Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) (HKETO), Ms Emily Mo, visited Vancouver from February 13 to 16 for business promotion and talent attraction.
At the spring reception jointly hosted by the HKETO and the Hong Kong Tourism Board (Canada) (HKTB) in Vancouver on February 13, Ms Mo updated guests with the latest developments of Hong Kong. She shared the city's promising economic outlook and a series of forward looking mega events in the Year of the Dragon.
“With the institutional advantages of Hong Kong under ‘one country, two systems’, Hong Kong is prepared and inspired to create and present opportunities for everyone who sees it as their destination for business, career or personal growth,” she said.
At the reception, the Director for Americas of the HKTB, Mr Michael Lim, also shared with participants the HKTB’s achievements in 2023 and tourism marketing initiatives in 2024.
This year, an award-winning team of kendama players from Hong Kong was invited to perform at the joint reception to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Guests enjoyed the eye-opening tricks, the energetic power and the fun and joy brought by the young performers.
On February 14, Ms Mo attended a talent attraction session hosted by the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association (Vancouver) in collaboration with the HKETO and Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) Canada. Meeting with the students from the Langara College in Vancouver and promoting the excellent job opportunities and prospects of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), which includes Hong Kong, for graduates of overseas tertiary institutions, she encouraged interested young talents to grasp the enormous opportunities presented by Hong Kong to wider their horizons no matter for career advancement, academic pursuit or personal development.
Besides introducing the facilitation initiatives to attract global talents, Ms Mo also highlighted the Hong Kong-Canada Talent Metaverse (www.kumospace.com/hktalentmetaverse), an interactive virtual platform for young talent to interact with Hong Kong employers who have put up job opportunities on the platform.
Deputy Head of Business and Talent Attraction of InvestHK Canada, Ms Grace Lau, also joined other speakers from Canada and the North American Representative Office of Shenzhen to share her insights on the attractive prospects in GBA for young talent.
Ms Mo went on to meet with the Faculty of Applied Science of the University of British Columbia on February 15 to elaborate on the talent and business attraction facilitation measures of Hong Kong.
During her four-day visit, Ms Mo paid a courtesy call to a Member of the Parliament, Mr Wilson Miao, and updated him on the latest development of Hong Kong. She also visited local businesses and met with business leaders to explore collaboration possibilities with their related trade counterparts in Hong Kong.
Ms Mo returned to Toronto in the afternoon of February 16.
香港經貿處處長到訪溫哥華推廣商貿發展及吸引人才措施
香港駐多倫多經濟貿易辦事處（香港經貿處）處長巫菀菁於二月十三日至十六日到訪溫哥華，推廣商務發展和吸引人才措施。
香港經貿處與香港旅遊發展局（加拿大）（香港旅發局）二月十三日在溫哥華合辦農曆新春酒會，香港經貿處處長巫菀菁在會上致歡迎辭時，向嘉賓介紹香港的最新發展，指出香港經濟持續向好，一連串萬眾期待的大型活動亦會在龍年舉行。
巫菀菁說：「憑藉『一國兩制』的制度優勢，香港已準備就緒，為本港及選擇在港拓展業務、建立事業或作個人發展的人士，提供和創造新機遇。」
香港旅發局美洲總監林兒銘亦在酒會上向與會者分享香港旅發局二○二三年的成就及二○二四年的旅遊推廣計劃。
今年，獲獎無數的香港劍球隊伍獲邀在新春酒會獻技，以賀龍年。年輕運動員技藝精湛，劍球招式出神入化，精彩表演令一眾嘉賓大開眼界。
二月十四日，巫菀菁出席港加商會（溫哥華分會）、香港經貿處與香港投資推廣署加拿大辦事處合辦的吸引人才活動，與溫哥華Langara College學生會面，並向他們介紹包括香港在內的粵港澳大灣區（大灣區）為海外大專院校畢業生提供的豐富工作機會和發展前途。她鼓勵有意到港發展的年輕人才把握香港提供的龐大機遇，擴闊視野，在事業、學業和個人發展方面更上層樓。
除了詳細講解各個吸引環球專才的措施，巫菀菁又特別提到互動虛擬平台“Hong Kong-Canada Talent Metaverse” (www.kumospace.com/hktalentmetaverse)，該平台方便香港僱主招聘人手，讓青年人才與他們聯繫。
香港投資推廣署加拿大辦事處投資推廣副總監劉慧恩亦聯同來自加拿大及中國深圳市駐北美經貿代表處的其他講者，就大灣區為年輕專才提供的難得機遇，分享真知灼見。
二月十五日，巫菀菁與卑詩省大學應用科學系代表舉行會議，仔細介紹香港吸引專才的措施。
在為期四天的訪問行程，巫菀菁禮節性拜訪國會議員繆宗晏，介紹香港的最新發展。她亦到訪當地商企，與商界領袖會面，探討與在港相關行業伙伴的合作機會。巫菀菁於二月十六日下午返回多倫多。
