The program will begin with a two-day seminar at the East-West Center, followed by a study tour to Beijing, Shangri-La on the Mainland China and Hong Kong.  The Fellowship will take six professional working American journalist from print, broadcast and online news media organizations to meet with business executives, scholars, journalists, political leaders and government officials.

The Hong Kong Journalism Fellowships, established in 1996, are co-sponsored by the Better Hong Kong Foundation and the East-West Center to deepen better public understanding in the United States of the diversity and complexity of political, economic, social and cultural issues in Hong Kong and mainland China.

Theme:  The Aftermath of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in China

Dates:  September 11-27, 2008

Study Tour Destinations:  Beijing, Kunming, Shangri-La and Hong Kong

All participants will meet in Honolulu for a 2-day seminar before the study tour begins.

Co-sponsors:  The Better Hong Kong Foundation and the East-West Center

Funding:  The program covers air transportation, lodging, and program-related ground transportation and meals for participating journalists.  Participants are responsible for their own visa fees.