Message from CEO
Further to our efforts to increase the number of “Friends of AoF” as explained in the June Newsletter, the Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF) made significant breakthroughs in July-September in reaching out to a much broader spectrum of stakeholders in Hong Kong and across Asia.
The Dialogue we co-organised with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in July attracted over 270 real time viewers and about 1,000 views on YouTube. These include many friends from central banks across the Asia-Pacific region. The AoF X HKU Business School Joint Seminar had an audience of 410, many of whom were HKU students and alumni.
The AoF-HKIMR event on RMB exchange rate in August was broadcasted live on Bloomberg and a number of financial platforms in Mainland China, attracting around 1.16 million real time participants from Hong Kong, Mainland China and overseas. The video recording of this event posted on the AoF website and YouTube has so far attracted over 14,000 views. The China Construction Bank Hong Kong Training Centre live-streamed the event on its portal and got 327 real time views and 160 views of the video recording.
Meanwhile, we are gradually stepping up our communication and branding efforts. Apart from posting more actively our events on our LinkedIn page, we have upgraded our YouTube channel, the AoF website and this Newsletter to make them more user- and share-friendly.
Through promoting participation in AoF activities, collaboration with other organisations, leveraging on our digital capabilities and more active use of social media, the AoF and the HKIMR are not only reaching out to more stakeholders within and outside of Hong Kong, but also gradually building up a brand name as reputable platforms for thought leadership and knowledge exchange on important economic and financial issues, particularly those related to Hong Kong, Mainland China and the Asia-Pacific region.
Looking ahead into the fourth quarter, a major event will be the HKIMR’s flagship event, the “Annual International Conference on the Chinese Economy”, scheduled on 11 November, 2021. This will be a unique opportunity for our Members to understand more about latest developments related to ‘common prosperity’, regulatory policies, property market and financial market stability, financial liberalization in GBA and other subjects. Stay tuned.
Kwok-chuen Kwok
CEO, Hong Kong Academy of Finance Limited
of financial market issues during the event said that “Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the BIS as the premier global forum for central banks has contributed significantly to the coordination of policies and the exchange of views, especially through the most trying times in financial markets.” The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, said that he welcomes the BIS to step up its collaboration efforts with central banks in Asia.
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