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London ETO hosts business dinner in Copenhagen for 25th anniversary of establishment of HKSAR (with photos)
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     The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO), held a business dinner in Copenhagen, Denmark on June 30 (Copenhagen time), to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The event was co-organised with the Denmark-Hong Kong Trade Association and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.
 
     In delivering a welcome speech at the business dinner, the Director-General of the London ETO, Mr Gilford Law, gave the Danish business community an update on the latest development of Hong Kong. In particular, he highlighted the Central Government's support for Hong Kong's development into, among others, an international innovation and technology hub as charted in the National 14th Five-Year Plan. 
 
     Mr Law said, "Even during the pandemic, the merchandise trade between Hong Kong and Denmark increased by 23 per cent in 2021 over the previous year. I see huge potential for greater exchange and collaboration between Hong Kong and Denmark in various areas, such as innovation and technology, design, re-industrialisation, and health care services." He encouraged Danish businesses to tap into the promising business opportunities arising from Hong Kong's unique strengths under "one country, two systems".
 
     The event was attended by about 70 participants from the Danish business community.
 
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The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) co-organised a business dinner in Copenhagen, Denmark, with the Denmark-Hong Kong Trade Association and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council on June 30 (Copenhagen time), to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. In his welcome speech, the Director-General of the London ETO, Mr Gilford Law, gave an update on the latest development of Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO), co-organised a business dinner in Copenhagen, Denmark, with the Denmark-Hong Kong Trade Association (DHK) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) on June 30 (Copenhagen time), to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Photo shows (from left) the Director-General of the London ETO, Mr Gilford Law; the General Secretary of DHK, Mr Jesper Faber Stuhr; the Director of the UK, Nordics and Ireland of HKTDC, Ms Daisy Ip, and the Chairman of Danish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Ms Anita Vogel, at the dinner.