Asia Financial Forum

Attended the Asia Financial Forum organized by the HK SAR Government this past Friday. A high level group of speakers from HK and China but the ones from other parts of the region are at best middle level. Overall, the Government should get an A- for effort and C+ for results. Despite the many prominent speakers, the conference failed as it doesn't have a coherent theme. Without a theme, speakers only spoke in general terms and there were close to no debates on the panels. It was clear to see that people were losing interest and the attendance in the afternoon has declined substantially.

PS Some of the mainland Chinese attendees are the most impolite bunch I have seen for some time. They have the audacity to carry on a mobile phone conversation while speakers are on stage speaking for 5 minutes. If you don't know how to respect the speaker, at least know how to respect yourself. Too bad HK doesn't have caning.