Abstract
In the first two decades after the handover, Hong Kong, under the keen support of both the Special Administrative Region (SAR) and Chinese governments, has successfully hosted a World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings, a Fortune Global Forum (FGF), a World Congress of Accountants (WCOA), a World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, and an International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World. However, unlike his colleagues, the Chief Executive was reluctant to openly support Hong Kong’s quest for the 2011 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session. The Beijing side was also indifferent to the project. It, a few years later, even unexpectedly cancelled the city’s assignment to host the 2014 Asia Pacific Economic and Co-operation (APEC) Finance Ministerial Meeting. This chapter will shed light on the different attitudes of the central and local executives through reviewing the seven cases above.
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