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History and Future Outlook of the Belt and Road

30 January 2018 18.30 - 20.30
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Frankopan Hall, Jesus College, Jesus Lane, Cambridge CB5 8BL

Join us to hear Professor Chak Fan Lee, Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, speak about the 'History and Future Outlook of the Belt and Road',

Organised by the China Centre, Jesus College, in collaboration with the Cambridge Central Asia Forum at the University of Cambridge, all are invited to hear Professor Lee talk. Advance registration is necessary to attend, please RSVP via email by 27 January 2018.

The Belt and Road Initative

The Belt and Road Initiative, proposed by China's president Xi Jinping, focuses on the land-based Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road. It aims to "promote orderly and free flow of economic factors, highly efficient allocation of resources and deep integration of markets by enhancing connectivity of Asian, European and African continents and their adjacent seas." 

Biography

Professor C F Lee, a graduate of the University of Hong Kong, received his Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario in 1972. He taught at the University of Western Ontario and the University of Toronto before joining Ontario Hydro. In 1994 he was invited to the University of Hong Kong. He is Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Chair Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, and has published numerous journal papers and books.

Professor Lee has served as technical advisor to the World Bank, the United Nations Development Plan, the Asian Development Bank, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Canadian International Development Agency. His works include feasibility and design reviews of water resources management, hydropower, nuclear power, bridge structures and major infrastructure projects in Mainland China. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He is presently the President of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Science.

Professor Lee's volunteer and community services include having been the President of the Fuhui Charitable Foundation; Chairman of the Hong Kong Institute for Promotion of Chinese Culture; Chairman of the Harbour-front Enhancement Committee; Chairman of the Veterinary Surgeons Board; Chairman of the Council of the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust; and Director of the Jao Tsung-I Petite Ecole. He was a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar in 2005; appointed a Justice-of-the Peace in 2003; and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree at the University of Western Ontario in 2006.