- Local governments worldwide borrow money to finance deficits. There’s nothing wrong about that. However, some countries like the United States, can largely maintain a healthy balance sheet, while others, such as Latin American economies, are plagued with protracted debt crises. What makes the difference?
- What’s special about local government debts in China?
- Municipal debt trial in China
- Rating municipal debts

- China’s “One Belt, One Road” policy and its implications
- For multinational companies eyeing opportunities under China’s “One Belt, One Road” policy, what are the advantages of having their operations in Hong Kong?
- As deepening regional integration transforms supply chains, how Hong Kong’s trading and logistics industry can best be upgraded to leverage on the expanding trade flows?
- With the establishment of the Silk Road Fund (US$40 billion) and Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), what are the challenges and opportunities ahead for Hong Kong’s financial sector and professionals as China and its companies invest overseas?

(Invitation Only)
- Traditional businesses are being transformed by the Internet with O2O becoming word of the day. Rather than drawing a distinct line between the New economy and the Old, are we seeing a convergence that blurs the line?
- Which traditional industries and businesses will win out in the convergence?