The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (Brussels ETO) once again supported the annual summer event of the Netherlands Hong Kong Business Association (NHKBA), held under the theme "Go Global with Hong Kong: Connecting Innovation, Sustainability & Opportunity" on June 25 (Amsterdam time) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
      
     During a seminar at the event, the Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union, Ms Shirley Yung, delivered a presentation highlighting Hong Kong's continued progress in the innovation and technology sector. Assistant Representative of Brussels ETO Ms Eva Wong also participated in a fireside chat, engaging with the audience on related topics.

     Speaking at the networking dinner following the seminar, Ms Yung remarked that Hong Kong has set clear green targets to contribute to a more sustainable future, including achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. She highlighted a range of initiatives supporting green finance and green innovation, including the issuance of green bonds and tokenised green bonds, the introduction of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance, pilot projects for cross-boundary carbon trading settlements, and various forms of support for green technologies. She noted, "With a comprehensive innovation ecosystem, we believe Hong Kong can become a place where green technologies are not only invented, but also commercialised, financed and deployed globally."
      
     Ms Yung further underlined Hong Kong's steadfast commitment to free trade and international co-operation, and the growing importance of its roles as a "super connector" and "super value-adder" linking the Chinese Mainland with the rest of the world amid an increasingly complex geopolitical environment.
      
     She also introduced the Hong Kong Government's latest initiatives to support trade and investment, including the "Go Global" initiative, which assists Chinese Mainland enterprises in expanding internationally through Hong Kong, as well as the Economic and Trade Express platform, which brings together the expertise and networks of Hong Kong's overseas Economic and Trade Offices, Invest Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council to strengthen two-way trade and investment promotions through enhanced collaboration.

     The NHKBA summer event is an annual business gathering of the Dutch and Hong Kong business communities, providing a platform to explore the latest economic and trade opportunities and to strengthen collaboration between Europe and Hong Kong. This year's event attracted around 100 business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and professionals from the Netherlands and across Europe.

Ends/Monday, June 29, 2026
Issued at HKT 20:55

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