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HKETO, Brussels celebrates Chinese New Year in Madrid and Barcelona (with photos)
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     The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (HKETO, Brussels) hosted Chinese New Year receptions in Madrid and Barcelona, Spain, on March 3 and 4 (Spanish time) respectively, concluding the series of celebration for the Year of the Snake.

     The reception in Barcelona was officiated by the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, who led a delegation of representatives from Hong Kong's innovation and technology (I&T) sector to attend the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025 in Barcelona. The visit aims
to strengthen ties and co-operation between Hong Kong and Spain in the field of I&T, promote Hong Kong's I&T advantages, and explore overseas business opportunities for Hong Kong's I&T sector.

     At the reception, the Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union, Ms Shirley Yung, highlighted in her welcoming remarks that under "one country", Hong Kong has convenient and often priority access to the huge Mainland market, while maintaining the qualities of an international city under "two systems".

      "These distinct advantages are recognised in the latest international ranking, in which Hong Kong is ranked among the world's top three international financial centres," Ms Yung added.

     At the reception in Madrid, HKETO, Brussels took the opportunity to showcase Hong Kong's unique East-meets-West culture by staging a music performance featuring two Hong Kong flutists and one German cellist, who performed both classical Chinese and Spanish music, as well as contemporary Hong Kong pop.

     The two receptions in Madrid and Barcelona attracted over 200 guests from the sectors of government, business, culture, academia and media in Spain. They were co-organised with Invest Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and with the support of the Spain Hong Kong Business Association.

     The MWC is one of the world's leading technology fairs where tens of thousands of technology experts and companies gather. This year, the Hong Kong delegation include heads of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTPC), Cyberport, the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute, and the Hong Kong Microelectronics Research and Development Institute, as well as representatives of 24 Hong Kong I&T enterprises and institutions. The HKSTPC and the HKTDC co-ordinate the participation of the I&T representatives in the Hong Kong Tech Pavilion at the MWC.
 
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Flutists Tsang Yat-ho and Wong Nga-ting and cellist Iris Werhahn perform a repertoire of Chinese and Spanish songs at the Chinese New Year reception in Madrid on March 3 (Madrid time).
Photo shows (from left) the Regional Director, Europe, Central Asia and Israel of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Mr Chris Lo; the Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union, Ms Shirley Yung; the Chinese Ambassador to Spain, Mr Yao Jing; and the President of the Spain Hong Kong Business Association, Mr Ricardo Ferrer, toasting at the Chinese New Year Reception in Madrid on March 3 (Madrid time).
The Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union, Ms Shirley Yung, addresses the audience at the Chinese New Year reception in Madrid on March 3 (Madrid time).
Photos shows (from left) the President of the Spain Hong Kong Business Association, Mr Ricardo Ferrer; the Vice-President of the Spain Hong Kong Business Association, Mr Màrius Rossell; the Regional Director, Europe, Central Asia and Israel of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), Mr Chris Lo; the Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union, Ms Shirley Yung; the Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong; the Chinese Consul General in Barcelona, Ms Meng Yuhong; the Secretary General of the European Union and foreign action department of the Government of Catalonia, Ms Lorena Elvira Ayuso; and the Director, Merchandise Trade and Innovation/Director, External Relations of the HKTDC, Ms Iris Wong, toasting at the Chinese New Year reception in Barcelona on March 4 (Barcelona time).