Press Release - September 6, 2002

The Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, Mr Henry Tang, arrived in Canada yesterday afternoon to promote Hong Kong's IT and telecommunications advancement and to foster bilateral relations between Hong Kong and Canada.

He started his four-day program today (September 6) with a visit to Waterloo where he addressed a business luncheon organised by the Communitech, the Canada-Hong Kong Business Association, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Canada). In his keynote speech, Mr Tang updated Canadian business leaders and the ICT industry on the latest development of IT and telecommunications in Hong Kong and what Hong Kong can offer to Canadian ICT companies in terms of investment and partnership opportunities in the Asia Pacific.

To encourage Hong Kong talents overseas to pursue their career in Hong Kong, Mr Tang took the opportunity to visit the University of Waterloo and briefed students on the latest ICT development and career opportunities in Hong Kong.

On his return to Toronto in the evening, he will have a bilateral discussion with the Hon. Jim Flaherty, the Ontario Minister of Enterprise, Opportunities and Innovation on issues of mutual interests. Subsequently, Mr Tang�s delegation will have a dinner with Minister Flaherty and senior representatives of Ontario�s business community.

The Secretary will fly to Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island tomorrow (September 7) to attend the Softworld 2002 Conference. In his first visit to Canada to attend the Conference as a Principal Official of the HKSAR, Mr Tang will lead a Hong Kong IT delegation comprising representatives from the information and communication technology (ICT) sector, HKTDC and the Government.

In the margin of the conference, he will meet with the Hon. Allan Rock, Canada�s Minister of Industry, for a bilateral exchange.

Mr Tang will leave Toronto for Hong Kong on Monday, September 9, 2002.



For more information, please contact: John Tam, Chief Information Officer of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office at: (416) 924-5544 or email: [email protected] or Elison Chu, Senior Information Officer, [email protected].

The Secretary for Commerce, Industry and Technology of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Mr Henry Tang, addressed a business luncheon held at Waterloo today (September 6) on the first leg of his four-day visit program aims to foster bilateral relations with Canada. Mr Tang will lead a Hong Kong IT delegation to attend the Softworld 2002 Conference at Prince Edward Island tomorrow.

To encourage Hong Kong talents overseas to pursue their career in Hong Kong, Mr Tang briefed the students at the University of Waterloo on the latest ICT development and career opportunities in Hong Kong during his visit to the University today (September 6).