Three of our China businesses are sponsoring next week's International PIPEs Conference 2008 in Hong Kong. I won't be there, but someone from our Hong Kong office should be. In addition, my didi Joe Levinson is speaking on the Brokerage Business Track about the hackneyed subject of "The Importance of Guanxi: Common Mistakes & Misunderstandings". That aside, Joe should have some some insight as he has sat on both sides of the deal table and is currently a board member on a couple listed Chinese tech/pharmaceutical companies in the US. Enjoy.

BTW, today is a national holiday in China — Qingming Festival — so offices are closed.