Forum members

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is a publicly-traded company (HKEX Stock Code: 388) and one of the world’s leading global exchange groups, offering a range of equity, derivative, commodity, fixed income and other financial markets, products and services, including the London Metal Exchange. As a superconnector and gateway between East and West, HKEX facilitates the two-way flow of capital, ideas and dialogue between China and the rest of the world, through its pioneering Connect schemes, increasingly diversified product ecosystem and its deep, liquid and international markets. HKEX is a purpose-led organisation which, across its business and through the work of HKEX Foundation, seeks to connect, promote and progress its markets and the communities it supports for the prosperity of all.

The Global China Research Programme, established in September 2015, is a multi-disciplinary research programme with a global vision and a mission to promote research work relevant to China’s global engagement. Our key objectives are:

‧ To assess the economic opportunities and challenges for Mainland China and Hong Kong arising out of the Chinese government’s new strategies and policies;
‧ To evaluate the reception of and reactions to China’s global impact in Greater China and among China’s external partners;
‧ To study the institutional framework and mechanisms of governance and coordination that may facilitate regional cooperation and the management of issues arising out of China’s global activities;
‧ To examine the humanistic ramifications and interfaces of China’s global outreach with special reference to historical roots, inter-cultural exchanges, and diasporic settlements; and
‧ To explore Hong Kong’s unparalleled role and position in bridging China and the world across all of the above areas.

At present, 12 CUHK research institutes/centres have joined hands to undertake research work particularly relevant to the theme of global China research. The GCR serves as the platform for synergizing the concerted efforts across Faculties and research institutes of the CUHK, capitalizing on the research expertise of our comprehensive research-intensive university.

Activities of the GCR include international and regional conferences, workshops to foster research collaboration, and research seminars. From September 2015 till now, in around two years’ time, the GCR has held four international conferences, three regional conferences, and 10 local workshops and public lectures to forge research networks. Members’ research findings are disseminated to the public on a wide scope. For instances, members have published 22 referred international journal papers, eight edited books, five book chapters, and 29 newspaper articles, and have given four public talks and policy-sharing seminars. We have built a network of collaboration in 34 Belt and Road countries. CUHK is a member of the University Alliance of the Silk Road as well as a member of the University Alliance of the Belt and Road. For further details, please stay tuned for updates on GCR’s website.

As one of the world’s leading commercial dispute resolution service providers, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) will play a leading role in resolving commercial disputes arising out of the Belt & Road Initiative (OBOR).

Specialising in arbitration, mediation, adjudication and domain name dispute resolution, HKIAC maintains one of the largest caseloads in the Asia-Pacific region, having handled over 9,000 commercial cases since its establishment in 1985.

OBOR is set to generate a significant increase in cross-border commercial opportunities between Chinese investors, their local partners and host governments in the OBOR region.  Such opportunities come with risk, HKIAC has a reliable and well-tested system for efficiently handling disputes arising under commercial contracts between OBOR parties.

HKIAC’s Administered Arbitration Rules have provisions that can be strategically used to control costs and increase efficiency for resolving construction, joint venture or project finance disputes between Chinese investors and their OBOR contractors, and expedited procedures are available for low value disputes or where urgent relief is required.

Protect your investment and mitigate risk in OBOR projects by selecting an HKIAC dispute resolution clause that will provide for the reliable resolution of disputes through settlement or a binding decision that is enforceable in over 150 countries worldwide. 

Hong Kong International Family Office Association (HKIFOA) is a private wealth management business. In addition to investment, the service scope of the family office covers a full range of services such as law, finance, accounting, and taxation.

Facing the increasingly important role of family offices in global finance, HKIFOA provides different services for the demands of global.

The Hong Kong Investment Funds Association (“HKIFA”) is a non-profit-making organization that represents the asset management industry in Hong Kong.   We have two major roles, namely consultation and education.  On consultation, we work closely with the authorities to relay the views of our members on issues that have implications for the asset management industry.  On education, we spearhead initiatives to enable Hong Kong people to understand more about the risk/return characteristics of mutual funds; and to use them effectively for retirement investment and other financial planning purposes.  We have about 70 fund management companies as full/overseas members, managing over 1,300 SFC-authorized funds.  Assets under management were about US$1,250 billion as at the end of October 2017.  In addition, we have about 60 affiliate and associate members.  (www.hkifa.org.hk).