Notice to Business Editors:
November 26, 1999
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Technology Centre Corporation have jointly organised the International Investment Conference for GEM to be held on Monday,
Mr H C Lee, Chairman of the Exchange will speak at the opening ceremony. Mr Alec Tsui, Chief Executive of the Exchange and Dr K S Lo, Chairman of GEM Listing Committee will discuss capital formation for high-growth and hi-tech companies following the debut of GEM. Dr James Liu, CEO of the Hong Kong Industrial Technology Centre Corporation will speak on the common winning factors for high-growth technology companies. Executives of GEM companies, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, investment bankers and financial experts will also share their views. For details, please refer to the attached programme.
You are cordially invited to cover the opening ceremony and the conference. Conference particulars are as follows:
| Date | : | Monday, November 29, 1999 |
| Time | : | 9:30 am - 9:40 am (Opening Ceremony) |
| 9:40 am - 5:00 pm (Conference) | ||
| Venue | : | Meeting Room 201, New Wing Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Wanchai, Hong Kong |
| Remarks | : | The conference will be conducted in English. |
For enquiries, please contact Henry Law of the Exchange on 2840 3862 or Jennifer Tang of Hong Kong Industrial Technology Centre Corporation on 2784 2650.
| 9:00 | Registration |
| 9:30 | Opening Remarks Mr. H C Lee, Chairman, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd., Hong Kong |
| 9:40 | Launch of GEM - rebranding Hong Kong as a financial hub for high-growth & technology companies Dr. K S Lo, Chairman of GEM Listing Committee, Hong Kong the opportunities GEM poses to technology / growth companies & investors GEM emerging as a regional stock market |
| 10:10 | Emerging into a New Horizon - the Hong Kong Financial Market Mr. Alec Tsui, Chief Executive, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd., Hong Kong |
| 10:40 | Common winning factors for high-growth technology companies Dr. James Liu, CEO, Hong Kong Industrial Technology Centre Corporation., Hong Kong factors making high growth possible factors contributing to the success of technology businesses |
| 11:10 | Tea / Coffee |
| 11:30 | Presentations by GEM companies: Mr. Michael Chiu, Chairman, Pine Technology Holdings Ltd. Mr. Danny Cheng, Chief Operating Officer, Timeless Software Ltd. Mr. James Wong, President, TS Telecom Technologies Ltd. Introduction of companies' profiles business prospects & opportunities arising from GEM |
| 1:00 | Lunch |
| 2:15 | The seven habits of a highly effective "Technology Gem" Mrs. Pauline Lo Alker, Chairperson, Hong Kong-SV.com, U.S.A. definition of a "Technology Gem" & the prominent habits of Silicon Valley as a shining model suggestion on polishing Hong Kong's GEM to help HK become a worldclass Technology Gem |
| 2:45 | What are the evaluation factors in identifying IT & high growth companies? Ms. Lalitha Swart, Executive Vice President, Silicon Valley Bank, U.S.A. what are the key pre-requisite in selecting investment projects criteria for critical evaluation |
| 3:15 | Picking winners in Silicon Valley - potential links to Hong Kong Mr. James Boettcher, General Partner, Charter Growth Capital, U.S.A. |
| 3:45 | Tea / Coffee |
| 4:00 | Presentations by GEM companies: Mr. Zhuo Fu Min, Chairman, SIIC Medical Science & Technology (Group) Ltd. Mr. Wu Shaoning, Chairman, China Agrotech Holdings Ltd. introduction of companies' profiles business prospects & opportunities arising from GEM |
| 5:00 | Closing |
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