Here is a highlight video I put together from my recent Hong Kong trip. I recorded all video clips on my iPhone and did all video editing on the iPhone with the iMovie application. So everything was completed on my phone – the first time I have ever done that:
I leave tomorrow for Hong Kong. This will be my second trip to this incredible city and I am very excited about the chance to visit again. The purpose of my trip is to attend the annual Hong Kong Forum that takes place at the massive Hong Kong Convention Centre right on the harbor (or harbour in Hong Kong). I attended the forum last year and made some great contacts. I also learned a great deal about Hong Kong.
I do work with the Hong Kong Information Center in Atlanta and I will be attending the forum with the director of this center. The purpose of the center in Atlanta is to connect Atlanta businesses with counterparts in Hong Kong. Our goal for this trip is to learn more about Hong Kong from government officials, business leaders, and heads of education as well as to make contacts in Hong Kong that would benefit companies in Atlanta.
I also have some goals for the trip. I would like to make some contacts for my own business, EPR Creations. I’d like to meet potential contractors who could assist in tasks I don’t know how to do. It would be great to secure some new business as well from different people I meet on the trip. I am also trying to get some meetings to pitch The Entrepreneur School. This is a company I am a part of that has hours of video lectures on how to start a business. We would love to expand our presence internationally, and finding partners who could spread the word in other countries would be a big boost to the business.
I also have a meeting set up with the guy that hired me for my first job out of college. He is now the president of a company in Hong Kong and I look forward to catching up.
The last goals are some personal ones. I learned about a running trail that covers a large section of Hong Kong. I’d like to run that at least a couple of times. Also, I am going to record video clips on my iPhone throughout the trip. I will then edit the video clips on the iMovie app and post the completed video to this blog upon my return. So, all of the video capture as well as the editing will be completed on my iPhone. Should be fun!
In work I do with the local Atlanta Hong Kong Information Center, I had the opportunity to travel to Hong Kong last year for the annual forum that took place at the Hong Kong Convention Centre. It is a 2-day conference in which the HK economic & trade office leaders from around the world get together to learn the latest about Hong Kong and meet people from around the world. It was a fascinating event and I am heading back there this year in December.
Last year was my first time in Hong Kong and I thoroughly enjoyed the trip. I learned a lot about the current economic state of Hong Kong and about ways in which the country was growing.
Here are the details about this year’s Hong Kong Forum:
Date: 1 – 2 December 2010
Venue: Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre
Admission: Member associates of the Federation of HK Business Associations Worldwide
The Hong Kong Forum is the annual flagship event of the Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide, which has grown to having 33 Hong Kong Business Associations in 24 countries with more than 10,000 members across Asia, Australasia, Europe and North America. The Forum is the perfect occasion for individual associates around the world to meet, network and gather updates on the latest trends and opportunities available in Hong Kong.
New event:
Dialogue with China CEOs: A newly introduced session with business leaders from China to talk about their secret recipes of running successful private enterprises on the Chinese mainland.
Some of our speakers this year (Listed in the order of speaking schedule)
Pansy Ho, Managing Director, Shun Tak Holdings Limited
Alex Chu, Deputy Chairman & Executive Director, Dah Chong Hong Holdings Limited
Royce Yuen, Executive Director, Fantastic Natural Cosmetics Limited
John Chu, Chairman & CEO, Centro Digital Pictures Ltd
Victor Fung, Honorary Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce
Richard Watson, Managing Director, ATC
Stanley Lau, Managing Director, Renley Watch Manufacturing Co Ltd
Ling Lanfang, President, Silk Road Holding Group Co Ltd
The Hon Wong Yan Lung, Secretary for Justice, Hong Kong Special Administration Region (Invited)
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