SCED to launch marketing campaign in Fujian
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    The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Frederick Ma, will leave for Fujian Province this afternoon (June 16) to promote Hong Kong as the gateway for Mainland enterprises to access global markets.

    Mr Ma will officiate at the opening ceremony of a seminar in Fuzhou organised by Invest Hong Kong, which is part of the three-year nationwide marketing campaign "On Your Marks, Get Set, Go!" designed to attract Mainland companies to Hong Kong. Seminars were held in Zhejiang last year and in Shandong early this year. Fujian is the campaign's third destination.

    Mr Ma will return to Hong Kong tomorrow afternoon (June 17).

Ends/Monday, June 16, 2008
Issued at HKT 11:00

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