June 21st, 2009

As one of the event supporters, HKETO presented a “Hong Kong Cup” Race and set up a booth at the event venue to promote the Hong Kong Food and Wine Year, and the 2009 East Asian Games, which will be held in Hong Kong this December.

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June 8th, 2009

The Forum provided a useful platform for Canadian environment firms to explore partnership opportunities with Hong Kong with a view to jointly capitalizing on business potentials in Hong Kong, the Pearl River Delta and Mainland China.  A “Hong Kong Advantages” session was held to discuss on how Canadian companies could use HK as a platform to provide a familiar legal and financial context to doing business in China.

Click here to read the opening remarks made by HKETO Director Maureen Siu.

May 27th, 2009

David Emerson, former Minister of International Trade and Foreign Affairs, shared his personal experience on “Canada’s Economic Future – Why China Matters”

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May 4th, 2009

Held in Vancouver, this year’s Hong Kong Canada Business Association National Forum brought together 480 of business people interested in expanding their reach to the China market and elsewhere in Asia through a Hong Kong platform. Keynote speakers include His Excellency Lan Lijun, Ambassador of People’s Republic of China to Canada; John Tsang, JP, Financial Secretary of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and many other panel speakers (more …)

April 27th, 2009

Hong Kong’s increased emphasis on the environment is building great potential for Canadian-made “green” technologies to find fertile ground in Hong Kong. In an April visit, the Secretary for the Environment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, Mr. Edward Yau, traveled to Toronto and Ottawa to exchange views with government officials and inform businesspeople about environmental business opportunities in Hong Kong and its environs (more…)

April 17th, 2009

The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mrs. Rita Lau, met visiting Minister of International Trade, Canada, Mr. Stockwell Day, on April 16. The two sides had a useful exchange on development of internaitonal trade and bilateral trade and economic co-operation between Hong Kong and Canada.

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