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Attn: News / Business / China Editors The editor of TIME International will give an updated political and cultural analysis of Hong Kong's status as a world city and share insights on what the future may hold for Hong Kong, at a presentation to the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong this Friday. Michael Elliott is the editor of TIME International and the Deputy Managing Editor of Time magazine in the U.S.A. As Hong Kong has continued to elevate its status as a major world city, Elliott will address questions like: - As a newcomer to the world city stakes, how does Hong Kong measure against mature world cities such as New York and London?
- What differentiates Hong Kong from other major Asia cities such as Shanghai and Singapore?
Michael Elliott joined TIME as editor-at-large in 2001. He spent 10 years at The Economist where he was political editor and Washington bureau chief. He then spent 7 years at Newsweek, and was editor of Newsweek International. Michael Elliott was educated at Oxford University, after which he taught at Northwestern University, the University of Warwick and the LSE. You are cordially invited to cover his speech. Details as follows: Date : June 6, 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. * Photos of speaker at the event will be made available on request. Please make sure you leave a business card or your email address on registration.
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