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Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 17:35 HKT/SGT | |
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Financial Secretary John Tsang, Dr Vince Cable Among Speakers |
HONG KONG, Nov 19, 2013 - (ACN Newswire) - More than 400 business leaders and senior government officials from the United Kingdom and Hong Kong attended the 30th anniversary Hong Kong Dinner in London last night.
Guest of Honour
Speakers included Hong Kong SAR Government Financial Secretary John Tsang, who delivered the keynote address, and UK guest of honour Dr Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.
In his speech, the Financial Secretary outlined the growth in Hong Kong-UK trade over the last three decades, and summarised major developments underway in Hong Kong, including large-scale infrastructure projects.
Think Asia, Think Hong Kong
Dr Cable highlighted the business culture Britain and Hong Kong share and the determination of both sides to expand their trade. "British-Hong Kong trade has gone from strength to strength in recent years, at least in part due to the campaign 'Think Asia, Think Hong Kong' and our own GREAT campaign in the UK," he said.
High-Profile Guests
Hong Kong Dinner in London guests included Andrew Beeson, Chairman of Schroders plc; Sir David Brewer, Vice Chairman Great Britain China Centre; Victor Chu, Chairman and Chief Executive, First Eastern Investment Group; Baroness Dunn, Chairman, The Hong Kong Association; Douglas Flint, Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc; The Rt Hon Richard Graham MP, Chairman, All Party Parliamentary China Group; Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint, Minister of State for Trade and Investment; Sir Henry Keswick, Chairman, Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd; Lady Keswick, Deputy Chairman, Centre for Policy Studies; Sir Adrian Swire, Hon President, John Swire & Sons Ltd; Lord Wei of Shoreditch, Chairman, All Party Parliamentary Group on East Asian Business; Caroline Wilson, British Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macao; Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, Hon President, The Hong Kong Association; and Zhou Xiaoming, Minister Counsellor Economic and Commercial, Embassy of The People's Republic of China.
Contact:
HKTDC
Corporate Communication Department
Joe Kainz
Tel: +852 2584 4216
Email: joe.kainz@hktdc.org
Topic: Trade Show or Conference
Source: HKTDC
Sectors: Trade Shows
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