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CIVIC EXCHANGE NEWSLETTER 2010.01
 

  Upcoming Events

 


28 January 2010 – Renaissance Harbour View Hotel

After COP15: What's Next for Business?

The Hong Kong Business Coalition on the Environment (BCE), InterCham, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and Civic Exchange are organising a Post-COP15 breakfast session on 28 January 2010.

This session will take the form of an address by Mr Simon Reddy, Executive Director of C40 Large Cities Climate Leadership Group focusing on the way forward for global efforts in managing climate change.

http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/event_100128AfterCOP15.aspx

 

29 January 2010 – The University of Hong Kong

Green Taxation in East Asia: Problems and Prospects

Organized by the Taxation Law Research Programme (TLRP), Asian Institue of International Financial Law (AIIFL), Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong and Civic Exchange, a one-day conference on "Green Taxation in East Asia: Problems and Prospects" will be held on 29 January 2010 at the University of Hong Kong.

http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/event_100129GreenTax.aspx
  New Publications
 

Summary – The US Position on Climate Change Leading up to COP 15

(By Jesse Corradi)

4 December, 2009

Summary – The US Position on Climate Change Post-COP15

(By Jesse Corradi)

4 January, 2010

Copenhagen is not over … 

(By Christine Loh)

31 December, 2009

Time-Line of the Mass Resignation Plan

(By Wing Chan)

25 January, 2010

 

  Civic Exchange Submissions

28 January, 2010

Letter to Financial Secretary: Consultation on the Budget 2010-2011

http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/upload/files/100127FSletter.pdf 
 
18 January, 2010

Submission to the Review and Development of Marine Water Quality Objectives  http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/upload/files/100118WQOreview.pdf

 

24 December, 2009

Response to the Review of the Urban Renewal Strategy

http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/upload/files/091224URS.pdf

 

 

  Newspaper columns in January 2010

 

 

South China Morning Post

15 January, 2010 - Age of change for the fading generation still clinging to power

29 January, 2010 - (coming soon)

 

Please visit the link below to view the articles:

http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/press_newspapercolumn.aspx

 
  
 

Hong Kong Economic Times

Christine Loh (CEO of Civic Exchange) has been invited to contribute a series of 12 articles on green industry development in Hong Kong. The coming issue will be published on 2 February, 2010.

 

Please visit the link below to view the articles:

http://www.hket.com/eti/res/feature/greenforum/green-forum_list.html

(Articles in Chinese only)