SVA to present at Rotary Club of Hong Kong South on Political Risks in China Viewed Through a Macau Prism
SVA Update - Political Risks in China Viewed Through a Macau Prism
DATE: 7 November 2024
TIME: 12:30 - 14:00
LOCATION: Orchid Room, Hong Kong Deep Water Bay Golf Club
SPEAKER: Mr. Steve Vickers
SYNOPSIS:
Sino-American tensions and intensifying political risk in the People's Republic of China ("PRC") are affecting not just the mainland, but also special administrative regions hitherto immune from such concerns, such as Hong Kong and Macau. The election of a new Chief Executive of Macau in October 2024 thus highlights how political risks are worsening across the board. The new Macau administration will probably attempt to accelerate that city's diversification away from gaming — in line with Beijing's requirements, but at the expense of foreign-owned casinos, their investors and downstream businesses.
BIO:
Steve Vickers is the CEO of Steve Vickers & Associates ("SVA") and has over 40 years experience in Asia.
SVA is specialist risk mitigation, corporate intelligence and security consulting company. The company serves financial institutions, private equity funds, corporations, high net-worth individuals and insurance companies and underwriters around the world.
For the past 28 years in the private sector, Steve has conducted numerous sensitive business intelligence projects, major financial investigations, international asset searches and crisis containment assignments. He has also led a number of crisis management teams faced by financial or other critical threats to multi-national corporations.
Steve has considerable experience in advising corporations facing special risk situations and in dealing with challenges represented by money laundering; he is an acknowledged authority on the gaming sector in Macau and on Triad Societies and Asian Organised Crime issues.
Steve previously spent 18 years with the former Royal Hong Kong Police and commanded its Criminal Intelligence Bureau with a special focus on triads, organised crime and money laundering.
Steve is a member of the International Institute of Security.