Round-table Forum On Women’s Strength for the Development of Hong Kong

On the afternoon of October 31, 2023, the 3rd Asia-Africa Women’s Development and Cooperation Forum was successfully held at the Hong Kong International Convention and Exhibition Center. During the Forum, the organizer held a round-table Forum On “Women’s Strength for the Development of Hong Kong”. H.E. Aminata Koita-Ambassador of Guinea to China , Dr. KOONG May-kay-Honorary President of Hong Kong Federation of Women, Prof. LEUNG Mei-fun-Councillor of Hong Kong Legislative, Prof. CHAN Ying-yang -CEO of GX Foundation, Prof. GUO Shulan, Former chairwoman of the university council CCOM , GU Jiali -President of International Women’s Forum Hong Kong, and Ms. ZHI Qun -Vice President of WEDS.AA addressed respectively at the Round-table Forum.

Ambassador Aminata stated that we need to make women’s voices heard in the world. Women play an important role in family and social affairs.

Prof. LEUNG Mei-fung opined that women had made great contributions to the prosperity of Hong Kong, and that women shall take double or triple efforts than men to achieve success. She emphasized that women need to balance and reconcile their work with their families, as well as with society nationally and internationally.

Prof. CHAN Ying-yang is CEO of GX Foundation, she has a long history of teaching. She hopes to share health, prosperity, stability and peace with the people of the countries and regions along the Belt and Road, and to provide welfare for the disadvantaged groups, especially women, in each region.

Dr. KOONG May-kay pointed out that she had been the President of the Hong Kong Federation of Women for more than 30 years, during which time the cause of Federation of Women had developed significantly. She expressed her views on how to create a peaceful and prosperous Hong Kong. Firstly, women must be taken seriously; secondly, women must share educational opportunities; and thirdly, we hope that this forum will enable the government and all sectors of society to pay more attention to women’s development.

Prof. GUO Shulan shared her views from the perspective of women. Firstly, women are an important force in the progress and development of human society. Women have contributed to the development of Hong Kong. Women should give full play to their strengths in pioneering, goodwill, tolerance, communication and cooperation, and continue to contribute their wisdom and strength to the harmonious development of Hong Kong’s economy and society. Secondly, women have the ability to be accommodating and good at communication and co-operation, and can play a special role in resolving conflicts and crises in the face of various contradictions and conflicts in society. Thirdly, women empower the development of Hong Kong society through education. The growth and success of a person’s life is closely linked to family education and school education at an early age. Mothers are the first teachers of their children, and the quality of their mother’s qualities directly affects their children’s behaviors, habits and personalities. Therefore, we should pay attention to women’s education, so that it can continuously nurture outstanding talents and intellectual support at all levels and of all kinds for the social development of Hong Kong, and help Hong Kong to move towards greater prosperity.

H.E.GU Jiali shared her insights on display the strength of women’s inclusiveness to bring greater well-being to local social development and to jointly address international challenges.She said that firstly, women are multi-talented and can play an important role in innovation. Secondly, women share their experiences for each other. Women’s inclusiveness, openness, uniqueness and creative thinking could help drive economic growth, attract foreign investment and ensure that Hong Kong remained globally competitive, promoting social development and creating a society that was not only economically strong but also compassionate and united.

Ms. ZHI Qun said that Hong Kong is a place where Chinese and Western cultures mingle, and it is also one of the safest, richest, most prosperous cities with the highest living standard in the world. Health and longevity is the eternal topic of mankind, our company is a new leader in health and business in Asia, Africa, Europe and other parts of the world; Hong Kong has a huge advantage in the development of the life and health industry, with a large number of first-class medical institutions, scientific research institutes, enterprises and professional staff, and Hong Kong has a very strong industrial base in smart healthcare and telemedicine as well as in big health collaboration. In the future, we hope to cooperate with outstanding enterprises and research institutions in Hong Kong to jointly promote the development of Hong Kong’s health industry, and we believe that Hong Kong’s tomorrow will be even better.

At the round-table forum, the guests shared insights from various perspectives and actively offered suggestions on the contribution of women’s strength to Hong Kong’s development, which was fully recognized and appreciated by the attendees.