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Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Geneva celebrates 29th 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 23 (Geneva time) to celebrate the 29th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) with over 170 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 that trade has been one of the most powerful forces for economic growth and development, and the trading system can be shaped if all parties work together.
      
     To the guests, she said, "Hong Kong’s success has always depended on our own openness and connectivity, as well as the predictability provided by the WTO; we remain firmly committed to upholding the core values of the rules-based multilateral trading system."
      
     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, Miss Winky So, delivered a speech 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 Peru to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Mr Elmer José Germán Gonzalo Schialer Salcedo (left). Ambassador Schialer Salcedo is the current Chairperson of the WTO Committee on Trade and Development.
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 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 (right), pictured at the reception with the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the WTO, Mr R.G.S.P.K. Wijesekara (left). Ambassador Wijesekara is the current Chairperson of the WTO Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions.
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 New Zealand to the WTO, Ms Clare Kelly (left). Ambassador Kelly is the current Chairperson of the WTO General Council.
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 of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva (Permanent Representative to the WTO), Mr Katsuro Nagai (left).
The Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Miss Winky So (left), pictured at the reception with the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the WTO, Ms Sumathi Balakrishnan (right). Ambassador Balakrishnan is the current Chairperson of the WTO Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology.
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 and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Australia to the WTO, Mr James Baxter (centre), and the Alternate Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Argentina to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ms Cecilia Risolo (left), at the reception.
Guests engaged in conversations and enjoyed the refreshments at the reception hosted by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Geneva. Photo shows the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Honduras to the WTO, Mr Dacio Castillo (first left); the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Djibouti to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ms Kadra Ahmed Hassan (second right); and the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the WTO and other Economic Organizations in Geneva, Mr Guilherme de Aguiar Patriota, and his wife (first right and second left) at the reception.
Over 170 representatives from diplomatic missions to the World Trade Organization and different sectors attended the reception held in Geneva in celebration of the 29th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.