms. Lu Xinning, Deputy Director, Liaison Office of The Central People's Government in the HKSAR; Mr. Yang Yirui, Deputy Commissioner, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the HKSAR; Mr. Bernard Chan, Convenor, Executive Council in the HKSAR and Dr. Herman Hu, Chairman, Friday Culture Limited. Emcees of the event were Mr. Nury Vittachi, Managing Editor, Friday Culture Ltd., and Ms. Jenny Wong, Deputy News Director, Phoenix TV.
"The China Story is not just about politics. It shouldn’t be. International politics may on many occasions be a zero-sum game while business is about expansion", said Mr. Leung Chun-ying in the keynote speech titled “Mission and Role of Hong Kong in the Construction of National Image. “Hong Kong has a unique mission and probably a more unique role in rebalancing the range of China subjects in which the international audience should have an interest...We should present the people of the world with the full range of stories of China. The real China story must come out. The balanced narrative must come out. Hong Kong should take this international podium.”
"Life is not a zero sum game, where if one person wins, everyone else loses. No. We can all win. Indeed, that is how it should be. Friday Culture is a media group which celebrates cultural diversity, promotes peace and shares insightful stories, in a good-humoured, positive way. We chose the word Friday because that day of the week often ends with good conversations among friends. We chose the word culture because we believe a broad range of interests is less polarizing than just a focus on politics.”Dr. Herman Hu stated in the welcoming address.
The forum was immediately followed by two panel discussions, the first of which focused on the Hong Kong perspective, with the theme of “Hong Kong in the Spotlight: Understanding a Multi- faceted City”. Mr. Yonden Lhatoo, Chief News Editor, SCMP, moderated the panel with a number of guests sharing their views, including Mr. C K Yeung, Former Associate Vice President, Hong Kong Baptist University (Pre-recorded); Mr. b Ronnie Chan, Chair, Hang Lung Properties Limited; Mr. Malcolm Clarke, British Film Director (via video call); Mr. Julien-Loïc Garin, Founder and CEO, Culture-plus Asia and Dr. Allan Zeman, Chairman, Lan Kwai Fong Group.
The second panel discussion centred on telling the story of China with “How to tell China’s Story in a Polarizing World” as the theme. In this section, the guests who shared their views included: Tan Sri Dato’ David Chiu, Chairman and CEO, Far East Consortium International Limited / Chairman, i-CABLE Communications Limited (Pre-recorded); Ms. Han Yong Hong, Deputy Editor-In-Chief, Lianhe Zaobao (via video call); Ms. Pansy Ho, Group Executive Chairman & Managing Director, Shun Tak Holdings Ltd; Mr. Eric Li, Founder, Guancha.cn (via video call); as well as Dr. Yan Xiaojun, Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong. All the guests offered incisive views on the topic. The entire event concluded successfully with the closing speech by Dr. Kennedy Wong, Deputy Secretary General, Hong Kong Coalition.
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[2021-05-31 ]
