Organizers
Shenzhen Finance Institute
School of Management and Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Guest Profile
Laurence Li
Chairman of the Financial Services Development Council
Senior Counsel
Justice of the Peace, Hong Kong
Judge, Regulatory Tribunal, Qatar Financial Centre, Doha, Qatar
Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Honorary Fellow, Asian Institute of International Financial Law (AIIFL), University of Hong Kong
Senior Fellow, Centre for Financial Regulation and Economic Development (CFRED), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mr. Laurence Li is a practicing barrister. He focuses on banking, commercial, company, and securities law. Prior to being called to the Hong Kong Bar, he served in several positions within the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong and, before that, worked in a law firm in New York.
Mr. Laurence Li is the Chairman of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC). The FSDC is an advisory body to the HKSAR Government on all matters relating to the development of Hong Kong as an international financial center. It engages the industry in formulating proposals to promote the further development of the financial services industry of Hong Kong and to map out the strategic direction for the development.
Lecture Topic
Consolidate Hong Kong’s Position as International Finance Center: Grounding in the Mainland, Linking the World and Serving the Nation