CBBC Premium members are invited to join this briefing with HM Consul General Guangzhou Jo Hayley on 27th May 2021.

Ms Hawley was appointed as HM Consul General Guangzhou in July 2019. She leads the British Government’s engagement in South China, which includes Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan and Jiangxi.

During this session, Ms Hawley will provide an update on the latest in her region followed by a roundtable discussion with members on the line.

This session marks the completion of the HM Consul-General briefing series in the first half of the year. We will also be looking to reengage with the HM Consul-Generals in Shanghai, Wuhan, Chongqing and Guangzhou in the second half of the year.

Jo Hawley

Ms Hawley was appointed as HM Consul-General Guangzhou in July 2019. She leads the British Government’s engagement in South China, which includes Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan and Jiangxi.

Ms Hawley has worked for the British government for nearly 20 years. From 2014 to 2017, she was the Director of International Trade and Investment at the British Consulate General in Hong Kong. She previously served as Private Secretary to a Minister of State and completed two postings at the UK Representation to the European Union. In addition to working for the Foreign Office and Department for International Trade, she has worked at the Cabinet Office and Department for Education in roles focused on improving and modernising public services.

Agenda

Event Format

In order to make this session as interactive as possible and to create a virtual roundtable, the event will be a Zoom “meeting” as opposed to a “webinar”. Therefore, we invite you to have your cameras open and participate directly in the live discussion and Q&A. You will be able to use the ‘raise hand’ function if you would like to speak or you will also be able to type your questions or comments into the Chat box.