The View From Here™

FCCHK2010: Christine Loh

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 23:18:19 +0800

Matt Driskill continues the FCC speaker series with Christine Loh, CEO of the Civic Exchange think-tank in Hong Kong. Loh spoke to the FCC on 1 March 2010 on her new publication,
Underground Front: The Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong.
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FCCHK2010: Jing Ulrich

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:16:52 +0800

Matt Driskill continues the FCC speaker series with Jing Ulrich, managing director and chairman of China equities and commodities for J.P. Morgan. Ulrich spoke to the FCC on 24 February 2010 on "China's Policy Shift: What Lies Ahead," in which she discusses recent changes in government policies, the outlook for asset prices, inflation and the RMB.
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FCCHK2010: Michael Littlewood

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:07:55 +0800

Matt Driskill continues the FCC speaker series with Dr. Michael Littlewood, a faculty member at the University of Auckland law school. Littlewood spoke to the FCC on 22 February 2010 on the topic of Hong Kong’s tax system and argues there is much other governments could learn from the successes of Hong Kong’s tax system. The talk is based on his new book, Taxation without Representation: The History of Hong Kong’s Troublingly Successful Tax System.
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FCCHK 2010: HK's Angry Generation

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:42:52 +0800

Matt Driskill continues the FCC speaker series with Christina Chan, a student activist in Hong Kong and Mirana Szeto, spokesperson for the "Stop Express Rail Link Alliance" in Hong Kong. The two spoke to the FCC on 4 February 2010 about recent protests in Hong Kong and the so-called "Post 80s" generation who have been making headlines for their protests.
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FCCHK 2010: Thomas Abraham

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 23:13:47 +0800

Matt Driskill continues the FCC speaker series with Thomas Abraham, the director of the public health communication program at the University of Hong Kong. Abraham spoke to the FCC on 1 February 2010 on the Swine Flu pandemic and his work at the World HEalth Organization.
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FCCHK2010: Paul Midler

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:15:04 +0800

Matt Driskill continues the FCC speaker series with Paul Midler, a consultant and author of Poorly Made in China, an entertaining narrative of his misadventures in manufacturing in the Middle Kingdom. Midler spoke to the FCC on 21 January 2010 on why importers have to oversee Chinese manufacturers.
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FCCHK 2010: Cameron Dueck

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:10:33 +0800

Matt Driskill continues the FCC speaker series with Cameron Dueck, a journalist and sailor who led an expedition through the elusive Northwest Passage to see firsthand how Canada's Inuit people are coping with the climate crisis. Dueck spoke to the FCC on 18 January 2010.
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FCCHK 2010: Barry Wain

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:58:24 +0800

Matt Driskill continues the FCC speaker series with Barry Wain, a former editor of the Asian Wall Street Journal and now an author and writer-in-residence at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Wain spoke to the FCC on 20 January 2010 on legacy of former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad.
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FCCHK 2010: Dr. Philip Carmichael

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:18:21 +0800

Matt Driskill continues the FCC speaker series with Dr. Philip S. Carmichael, president of Haier Asia-Pacific. Carmichael spoke to the FCC on 11 January 2010 on Can China Develop a Global Brand.
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FCCHK 2010: Arthur Brooks

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:51:56 +0800

Matt Driskill continues the FCC speaker series with Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. Brooks spoke to the FCC on 13 January 2010 on The Rise of the New Right: Free Trade, Markets and Entrepreneurship. To learn more, email Matt Driskill at viewfromhere@netvigator.com.
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The Case of the Arboreal Assassin of Lamma Island

Fri, 1 Jan 2010 12:44:46 +0800

Matt Driskill explains why you should always have a good lawyer at your disposal and how the “Arboreal Assassin” of Lamma Island, Hong Kong, was turned into a legend among Hong Kong law enforcement for the government’s overzealous pursuit of environmental “justice.”

China's Human Rights Lawyers

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:54:10 +0800

Matt Driskill continues the FCC speaker series with Albert Ho and Eva Pils, two attorneys in Hong Kong who contributed to the new book, A Sword and a Shield: China's Human Rights Lawyers. The two spoke to the FCC on 10 December 2009 about the work of the China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group and and the mainland's human rights violations.
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FCCHK 2009: Ronald Arculli

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:28:07 +0800

Matt Driskill continues the FCC speaker series with Ronald Arculli, the chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., which operates Hong Kong's stock exchange. Arculli discusses the global economic crisis and the role of the world's stock exchanges.
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FCCHK 2009: Carl Robinson

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:53:31 +0800

Matt Driskill continues the FCC speaker series with correspondent and author Carl Robinson who spoke to the FCC on 7 December 2009. Robinson discussed his latest book, Mongolia: Nomad Empire of Eternal Blue Sky.
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FCCHK 2009: Giles Chance

Sun, 6 Dec 2009 13:20:37 +0800

Matt Driskill continues the FCC speaker series with Giles Chance, visiting professor at Guanghua Business School, Beijing University. Chance spoke to the FCC on 3 December 2009 on his new book, China and the Credit Crisis: The Emergence of a New World Order.
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