The 4th Tsinghua Hong Kong-Macao Symposium took place at the China Taiping Finance Centre in Hong Kong on the afternoon of December 9. The event focused on the theme “Strengthening open cooperation, boosting Hong Kong's global competitive advantage.”
Experts and scholars from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, and Macao, as well as university leaders and corporate representatives from Hong Kong and Macao with rich experience in Hong Kong's technological innovation, economic development, and higher education, attended the symposium as keynote speakers.
The symposium was hosted by Tsinghua University and co-organized by the university’s Center for Hong Kong and Macau Studies, Tsinghua SIGS, and Bauhinia Magazine, in cooperation with Tsinghua alumni associations of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Macao, and Guangzhou as well as China Taiping.
Wang Hongwei delivers remarks at the symposium
Wang Hongwei, vice president of Tsinghua University, Zhang Jun, deputy director of the Research Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Hong Kong, and Zhao Ju, chief investment officer at China Merchants Bank, CEO of CMB International, and president of the Tsinghua Alumni Association of Hong Kong, delivered opening remarks.
Zhou Wengang, Sun Dong, and Zhang Keke (left to right) participate in the first dialogue session
Ding Anhua, Liang Jinsong, and Shi Bin (left to right) participate in the second dialogue session
Ouyang Zheng, Qin Sizhao, and Wang Yang (left to right) participate in the third dialogue session
After the remarks, three dialogues were held on the following topics, respectively: “Strengthening regional coordination, supporting the construction of Hong Kong as an international innovation and technology center,” “Enhancing market confidence, consolidating Hong Kong’s status as an international financial center,” and “Leveraging complementary advantages in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, enhancing the competitiveness of higher education in Hong Kong.”
Wu Xiaofeng delivers closing remarks
Shi Zongkai delivers closing remarks
Wu Xiaofeng, Secretary of the CPC Tsinghua SIGS Committee and the head of the Shenzhen Tsinghua University Alumni Association, and Shi Zongkai, vice chairperson of the Tsinghua University Council, vice president of the Tsinghua Alumni Association, and chairman of the Tsinghua University Center for Hong Kong and Macau Studies Management Committee, delivered closing remarks.
Symposium venue
Distinguished guests pose for a group photo
The Tsinghua Hong Kong-Macao Symposium is a signature academic event organized by SIGS and the Center for Hong Kong and Macau Studies. Held annually since 2020, the symposium aims to provide a platform that stimulates academic exchange and promotes the collision of ideas on Hong Kong and Macao studies and discussion of related policies and development.
Written by Alena Shish
Edited by Yuan Yang
Photos by Huang Yinsi & Dai Yujing
