Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) (HKETO), Ms Emily Mo, joined the “WIN@HKCBA Virtual Mission to Belt and Road Summit 2021” pre-mission networking meeting hosted virtually by Women's International Network (WIN) of the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association (HKCBA) (Toronto Section) on August 5. The meeting aims to promote the abundant business opportunities arising from the Belt and Road Initiative for Canada companies.
In delivering the welcome remarks, Ms Mo was delighted to share with participants on the outstanding performances of Canada and Hong Kong athletes at the Tokyo Olympics. She noted the Hong Kong team came up with a new record in the games by bringing home a few medals.
Beyond sports, the Belt and Road Initiative is also an open, inclusive and all-embracing global initiative, which extends beyond geographical and cultural borders. Ms Mo noted China has already signed over 200 co-operation documents with 140 countries and 31 international organisations to promote co-operation among countries and regions in the areas of policy co-ordination, facilities connectivity, unimpeded trade, financial integration and people-to-people bond.
Ms Mo moved on to highlight Hong Kong as the ideal partner for Canada companies to grasp the vast opportunities presented by the Belt and Road Initiative. “Hong Kong has long been blessed with multilingual, multi-talented financial and related services professionals. The city’s advantages include the rule of law, an open and efficient market, the free flow of capital, information and people, as well as a simple and low tax regime,” Ms Mo said.
“Our growing integration with the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, with a population of over 71 million, presents untapped potential for Canada’s sustainable, inclusive and innovative businesses,” Ms Mo added.
To grasp the huge business opportunities offered by the Belt and Road Initiative, Ms Mo encouraged Canada companies to join the upcoming 7th edition of the Belt and Road Summit to be held virtually from September 1 to 2, 2021. The Summit will allow participants to exchange insights on multilateral cooperation and explore concrete business opportunities with senior government officials and business leaders from countries and regions along and beyond the Belt and Road.
香港經貿處處長參與網上會議推介「一帶一路」倡議下的商機
香港駐多倫多經濟貿易辦事處（香港經貿處）處長巫菀菁於八月五日參與港加商會（多倫多分會）婦女國際網絡舉辦的「2021一帶一路高峰論壇之WIN@HKCBA代表團網上聯絡會議」，向加拿大公司推介「一帶一路」倡議所帶來的龐大商機。
巫菀菁在致歡迎辭時首先與參加者分享參與東京奧運會的加港運動員的出色表現，其中香港代表隊在運動會上更創下佳績贏取數面獎牌，凱旋而歸。
除了運動外，「一帶一路」亦是一項開放、具包容性及融合各方的全球倡議，超越地域及文化的界限。巫菀菁指出，國家已經和140個國家及31個國際組織簽署逾200項合作協議，推動國家及地區之間在「五通」，即政策溝通、設施聯通、貿易暢通、資金融通和民心相通方面的合作。
巫菀菁同時強調，香港是加拿大企業抓緊「一帶一路」倡議所帶來龐大機遇的理想夥伴。巫菀菁表示：「香港多年來擁有大量精通多種語言、且具備不同才能的金融及有關服務行業的專業人才。香港的優勢亦包括法治、開放及有效率市場、資金、資訊和人才自由流通、以及簡單低稅制。」
巫菀菁補充說：「香港與擁有逾7 100萬人口的粵港澳大灣區合作日益頻繁，當中的潛在機遇，有待加拿大的可持續、共融及創新的企業去發掘。」
巫菀菁鼓勵加拿大公司把握「一帶一路」的龐大商機，參與今年九月一日至二日網上舉行的第七屆「一帶一路高峰論壇」，論壇將為與會者提供機會與國家和地區的政府官員及經貿領袖就多邊合作交換意見，並探討落實合作機遇。
