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London ETO welcomes Year of Snake with joyous celebrations (with photos)
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     ​The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) greeted the Year of the Snake in the United Kingdom (UK) by hosting an evening reception in London on February 6 (London time) and supporting a large-scale London Chinatown celebration at Trafalgar Square, Chinatown, and Charing Cross Road on February 2.

     The Director-General of the London ETO, Mr Gilford Law, welcomed over 450 guests at a Year of the Snake reception on February 6 at The Orangery, Kensington Palace, in London. Among the guests were UK government officials, parliamentarians, borough mayors in London, senior diplomats, leading figures in the business sector, academics, media representatives, and members of the Chinese community.
      
     Speaking at the reception, Mr Law introduced the latest developments in Hong Kong on its economic and cultural fronts. Mr Law elaborated, "Hong Kong continues to flourish as a global business hub. Ranked the world's freest economy, the city welcomed a record 9 960 non-local companies last year, including 720 from the UK, surpassing pre-COVID levels. This reaffirms Hong Kong's role as a 'super connector' for British businesses. Beyond the economic sphere, we also saw the bilateral ties between Hong Kong and the UK reinforcing and deepening, from enhanced government-to-government dialogue to cultural and creative collaboration."

     On February 2, the London ETO supported the grand annual Chinese New Year celebration in London's Chinatown, drawing audiences in the hundreds in some places and in the thousands in others, along the streets of Central London. Mr Law, alongside esteemed guests such as the Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice of London, Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard; Member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminster Ms Rachel Blake; and the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Robert Rigby, greeted the crowds in London from an open-air double-decker bus and onstage. Furthermore, a range of cultural and music performances took place at Trafalgar Square.
      
     The London ETO will organise further events to celebrate the Year of the Snake in the countries under its purview in the coming weeks.
 
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The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) greeted the Year of the Snake in the United Kingdom (UK) by hosting an evening reception at The Orangery, Kensington Palace, in London on February 6 (London time). Photo shows the Director-General of the London ETO, Mr Gilford Law, delivering a speech at the reception.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) greeted the Year of the Snake in the United Kingdom (UK) by hosting an evening reception at The Orangery, Kensington Palace, in London on February 6 (London time). Photo shows officiating guests (from left) the representative of UK and Northern Europe at the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Ms Adela Liew; the Head of Business and Talent Attraction/Investment Promotion of InvestHK London Office, Ms Daisy Ip; the Director-General of the London ETO, Mr Gilford Law; Minister of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the UK, Mr Wang Qi; the Marine Adviser of the Marine Department’s Regional Desk (London) /Regional Head (London) of the Hong Kong Shipping Registry, Mr Ben Lau; and the Director of UK, Nordics & Ireland of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Ms Joey Ko officiating at the toasting ceremony.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) greeted the Year of the Snake in the United Kingdom (UK) by hosting an evening reception at The Orangery, Kensington Palace, in London on February 6 (London time). Photo shows the Director-General of the London ETO, Mr Gilford Law (left), and Minister of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the UK, Mr Wang Qi, officiating the eye-dotting ceremony for the lion dance at the reception.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) greeted the Year of the Snake in the United Kingdom (UK) by hosting an evening reception at The Orangery, Kensington Palace, in London on February 6 (London time). Photo shows the Director-General of the London ETO, Mr Gilford Law (third left); Minister of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the UK, Mr Wang Qi (fourth left) and borough mayors in London at the reception.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) greeted the Year of the Snake in the United Kingdom (UK) by hosting an evening reception at The Orangery, Kensington Palace, in London on February 6 (London time). Photo shows the guests enjoying the lion dance at the reception.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London greeted the Year of the Snake in the United Kingdom (UK) by hosting an evening reception at The Orangery, Kensington Palace, in London on February 6 (London time) and welcomed over 450 guests. Among the guests were UK government officials, parliamentarians, borough mayors in London, senior diplomats, leading figures in the business sector, academics, media representatives and members of the Chinese community.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) greeted the Year of the Snake in the United Kingdom (UK) by supporting a large-scale London Chinatown celebration at Trafalgar Square, Chinatown, and Charing Cross Road in London on February 2. Photo shows (from second left) the Director-General of the London ETO, Mr Gilford Law; the Chinese Ambassador to the UK, Mr Zheng Zeguang; the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Robert Rigby; Member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminster, Ms Rachel Blake and other guests at the celebration.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) greeted the Year of the Snake in the United Kingdom by supporting a large-scale London Chinatown celebration at Trafalgar Square, Chinatown, and Charing Cross Road in London on February 2. Photo shows the Director-General of the London ETO, Mr Gilford Law (left), and Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice of London, Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard (right), at the celebration.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (London ETO) greeted the Year of the Snake in the United Kingdom by supporting a large-scale London Chinatown celebration at Trafalgar Square, Chinatown, and Charing Cross Road in London on February 2. Photo shows the Director-General of the London ETO, Mr Gilford Law (right), taking part in the eye-dotting ceremony for the lion dance performance.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London greeted the Year of the Snake in the United Kingdom by supporting a large-scale London Chinatown celebration at Trafalgar Square, Chinatown, and Charing Cross Road in London on February 2. Photo shows the lion dance performance at Trafalgar Square.