We had a pretty full day today. We spent most of the day at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. We had a great professor who focused his lecture on the monetary economics of China, Japan and the US. In my opinion, it goes towards the top of my list for the trip. The campus was absolutely beautiful and reminder me of PepperdineUniversity inMalibu, CA. As I mentioned in an earlier post, it was built by the Hong Kong Jockey Club from proceeds from horse racing. Check out the university website here: http://www.ust.hk/en/index.html
In the afternoon, we had another great presentation from the Disney Hong Kong folks. They talked about all aspects of opening the new Hong Kong Disney facility (planning, financial analysis, environmental aspects, marketing, PR and strategy).
Last night we attended a dinner sponsored by Federal Express Asia. Coincidently enough, the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner from the State of Tennessee Economic Development offices also attended. They were in town for a meeting and heard we were also in town, so they dropped by. I had a good conversation with Commissioner Mathew Kisber about Knoxville and Scripps Networks. He’s a big fan of both. It truly is a small world.
Tomorrow (in about 6 hours) we head off to a full day visit into mainland China. More details to come.
The Feinbaum Chronicles 