Tony Miller (苗學禮) arrived in Hong Kong in 1972, with a degree in Modern Arabic, intending to stay three years and learn Chinese before joining the FCO. He quickly changed his mind about leaving and spent the next 35 years serving in the local government. Along the way, he developed a keen interest in Chinese painting, porcelain, jade and the conversations across borders that have influenced art and style through the ages. He is a former President of Hong Kong’s Oriental Ceramic Society and a member of the Min Chiu Society, and has published a variety of papers on previously unresearched aspects of Chinese antiquities. Since 1979, he and his wife Nga-Ching have wandered all over China, happily exploring its historic sites and natural wonders.

Edith Terry is a writer, author, commentator, and former foreign correspondent, who has covered China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia for major news organizations for 40 years. She has lived in Hong Kong since 2000, and is the author of How Asia Got Rich: Japan, China and the Asian Miracle (ME Sharpe, 2003). She has also written about collectors of Chinese antiquities for Zolima, an on-line magazine about Hong Kong’s arts and cultural scene. She is currently working on a book about jade collectors and the passion for jade in Chinese culture, from Neolithic times to the present. (Moderator)