| Proposing a toast to start the luncheon seminar on "Hong Kong - New Opportunities; New Attractions" held in Osaka, Japan today (June 7, Osaka time) are, from left, Director, Japan of Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Ms Shigemi Furuta, Osaka Prefecture's Vice Governor Mr Kazuo Miwa, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's Principal Hong Kong Economic and Trade Representative in Japan, Mrs Jennie Chok, and Regional Director, North Asia of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Mr Ken Kano. Organized by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Tokyo, in conjunction with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Hong Kong Tourism Board, the occasion attracted an audience of some 200 people from political, business and media circles of Osaka.
At the seminar, Mrs Chok gave an update on Hong Kong's economy and the expanding scope of business opportunities available for foreign investors in Hong Kong. Ms Shigemi Furuta and Mr Ken Kano also gave detailed presentations on specific partnership opportunities with particular reference to Japanese businesses, and the latest tourist attractions in Hong Kong including the Hong Kong Wetland Park and the Skyrail system "Ngong Ping 360". |
