Highlights
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2023-10-18Mrs Regina Ip Spoke at the Third Belt and Road Forum for International CooperationMrs Regina Ip spoke at the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing with the theme “Mutual Learning Among Civilizations: Collaboration Between International Think Tanks and People-to-People and Cultural Exchanges”.
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2023-10-14MSRS 8th Anniversary Celebration and BRI Oriental Pearl Boat TourMSRS organized the “8th Anniversary of the MSRS and BRI Oriental Pearl Boat Tour” on 14 October to celebrate its anniversary and the 10th anniversary of the “Belt and Road” Initiative. Over 300 guests joined the celebration.
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2023-08-08MSRS Organized Quanzhou Cultural Exploration for 120 StudentsThe Maritime Silk Road Society organized the "Quanzhou – Maritime Silk Road Exploration" tour on 8 - 11 August. MSRS Co-Chair Mrs Regina Ip and Associate Vice-President of Lingnan University Prof Lau Chi Pang led a delegation 120 secondary and university students to Quanzhou to study the history of the ancient city and to strengthen the relations of these two places.
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2023-04-14International Forum “Brave New World” to Mark the 10th Anniversary of the Belt and Road InitiativeCo-organized by Silk Road Economic Development Research Center, Maritime Silk Road Society and One Belt One Road Research Institute of the Hong Kong Chu Hai College, the Belt and Road 10th Anniversary Forum themed “Brave New World” was held on 14 April.
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2022-11-22MSRS 2022 Annual General MeetingThe 2022 AGM of the Maritime Silk Road Society was held on 22 November to adopt the minutes of 2021 AGM and to receive the 2020-2021 reports of the Executive Committee. As in the previous two years, the AGM was held in both online and onsite mode due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic.
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2022-03-15MSRS Volunteers Participated in the "YouAndMe" Campaign to Distribute Anti-COVID PacksIn March, MSRS volunteers participated in the Youth Anti-Coronavirus Link’s “Young Family Support” campaign, to assist in packaging and distributing anti-pandemic materials to families in need. MSRS member and LegCo Member Ms Judy Chan of the New People’s Party joined in the action plan.
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2021-09-20Dr Johnny Hon Spoke on “Exploring Future Opportunities”On 20 September, Dr Johnny Hon, Chairman Emeritus of Global Group, Vice President of New People’s Party, Honorary Advisor of MSRS made a presentation on “Exploring Future Opportunities”. Dr Hon spoke on how the application of new technology: blockchain, neurotechnology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Extended Reality (XR), and Internet of Things (IoT), could help business capitalize on the opportunities.
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2021-07-05"Maritime Silk Road" 2021 Chinese Language Summer Course organized in GreeceIn the summer of 2021, MSRS and Lefkada City again jointly organized the "Maritime Silk Road" Chinese Language Summer Course on 5 - 30 July. The course took place in Lefkada, Greece, in purpose to facilitate exchange through introduction of Chinese language and culture.
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2021-05-04Webinar on the New Trend of Digital CurrencyMSRS organized a seminar on digital currency on 4 May in both online and onsite mode. Dr Johnny Hon, Honorary Advisor of MSRS, thanked Mr Stephen Wong, Senior Vice President & Executive Director of Public Policy Institute, Our Hong Kong Foundation and Mr Stephen Law, Managing Director of ANS Capital Limited, for being the host and speaker of the webinar respectively.
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2021-03-30Webinar on the Significance of RCEP and Hong Kong’s OpportunitiesOn 30 March, Dr Wang Chun Xin, Head of Hong Kong Economic and Policy Research Division, Bank of China (Hong Kong) hosted “The Significance of RCEP and Hong Kong’s Opportunities Webinar”. MSRS Honorary Advisor Mr Joseph Chan presented Dr Wang with the Certificate of Appreciation.
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2020-10-19Mrs Regina Ip Met with Turkish Consul GeneralOn 19 October, MSRS Co-Chair Mrs Regina Ip met with Turkey's Consul General Mr Peyami Kalyoncu to exchange views on the cooperation in economics, trade, tourism, culture and the B&R Initiative.
