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Attn: News / Business / China Editors The Vice President of Shenzhen Ping An Bank will discuss how the dual impact of rising inflation and ever-stringent macro-economic control will affect China's banking and industrial sectors, at a presentation to the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong this Friday. Mr. David Kiang, Vice President and the Executive Management Committee member of Shenzhen Ping An Bank, will also talk about the future of foreign banks in China, drawing upon his over 20 years’ experience in China banking, in a conversation with the Co-Chair of AmCham China Business Committee, Mr. James Sun. Mr. Kiang holds a B.A. and an M.S. degrees in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT and an MBA from Harvard University. He has been based in Asia since the mid-1970s, and worked in aeronautics in Canada before switching to banking in New York. He has held top posts in Citibank, Dao Heng, First Interstate, Bangkok and Standard Chartered banks, and was COO for Citic Ka Wah Bank and North Asia MD for NM Rothschild. In 2001, he joined First Sino Bank in Shanghai as Vice Chair and CEO. Mr. Kiang was awarded "World Manager Achievement" in 2005 and received the "China's 10 New Outstanding Leadership Award" in 2006. He is a member of the People's Political Consultative Council of China's Jiangsu Province. Mr. James Sun is the Managing Director of Charles Schwab HK Ltd. You are cordially invited to cover the conversation. Details as follows: Date : April 11, 2008 (Friday) Time : 1:00 – 2:00 pm (Media registration starts at 12:50 pm) Venue : Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, Oasis Room (8/F), 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
Notes to the press: * Press access is free but journalists must pay if they consume any food or drinks. * Please silence all mobile phones and/or pagers all the time while inside the venue. * A sound box will be provided for recording. * The Question & Answer session is exclusively for guests only. Press interviews may be arranged after the event on request, at the speaker’s discretion.
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