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A Global Competition Law and Economics Series Conference:
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Useful Speaker Information |
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Download the Speakers' Information Pack (Revised on 11 March 2011 |
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| Conference Venue (NB - NEW VENUE) |
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) The conference room is S221 on the 2nd Level
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| Getting to the Conference Venue | A mini bus will be available each day of the conference to collect speakers from the hotel at : 08:30am on 18 March 09:40am on 19 March If you wish to make your own way from Causeway Bay, then either take a taxi to the Harbour Road Entrance of the HKCEC. Download this document with the map, address and the address also written in Chinese. Alternatively you can walk to the HKCEC in around 10 minutes although this along a very busy road. |
| Speakers Conference Hotel |
The Excelsior Hotel (Mandarin Oriental) 281 Gloucester Road Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Phone: + 852 2894 8888 The hotel is very close to Victoria Park and around 10 minutes from Central, Hong Kong's business district, the Airport Express terminal and Ferries.
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| Social Events during the Conference | Exclusive Speakers' Lunch: 18 March Baker and McKenzie are hosting a speakers only lunch at a restaurant local to the conference venue. Details will be available in due course. Speakers' Dinners:
Transportation is not provided for this dinner but a taxi journey from the hotel should take around 20 minutes. Yung Kee is one of Hong Kong’s best restaurants and was ranked No. 12 of the Asia’s Top 20 Finest Restaurant by The Miele Guide 2010. 18 March at 20:00
Transportation will be provided from the conference venue to the dinner. Those making their way from the hotel should take a taxi. |
| To and From the Airport / Getting around Hong Kong | The quickest way to get to and from Hong Kong International Airport is to use the Airport Express Shuttle Train, which will take you to Hong Kong Central in just 23 minutes.
Hong Kong Octopus Card can be bought at the airport. This can be used on the Buses, Ferries, Tramways, Coaches, The Peak Tram and the Railways. There is an intial refundable deposit of 50 HKD plus an additional minimum top up to the card of 100 HKD (£12 or $19 in total). You can also use the octopus card in some stores to pay and it can be topped up easily at many outlets/stations across town. At the end of your visit, you can retrieve your deposit at the airport checkin desk in Central. The cost of the Airport Express Shuttle Train using your Octopus card will be 100 HKD each way. Airport Express Travel Pass: This pass is specially designed for tourists (staying for under 14 Days) and for 300 HKD (£24 / 38.50 USD) will give you 2 single airport express journeys and unlimited travel on MLT, Light Rail and MTR Buses View more infromation on Airport Express Services at: http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/airport_express/tf_index.html A taxi ride from the airport to the Excelsior Hotel, without rush-hour traffic, should cost about HKD250 (or roughly USD30 or GBP20). The price is subject to the amoun of luggage and traffic conditions. Other options: |
| Tourist Map (pick up at the airport) |
A very useful tourist map prepared by the Hong Kong Tourist Association is available at the airport, after you have gone through Customs. |
| To and From Central to the Hotel | Taxi: Taxis are very reasonably priced in Hong Kong and you can pick them up just outside the Airport Express terminal at Hong Kong Central or your hotel. All taxi will provide you with a receipt where required. A Free Shuttle Bus Service for the Excelsior Hotel runs daily from Central between 06:12am to 23:12pm every 20 minutes. Passengers are required to present the one of the following documents before boarding the bus: |
| Worth a visit in Hong Kong | Victoria Harbour
Victoria Peak: Noonday Gun: Po Lin Monastery and the Giant Buddha (Lantau Island) - The Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island was established by three monks in 1905 and sits on top on the Ngong Ping Plateau. The Giant Buddha is Asia's largest seated outdoor Buddha measuring 34 metres high and made of 250 tons of bronz. Take the MTR to Tung Chung and then the Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car over the mountains - not for those with vertigo! At busy times it is worth buying a priority boarding ticket as queues can be very long to get onto the cable car (they are just around the corner from the ticket hall, out of sight!). Shopping: Stanley Market - Go there to buy Chinese curios, silks, personalised Character stamps and 'seconds', cheap designer clothing particularly great bargains for kids clothes. Apart from being a fun market it is a pretty location on the south side of the island. The market is open from 10:30am to 6:30pm. Jade Market (Kowloon) - Here you will find small trinkets and tiny figurines to fine pieces of significant value. Located on Kansu and Battery streets, the Jade Market is a collection of around 400 stalls selling a wide range of jade pendants, rings, bracelets, carvings and ornaments. The market is open from 10am to 5pm. Nearby is Jade Street, located on Canton Road between Kansu Street and Jordan Road, where shops operate from every Monday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm. Hollywood Road and Cat Street - Hollywood Road and Upper Lascar Row (also known as "Cat Street"), are must-see stops on every visitor's itinerary. Crammed with antique shops and an open-air curio market, these quaint locales are ideal places for picking up eclectic souvenirs and gifts. Everything from Ming dynasty furniture and lotus lamps to Mao badges and ancient snuff bottles is on sale here. Bargain hunters will also enjoy the stalls on Ladder Street, just a few metres downhill - and bargaining over price is all part of the game.
Nearby Man Mo Temple is a picturesque tribute to the God of Literature (Man) and the God of War (Mo). The temple is located about halfway along the road and a stop in its quiet, incense-shrouded interior makes a pleasant break. You can see giant incense coils hanging overhead.
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