Regional Conference on Financial Markets to Be Presented at HKUST

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28 July 1993

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Reaional Conference on Financial Markets to Be Presented at HKUST

The “Regional Conference on the Development and Interactions of Futures, Options, Warrants and Stock Markets in Hong Kong, the Chinese Mainland and Taiwan” is to be held in the CITIBANK Lecture Theatre at HKUST on 26-27 August, 1993. It is jointly organised by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology(HKUST), the Stock’Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd., and the National Sun Yat-sen University (Taiwan).

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_ . “The explosive growth of Asian economies has generated a keen interest in the

development of both the derivative and.primary securities markets in the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan,” noted Dr. Eric Chang, Director of the conference. “The conference aims to encourage communication and knowledge transfer, and to facilitate cooperation and coordination among the financial markets of the region.”

The conference is timely in that policy makers, practitioners and scholars will share their problems, opportunities, challenges and current research concerning the financial markets in these three areas.

Presentations on new developments in financial products, securities exchanges, and regulatiory frameworks will be an important part of the conference, which promises to provide a good opportunity to meet representatives from leading financial firms in the region.

Participants from Taiwan include Mr. S.D. Lin, President of Taiwan Stock Exchange, Mr. Walter M.J. Hwang, President of the Institute of Securities and Futures Markets Development, Mr.

Fu-Chen Ju, Director of Research Division of the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

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Participants from PRC include Mr. Zheng Yuan Heng, President of Shenzhen Metal Exchange, Mr. Li Jing Mou, President of China Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, Mr. Tian Yuan, Chairman of China International Futures Corporation Ltd., Mr. Yu Guo Cong, President of Shanghai Metal Exchange, Mr. Guan Jin Sheng, Vice Chairman, President of Shanghai International Securities Co. Ltd.,Mr. Li Xun, Director and General Manager, Zhejiang Securities Corporation, Mr. Wei Wen Yuan, Executive Director and General Manager of Shanghai Securities Exchange, and Mr. Xia Bin, General Manager of Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

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