Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto), Ms Emily Mo, attended the 24th Annual Gala hosted by the Confederation of Greater Toronto Chinese Business Association on May 28.
Speaking at the gala dinner, Ms Mo complimented the four major Chinese business associations in the Greater Toronto Area in supporting and assisting the local business companies to use Hong Kong as a platform to capture opportunities in Mainland China and the rest of Asia.
Year 2022 marks an important milestone for Hong Kong as the city is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. “The theme of ‘A New Era – Stability • Prosperity • Opportunity’ represents Hong Kong’s achievements over the past 25 years, and underscores our anticipation for and confidence in a brighter future,” Ms Mo said.
“With the staunch support from the Central Government, Hong Kong has successfully implemented ‘one country, two systems’ while sustaining its role as an international metropolis,” Ms Mo continued.
Ms Mo moved on to share with participants the latest achievements of Hong Kong. “The number of business operations in Hong Kong with parent companies overseas or in the Mainland China has risen to over 9 000 and the number of start-ups in Hong Kong has increased to over 3 700 in 2021, both reaching record highs. The IMD World Talent Ranking 2021 ranked Hong Kong number 1 in Asia, 11th in the world, while the World Investment Report 2021 ranked Hong Kong the world’s third-largest recipient of foreign direct investment last year,” Ms Mo said.
Noting Hong Kong continues to be a top international financial market, and continues to have a distinct relationship with Canada, the city remains one of Canada’s top ten trading markets in the past decade.
Ms Mo pointed out that Hong Kong is playing an increasingly significant role as a platform for doing business in Asia and Indo-Pacific, including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. She encouraged Canada companies to consider using Hong Kong as a platform to expand, to thrive and to shine in the fastest growing market on the East.
Before closing, Ms Mo briefly introduced the series of celebration activities, including a business conference to be held in September. Ms Mo invited participants to join the celebration events and encouraged them to learn more from HKETO’s website.
香港經貿處處長出席大多市華商總會舉辦第24屆「華商之夜」
香港駐多倫多經濟貿易辦事處（香港經貿處）處長巫菀菁於5月28日出席由大多市華商總會舉辦的第24屆「華商之夜」。
巫菀菁在晚宴上致辭時讚揚大多倫多地區四大華商會致力支持及協助本地商界善用香港作為平台，把握中國內地及亞洲其他地區提供的商機。
2022年是慶祝香港特別行政區成立25周年的重要里程碑。巫菀菁表示：「『砥礪奮進廿五載，攜手再上新征程』的主題不僅帶出香港二十五年來的成就，亦寄托着大家對更美好未來的熱切期盼和信心。」
巫菀菁續說：「香港在中央政府全面支持下，成功落實『一國兩制』，同時保持國際大都會的角色。」
此外，巫菀菁向與會者分享香港最近的成就。她說：「在2021年，海外或中國內地的駐港公司數目增加至逾9 000間，而香港的初創企業數目亦增加至逾3 700間，兩項數字均創新高。國際管理發展學院發表的《2021年世界人才報告》中，香港排名亞洲第一位及全球第十一位；而《2021年世界投資報告》將香港列為去年全球第三大外來直接投資目的地。」
香港在過去十年一直是加拿大十大貿易市場之一，香港會繼續保持頂級國際金融市場的地位，並與加拿大維持獨特關係。
巫菀菁指出，香港作為在亞洲和印度太平洋地區，包括粵港澳大灣區的營商平台，將扮演更重要的角色。她鼓勵加拿大公司考慮利用香港作為平台，開拓及擴展發展最迅速的東方市場。
最後巫菀菁介紹香港經貿處將舉辦一系列慶祝活動，包括在九月份舉行的商貿會議，她誠邀與會者參與，並鼓勵大家瀏覽香港經貿處的網頁了解詳情。