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2020-06-16Maritime Silk Road Society & Savantas Policy Institute New Office Opening CeremonyOn 16 June, the Maritime Silk Road Society and Savantas Policy Institute jointly held an opening ceremony of their new office located at No. 23 Thomson Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
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2020-03-17Medical Items Urgently Needed to Fight Against COVID-19!To help fight against COVID-19, the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Hong Kong and Macao is making a plea for donation of medical items. MSRS has contributed 5,000 surgical masks as an initial support.
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2019-09-30MSRS Organized Cultural Tour to Central AsiaMSRS organized the Ancient Silk Road In-depth Cultural Exploration Tour to Central Asia - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from 30 September to 8 October to learn the Islamic culture and the Belt and Road development in these countries.
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2019-09-214th Anniversary of the Maritime Silk Road Society and “Operation Zhang Qian 2019” Sharing SessionThe Fourth Anniversary of the Maritime Silk Road Society and “Operation Zhang Qian 2019” Sharing Session were held on 21 September to celebrate the special occasion of the Society and to invite student interns to share their fruitful work experiences with guests attending the ceremony.
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2019-07-27MSRS Study Mission to Chengdu to Visit BBDMrs Regina Ip, Co-Chair of MSRS, led a team to visit Business Big Data in Chengdu on 27 July as a major part of the four-day study mission in the capital of Sichuan.
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2019-05-24“Operation Zhang Qian – Undergraduate Summer Internship Programme 2019” Kick-off CeremonyThe Maritime Silk Road Society held the “Operation Zhang Qian – Undergraduate Summer Internship Programme 2019” kick-off ceremony at CPA Australia on 24 May to officially launch this year’s internship programme.
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2019-04-11Operation Zhang Qian 2019 Selection Panel MeetingThe Selection Panel Meeting of “Operation Zhang Qian 2019 — Undergraduate Summer Internship Programme” was held on 11 April to evaluate the performance of the student applicants, make preparation for publicity and to set long term objectives.
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2018-10-29Mrs Regina Ip Spoke at Belt and Road Conference 2018Mrs Regina Ip, Co-Chair of MSRS, spoke on stage as a panelist at the session “When the Belt meets the Road in Hong Kong”. More than 300 guests attended the function. MSRS is one of the supporting organizations.
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2018-10-27MSRS met with Dr Yan Anlin on Belt and Road InitiativeMrs Regina Ip, Co-chair of MSRS, met with Honorary Advisor Dr Yan Anlin, Executive Director, Institute for Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Studies, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies in a breakfast meeting on 27 October to exchange views on the Belt and Road Initiative.
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2018-10-16MSRS Office Bearers met with Dr Shi YulongMSRS hosted a luncheon on 16 October in honour of Dr Shi Yulong, Chief Officer of China Center for Development of the National Development and Reform Commission and Honorary Advisor of Maritime Silk Road Society to share his views on the Belt and Road Initiative.
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2018-09-11Mrs Regina Ip Attended the China-ASEAN Expo in NanningAt the invitation of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government, Mrs Regina Ip, Co-Chair, and Mr Alex Wong, Chief Executive Officer of Maritime Silk Road Society, attended The 15th China – ASEAN EXPO (“CAEXPO”) and The 15th China – ASEAN Business and Investment Summit from 11 to 12 September in Nanning, Guangxi.
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2018-08-27Dr Wu Shicun Spoke on South China Sea and the Belt and Road IssuesDr Wu Shicun, President of National Institute for South China Sea Studies and Honorary Advisor of the Maritime Silk Road Society (MSRS), visited Hong Kong to share his views on the issues relating to developments in the South China Sea and the Belt and Road in a public lecture on 27 August.
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2015-09-07Maritime Silk Road Society Inauguration Ceremony - Explore New Developmental Opportunities for Hong KongIn support of the nation’s far-sighted “the Belt and Road Initiative” and to identify new developmental opportunities for Hong Kong, Mrs. Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, GBS, JP. has worked with organizations representing the provinces and cities along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, and organizations representing overseas Chinese communities in Hong Kong (the founding organizations), to establish the “Maritime Silk Road Society” (MSRS)...