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Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Geneva celebrates 28th anniversary of establishment of HKSAR (with photos)
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     The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Geneva hosted a reception on June 24 (Geneva time) to celebrate the 28th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) with over 230 guests from diplomatic missions to the World Trade Organization (WTO), and key contacts in various international organisations, the academia and local businesses.

     Speaking at the reception, the Permanent Representative of the HKSAR of China to the WTO, Miss Winky So, highlighted how the city, from a humble fishing village to a top-notch international trade and financial centre, has reinvented itself time and again to stay vibrant, while holding fast to the policy of free trade and the principles enshrined in the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the WTO.

     To the guests, she said, "we are privileged to stand alongside friends like you, who are not just like-minded champions of free trade, but also guardians of a system that has connected economies and brought stability and prosperity. Together, in good times and in bad times, we are a living testament to what free trade and a rules-based multilateral trading system can offer."

     As a founding member of the WTO, Hong Kong has always been a staunch supporter of the rules-based multilateral trading system. Under the "one country, two systems" principle, Hong Kong participates in the WTO as a separate customs territory in the name of Hong Kong, China.        
 
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The Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Miss Winky So (right), talked with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland, Mr Chen Xu (centre), and Senior Advisor of the WTO Chairs Programme, Dr Maarten Smeets (left), at the reception.
The Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Miss Winky So (right), pictured at the reception with the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Australia to the WTO, Mr James Baxter.
The Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Miss Winky So (centre), pictured at the reception with the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the WTO and other International Organizations in Geneva, Mr Guilherme de Aguiar Patriota, and his wife.
The Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Miss Winky So (right), pictured at the reception with the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the European Union to the WTO, Mr João Aguiar Machado (centre), and the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the WTO, Mr Ali Sarfraz Hussain (left). Ambassador Hussain is the current Chairperson of the WTO Committee on Agriculture in Special Session.
The Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Miss Winky So (centre), pictured at the reception with the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore to the WTO, Mr Tan Hung Seng, and his wife.
The Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Miss Winky So (right), pictured at the reception with the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of South Africa to the WTO, Dr Mzukisi Qobo. Ambassador Qobo is the current Chairperson of the WTO Committee on Trade and Development.
The Deputy Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ms Louisa Yan (fourth right), took a selfie at the reception with delegates from Australia, China, Singapore, Thailand, and the WTO Secretariat.
The Deputy Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization, Miss Helen Kwan (front row, fourth right), pictured at the reception with delegates from Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, China, the European Union, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and the United States.
Over 230 representatives from diplomatic missions to the World Trade Organization and different sectors attended the reception held in Geneva in celebration of the 28th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.