A number of renowned figures, including local tycoons, are reportedly expected to join Hong Kong’s upcoming family office summit this month.
Richard Li, Pacific Century Group chair and son of Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong's richest, will be joining the upcoming «The Wealth for Good in Hong Kong Summit» as a speaker, according to an agenda of the event seen by «SCMP». Property tycoon and Hang Lung Group chair Ronnie Chan will also join the event as a speaker.
Li will speak in a session about Hong Kong’s ability to finance technological innovation while Chan will speak about the city’s role as a philanthropy center.
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The half-day event is scheduled to run on March 24 at the Hong Kong Palace Museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District. The program includes panel discussions and networking, followed by a fire dragon dance performance and gala dinner hosted by chief executive John Lee.
The local government has proposed for at least 14 tycoons and heads of the leading global family offices and organizations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UBS and Art Basel, to be speakers at the events, the report added, though this is still subject to change.
