On 1 April, about 400 participants from Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia attended the World JinJiang Youth Raffles Forum 2018 at Raffles City Convention Centre, which is jointly organised by Business China, Singapore Chin Kang Huay Kuan Youth Group, World Jin Jiang Youth Association and Singapore Quanzhou Youth Chamber of Commerce. The thematic forum focused on “Thriving in a Disruptive World”.
Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) and Second Minister for the Ministry of Defence, Mr Ong Yee Kung participated in the afternoon dialogue session and had a direct conversation with the participants. The hour-long dialogue was moderated by Head of Chinese Media Group of Singapore Press Holdings, Ms Lee Huay Leng, touched on topics such as the rise of China, how Singapore can stay competitive in the international market and social inequality etc.
CEO of Business China, Ms Sun Xueling was a panelist on the key disruptive forces of the future. President of World Jin Jiang Youth Association and Executive Director and CEO of HK Listed Powerlong Group, Mr Hoi Wa Fong and Director of Kuok Investment Holdings Mr Kuok Meng Xiong were fellow panelists. Ms Sun Xueling expressed her opinions on the development and impact of disruptive technology in Singapore and China, “There are differences between China and Singapore societies, the consumer spending power and habits differ, however, every country can feel the impact of disruptive technologies.” During the discussion, she also talked about local government’s efforts in helping SME entrepreneurs and individuals to embrace such disruptive technologies and how SME Centre (an initiative by Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry) benefits SME entrepreneurs in this digital environment and eventually to seize the opportunities in the disruptive era.
The members of Business China Youth Chapter (BCYC) enthusiastically involved in the dialogue session by seeking for Minister Ong’s advices on the topics such as education reformation (particularly about grading) and the government initiatives in helping students from lower socioeconomic status.