An Open Forum "Integration of Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta: Issues and Concerns for the Air Cargo Industry" organized by Center of Cyber Logistics
It is well known that the Pearl River Delta (PRD) is the hinterland of Hong Kong, and that Hong Kong has successfully acted as its gateway since the opening of China's economy in the 1980's. This role has brought tremendous growth and prosperity to the region in the past. It is likely that our gateway role may be further enhanced through recent efforts of our Governments to formally strengthen the integration of Hong Kong and the PRD. This will likely have major ramifications to the air cargo industry in the region. Specifically, the development of a well coordinated logistics infrastructure, both in terms of physical and information flows, will be a necessary condition for the realization of the full potentials of this much heralded endeavor.
The Center of Cyber Logistics sees the need to bring these issues to the forefront of analysis and collaborative discussion involving the academic community, the industry, and our government. We are hopeful that the Open Forum will provide an opportunity for members of the Hong Kong air cargo community to exchange facts and ideas of the latest development for the following concerns: Impact of Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) on air cargo logistics in PRD, Ground logistics support including highways, bridges, and warehouses, etc. in the region, IT readiness for e-logistics and recent development in PRD, Strategic importance of the five airports and potentials for collaboration, and, Business opportunities for Hong Kong logistics agents in PRD.
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2003, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Venue: Ballroom, Hotel Nikko, East Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Sponsors: Airport Authority Hong Kong Asia Airfreight Terminal Cathay Pacific Airways Limited DHL International Limited Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited Hong Kong Association of Air Cargo Truckers Limited Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding Agent Limited Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited TNT International Express UPS Parcel Delivery Services Limited
Forum Agenda
9:00 am Registration 9:30 am Opening Remarks Sir Gordon Y.S.Wu, KCMG, FICE Hopewell Holdings Limited 9:45 am Freight Forwarding in PRD and Opportunities for Agents in Hong Kong Mr. Wei Dong Tao Shenzhen International Freight Forwarders Association 10:10 am Critical Factors in Enhancing Hong Kong's Position as the Regional Air Cargo Hub: Automation, IT, and Inter-modal Connectivity Mr. Summit Chan Director - Marketing & Customer Service, HACTL 10:35 am IT Readiness for e-Logistics in PRD Mr. Justin K.H.Yue CEO, Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited 11:00 am Coffee Break 11:20 am Ground Logistics Support in PRD Mr. Tony Lin Managing Director, Dimerco Air Forwarders (HK) Limited 11:45 am Present and Future Outlook of Air Cargo in PRD Mr. Zhang Zhifeng Senior Vice President - Cargo, China Southern Airlines Company Limited 12:10 pm The Impact of CEPA on Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Professors Waiman Cheung, Michael Fung and YV Hui Center of Cyber Logistics [Video, 25.43mins] 12:35 pm Lunch An Address by Mr.Willy Lin Chairman, Hong Kong Shippers' Council 2:00 pm Roundtable Forum : (in Putonghua with English simultaneous interpretation) Integration of Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta: Impact of CEPA on Air Cargo Industry and Other Issues Moderators : Professors Waiman Cheung and C.K. Law Panelists : Mr. B.S. Chow, General Manager, Airport Authority Hong Kong Mr. Tony Lin, Managing Director, Dimerco Air Forwarders (HK) Limited Mr. Sunny Ho, Executive Director, Hong Kong Shippers' Council Mr. Zhang Zhifeng, Senior Vice President - Cargo, China Southern Airlines 3:30 pm Closing

Presentation slides are available to be downloaded here.
The forum is funded by Innovation & Technology Commission.

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