June 11th, 2010

Mr. Armstrong (Bob), Mr. Matheson (David), ladies and gentlemen,

Good afternoon to you all.  It is indeed a pleasure to be back to this wonderful city.  Hong Kong and Toronto have been enjoying close friendship.  Among the 2.5 million population in Toronto, about 400 000 (4%) come from Hong Kong.  Really I do not know anybody in Hong Kong who does not have a relative or friend in Toronto.  May I thank the Hong Kong Canada Business Association and our Toronto Office for organising this luncheon, which provides a valuable opportunity for exchanges between the two places.

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November 17th, 2009

Excerpts from Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang’s speech at the Singapore Management University on Nov. 16.  He was visiting Singapore as one of the leaders of the Asia-Pacific region for the annual APEC meetings.  He focusd on regional partnership in his speech, and on how Hong Kong and Singapore can help make this the Asian Century.  

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July 14th, 2009

“I would like to emphasise three points.  Firstly, Hong Kong has always been a free society, an open economy and a jurisdiction governed by rule of law.  Secondly, I firmly believe as we move towards universal suffrage, between now and 2017, Hong Kong will mature even further as a civilised and democratic community.   Thirdly, with further co-operation with the Mainland hereafter, our position as the pre-eminent international financial centre in Asia will be strengthened.   I would encourage our Canadian friends to continue to invest in Hong Kong.  By so doing, you will also be investing in Canada’s future.”

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June 8th, 2009

There are huge opportunities in HK and Mainland China for Canadian green products and service providers.   Today’s event is therefore timely, providing a great opportunity for environmental companies to explore and understand the huge potential market in China…..

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June 2nd, 2009

Addressing a presentation on “Hong Kong’s Strategic Advantages for Entering China and Asian Markets” at a breakfast seminar organized by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, the Director-General of Invest Hong Kong, Mr Simon Galpin, shared with the over 100 business leaders and representatives from corporations in Montreal Hong Kong’s economic stimulus package amid the global financial crisis, its major infrastructure projects in the pipeline and its liberation of Renminbi businesses in Hong Kong.

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May 27th, 2009

“Realizing opportunities in China, indeed in Southeast Asia more generally, should involve Hong Kong as a key element.  Hong Kong has a substantial Canadian presence, both in terms of people which share Canadian and Hong Kong roots, and in terms of business opportunities and potential partnerships.”

May 27th, 2009

“For Hong Kong, as an important gateway to China for foreign companies looking to expand their markets, and also the gateway through which Mainland companies look for investment opportunities around the world, Hong Kong will stand to gain and we will recover together with our motherland.   Under the successful “one country two systems” formula specified in our constitution the Basic Law, Hong Kong continues to stand tall as an international financial centre in Asia…… “

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