“THE PROPOSED BASEL II CAPITAL ACCORD:IMPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS IN ASIA”

Asian Institute of International Financial Law (AIIFL)
Faculty of Law
The University of Hong Kong

Program on International Financial Systems
Harvard Law School

Centre for Financial Innovation and Risk Management
Faculty of Business and Economics
The University of Hong Kong

“THE PROPOSED BASEL II CAPITAL ACCORD:IMPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS IN ASIA”

Financial support provided by
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

Wednesday, 8 January 2003
4:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Central Conference Center
4/F Wheelock House, 20 Pedder Street
Central, Hong Kong

Members of the Press are cordially invited to attend. Attached please find the programme rundown for your reference.


Programme rundown

Session I: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

The Basel II Framework and Financial Institutions

Moderator:Mr. Lonnie Dounn, Chief Credit Officer, HSBC

Basel II: Current Status and Outlook
Mr. Stefan Hohl, Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bank for International Settlements

Implications of Basel II for Banks in Asia
Mr. Martin Wardle, Partner, KPMG

Supervisory Review
Mr. Simon Topping, Director, Banking Policy, Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Operational Risk
Prof. Hal S. Scott, Nomura Professor of International Financial Systems & Director, Program on International Financial Systems, Harvard Law School; Paul Hastings Visiting Professor in Corporate & Financial Law, Faculty of Law, HKU

Session II: 6:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Basel II and Financial Markets

Moderator:Prof. Hal S. Scott, Harvard Law School

Credit Risk
Dr. Terry Cheuk, Assistant Professor, School of Business, HKU

Project Finance
Mr. Michael Dunphy, Denton Wilde Sapte

*Corporate Credit Risk Management
Mr. John Burton, Asia Pacific Marketing Manager, Moody's Risk Management Services

Derivatives
Mr. Jeffrey H. Chen, Partner, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue

Legal Risk
Mr. Douglas Arner, Deputy Director, AIIFL & Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, HKU

Concluding Remarks

Prof. Hal S. Scott, Harvard Law School


* to be confirmed