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Dr Rosanna Wong DBE JP, honorary chair of LSE's Asia Forum, welcomed guests.
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The forum was officially opened by Stephen Ip GBS JP, Acting Financial Secretary, Hong Kong SAR.
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Howard Davies thanked co-hosts HKEx and Charles Lee, HKEx chairman, in particular, along with forum sponsors EDS and Cathay Pacific, for their invaluable support.
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Over 320 people attended the 2nd LSE Asia Forum, as well as around 40 members of the local and international press.
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Howard Davies, LSE Director, chaired the first panel discussion on Financial and Market Stability.
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Shyamala Gopinath, deputy governor, Reserve Bank of India addressed the audience during the first panel discussion.
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Other panel speakers, including Jean Louis Bravard, head of EDS Global Financial Services; Professor Danny Quah, LSE; Lee Zhang, Chairman of Deutsche Bank China; and Dr Linda Yueh, LSE fielded questions from the audience.
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Professor Fu Jun, Peking University was the first speaker in the second panel discussion on Trade and Governance.
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John Perham, head of EDS Global Industries, Asia Pacific, delivered his contribution in the second debate. Other speakers included Professor Tim Besley, LSE; Professor Patrick Dunleavy, LSE; and Alan Rosling OBE, executive director, Tata and Sons Ltd.
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Donald Tsang GBM JP KBE, chief executive of Hong Kong SAR, joined the forum for the pre-lunch reception, where he met many of those attending.
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William Lo, chair of Friends of LSE in Hong Kong, meets Donald Tsang.
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Charles Lee, Asia Forum host and chairman of HKEx, and other forum guests meet Donald Tsang.
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Donald Tsang poses with an LSE cap, presented by Howard Davies.
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David Eldon GBS CBE JP, chair of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, delivered the keynote speech over lunch.
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Having received the traditional LSE cap, David Eldon poses for the cameras.
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David Eldon answers questions from the press.
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