9 November 2017

The HSMC G-20 2017 was organised by the Provost’s Office in association with the Hong Kong-America Center.  It was a College-wide inter-programme activity that spanned two months from Sep to Nov 2017. The activity culminated in the Summit Simulation held on 9 Nov 2017.

More than 100 HSMC students from different undergraduate programmes participated in the simulation to play the roles of G-20 leaders (20 member states) to deal with global issues. Each team represented a G-20 member state and students played the roles of Head of State, Foreign Minister, Finance Minister and Environment Minister. An “HSMC G-20 Online Discussion Platform” and an “HSMC G-20 Facebook Page” were established to facilitate discussion and communication among the 20 teams. Through the G-20 activities, students gained a good understanding of international affairs and developed skills in multilateral negotiations, public speaking, team building strategies and diplomacy.

Summit Simulation (9 Nov 2017)

The G-20 Summit Simulation was held on 9 Nov 2017. The 20 teams representing the G-20 member states gathered to discuss global issues and negotiate for a joint communique. It involved the participation of about 120 HSMC students from different undergraduate programmes.

List of Awardees

Membership of Working Group on G-20 Simulation and List of Faculty Advisers

HSMC G-20 Facebook Page

Sherpa Meetings (26 Oct 2017)

The 20 teams started to discuss various global issues online at the “HSMC G-20 Online Discussion Platform” in mid-October 2017.  On 26 Oct 2017, all team members attended the Sherpa Meetings to get themselves “in-role” in preparation for the Summit Simulation. Multilateral negotiation took place to iron out differences among the nations on issues such as terrorism, refugee crisis, interest rate, taxation and carbon trading, etc.

Teacher Training (7 Sep 2017)

More than 20 academic staff members from different Schools and Departments participated in the HSMC G-20 as Faculty Advisers of the 20 student teams.  They attended a G-20 Teacher Training conducted by Dr Glenn Shive, Executive Director of the Hong Kong-America Center, on 7 Sep 2017.