The 10th HKU Quarterly Forum on the Chinese Economy: China’s Economic Outlook Amid US-Israel-Iran Tensions

Date:    

23 April 2026 (Thursday)

Media Reception:

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Forum Time:

2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Venue:

HKU iCube, 40/F, 4005-07, Two Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Website:

https://ice.hkubs.hku.hk/events-archive/10th-hku-quarterly-forum-on-chinese-economy/

1:30 p.m.

Media reception

2:00 p.m.

Opening

2:05 p.m.

(5 mins)

Welcoming Remarks

Professor Hongbin CAI
Dean and Chair of Economics, Director of Institute of China Economy (ICE), HKU Business School

2:10 p.m.

(50 mins)

Keynote Report

The Reshaping of the Global Political and Economic Landscape by the US-Israel-Iran War: Impacts on the Economies of Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong

Professor Zhenhua MAO

Professor of Practice in Economics, HKU Business School

Chief Executive’s Policy Unit Expert Group in HKSAR

3:00 p.m.

(25 mins)

Keynote Speech I

Enhance The Transformation Between Traditional and Emerging Growth Drivers, and Establish a Third Pillar of Macroeconomic Policy

Professor Xianhai HUANG

Dean, School of Global Development, Zhejiang University

Distinguished Professor, Changjiang Scholars Programme

3:25 p.m.

(25 mins)

Keynote Speech II

Professor Richard Weixing HU

Distinguished Professor, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau

3:50 p.m.

(25 mins)

Keynote Speech III

Impacts of the US-Israel-Iran War on Global Maritime Transport

Mr. Xianxiang YANG

Executive Director and Chairman of the Board, SITC International Holdings Company Ltd.

4:15 p.m.

(45 mins)

Roundtable Discussion

Moderator:

Professor Hongbin CAI

Dean and Chair of Economics, Director of the Institute of China Economy (ICE), HKU Business School

Panellists (alphabetical order by surname): 

• Dr. Jun CHEN, Chairman and CEO, Shenzhen Haiyuan Venture Investment Co., Ltd.
• Dr.  Yifan HU, Managing Director, Global Wealth Management, Regional Chief Investment Officer and Head Macroeconomics APAC, UBS
• Dr.  Haixia YUAN, Managing Director and Dean of Research Institute, China Chengxin International Credit Rating Co., Ltd.; Specialist, Fiscal Risk Research Expert Division, Ministry of Finance
• Mr. Zhengyu ZHANG, President, The Association for the Promotion of Global Chinese Traders Fraternity Limited; Chairman, LianLian DigiTech
• Dr. Wenli ZHAO, Managing Director and Chief Economist, CCB International (Holdings) Limited
• Ms. Xiaojia ZHI, Managing Director, Chief China Economist, Head of Research Asia ex. Japan, Crédit Agricole CIB

5:00 p.m.

(15 mins)

Concluding Remarks

HKU Business School

Ariane LI 

Assistant Director

Communications and Public Relations

Tel: +852 6010 4388 / 3917 0506

Email: ariane@hku.hk 

Ruoyao Zhang

Executive Assistant

Communications and Public Relations

Tel: +852 6502 3317 / 3917 1552

Email: ruoyao77@hku.hk