Under the initiative of the French General Consulate  ,

Ecole Polytechnique, City University of Hong Kong, and INRIA have created the
 

"Both INRIA and the Ecole polytechnique have an international reputation for education research in the field of mathematical finance. At CityU, we emphasize and promote training and research activities in this area. I believe that our combined expertise will result in a mutually beneficial collaboration", Professor Roderick Wong (City University of Hong Kong) said.  "The agreement with City University of Hong Kong marks a great step for the growing co-operation between French and Hong Kong. I hope that Hong Kong and French companies will show their interest in joining the new joint centre and will be willing to get involved into the development of its research and training activities", Mr Jean-Luc Maslin (General Consulate of France in Hong Kong) said.