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HKU Tourism Seminars Series
Charting Hong Kong’s World: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub
Date: 24 SEP 2024 (Tuesday)
Time: 15:00-16:00 (HKT)
Venue: Chamber, Faculty of Social Sciences, 11/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU
Registration link: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=96512
Abstract:
Commercial aviation took shape in Hong Kong as the city developed into a powerful economy. Yet, air travel was not an inevitable outcome for Hong Kong’s arrival in the era of global mobility and the city’s development into a regional and global airline hub was not preordained. Through the prism of its airline industry, this talk explores globalization and global networks in the making at the nexus of Hong Kong.
Prof. John D. Wong
Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Arts
The University of Hong Kong
John D. Wong’s research focuses on the flow of people, goods, capital and ideas. With a particular interest in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta/Greater Bay Area, he explores how such flows connected the region to the Chinese political center in the north as well as to maritime partners in the South China Sea and beyond. John received his BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Chicago, MBA from Stanford University, and PhD in History from Harvard University. He worked for a number of years in finance and holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
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