The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Berlin (HKETO Berlin), supported a Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) delegation visit to Bratislava, the Slovak Republic, on June 16 and 17 (Bratislava time). 

     The HKPC's European study mission aimed to promote investment and co-operation opportunities between Hong Kong and the Slovak Republic. The Director of the HKETO Berlin, Mr Indiana Wong, highlighted that Hong Kong provides a "go global" platform, which leverages Hong Kong's business advantages and professional services to support enterprises expanding overseas. 

     "Against the backdrop of technological advancements and globalisation, overseas expansion of enterprises in pursuit of sustainable growth has become commonplace. Hong Kong's professional services providers have extensive experience across various sectors and can help companies upgrade and transform their operations," said Mr Wong.

     During the visit, the delegation met with senior representatives of the Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency as well as the National Innovation and Technology Centre to promote Hong Kong's strengths in supply chain management and intellectual property protection. The delegation also visited the production site of Volkswagen to understand the needs of local operators.

     On June 17, Mr Wong met with the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic to exchange views on finance and taxation matters. Mr Wong also visited the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava and Comenius University Bratislava to promote the "Study in Hong Kong" brand and explore strengthening higher education collaboration between the two places.

About HKETO Berlin

     HKETO Berlin is the official representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in commercial relations and other economic and trade matters in Germany as well as Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Switzerland. 

Ends/Thursday, June 18, 2026
Issued at HKT 18:05

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