International Christian Assembly // Hong Kong

Marketplace Luncheon
Date: February 24th (Friday)
Time: 12:30 pm - 2.00 pm
Venue: Hong Kong Club
Speaker: Mr Stephen Birkett
Cost: $300

Operation of Hong Kong's equity capital market: gamekeeper's and poacher's perspectives      

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Stephen Birkett is a partner in a leading international law firm where he specializes in corporate finance and securities matters, which he has done for some 25 years in Hong Kong and also London. This includes three years as a regulator of the Hong Kong securities market at the Securities & Futures Commission, where he served as Senior Director of Corporate Finance.

Stephen is a member of the Hong Kong Government's Standing Committee on Company Law Reform. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, and has authored chapters on the Hong Kong Takeovers Code and the Stock Exchange Listing Rules in the popular “Practitioner’s Guide” series.

 He is active in Church Ministry, being a member of the board of directors of International Christian Assembly (ICA) in North Point, and having been involved in various leadership roles related to its programme of Alpha courses (also in the workplace) and weekly home group meetings. Stephen is involved in ICA's youth church ministry, purportedly teaching the 11-14s but in reality being taught by them. He is especially committed to inter-church co-operation.

Stephen  is married to Pam and has two children, Jonathan and Anna, whose sporting activities consume most of each weekend and provide him with vicarious exercise and achievement.

These are some of the questions that will be addressd:
1. What do lawyers and regulators do all day?
2. IPOs: what goes on behind the scenes?
3. What are some current trends and issues in Hong Kong's capital market?
4. Can career success be achieved while staying true to Christian principles?
5. What area of Christian ministry has been the most satisfying or rewarding?

Note:
Payment for the programme will be taken at the church foyer on Sundays in cash or by cheque made out to ICA. You can also pay at the lunch. Please kindly note that the dress code for the Club does NOT allow jeans and trainers.

Please sign up by e-mail to Philip Niem at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your name and the number of seats.