The Harry and Berniece Gockel
International Symposium

April 14 and 15, 1997
Webster Hall Auditorium
Missouri Southern State College
Joplin, Missouri
   

The Topic:

Hong Kong in Transition:
The Transfer of
Sovereignty to China


An examination of the economic and political implications of this unique event in history — the peaceful handing over to a Communist power one of the world's foremost centers of capitalistic trade and finance.



 

The Speakers:

Richard Baum
Professor of Political Science
University of California, Los Angeles

Leslie H. Gelb
President, Council on Foreign Relations

Richard N. Haass
Director, Foreign Policy Studies
Brookings Institution

Paul Simon
Former U.S. Senator from Illinois

The Moderators:

Jon Sawyer
Washington Bureau Chief
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch

R. Richard Hood
Vice President, Editorial Page Editor
The Kansas City Star

In honor of:

Harry and Berniece Gockel

The Program for Monday evening, April 14, 1997

The Program for Tuesday evening, April 15, 1997

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