The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) (HKETO) promoted Hong Kong as a premier destination for innovation, investment, and technology collaboration through a series of outreach initiatives in Ontario.
HKETO joined the visit by the Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), Mr Charles Ng, in Waterloo, Toronto and York Region from June 9 to 11to strengthen partnerships with Canadian academic institutions, technology centres, and the startup community.
The Acting Director of HKETO, Mr Gavin Yeung, joined Mr Ng to the University of Waterloo on June 9, where he visited the Velocity startup incubator and Communitech, one of Canada’s leading tech ecosystems. The delegation also met with Canadian entrepreneur Mr Kamyar Rouindej, founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Volta Technique Inc, to explore potential collaboration with Hong Kong.
On June 10, the delegation met with representatives of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Toronto, and visited York University to engage with representatives from its Innovation and Technology departments, as well as York-affiliated startups, and invited them to join the SEAM@InnoHK initiative.
SEAM@InnoHK is the third cluster under InnoHK, focusing on four research areas, namely sustainable development, energy, advanced manufacturing and materials. InnoHK is a major initiative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to develop Hong Kong as the hub for global research collaboration. This involves the establishment of world-class research clusters at the Hong Kong Science Park with research laboratories set up by world-renowned universities and research institutes to conduct collaborative researches.
Speaking at the networking session co-organised by InvestHK Canada and Gowling WLG on June 11, Mr Yeung said that the HKETO and its Dedicated Team for Attracting Businesses and Talents are pleased to connect Hong Kong’s innovation ecosystem with Canadian universities, tech hubs and startups to strengthen bilateral ties and explore new partnership opportunities.
“With our world-class business environment, robust legal system, and direct links to Mainland China and Asia, Hong Kong remains a compelling destination for forward-looking Canadian ventures,” he said.
He added that HKETO will continue to advance economic cooperation between Hong Kong and Canada.
香港經貿處於加拿大安大略省推廣香港創科及投資機遇
香港駐多倫多經濟貿易辦事處（香港經貿處）在加拿大安大略省推廣香港作為創科、投資及科技合作的首選地點。
香港經貿處聯同到訪加拿大的香港投資推廣署副署長吳國才於六月九日至十一日到訪滑鐵盧、多倫多及約克區，加強與加拿大高等學府、科研機構及初創企業的合作關係。
香港經貿處署理處長楊江鋒於六月九日聯同吳國才到訪滑鐵盧大學，參觀該校的初創業育機構Velocity及加拿大著名創科機構Communitech。他們亦與加拿大企業家、Volta Technique Inc創辦人暨行政總裁Kamyar Rouindej會面，探討與香港的合作機會。
訪問團於六月十日與多倫多大學工程學院代表會面，並到訪約克大學，與該校創科相關部門代表以及其附屬初創企業進行交流，以及邀請參與「SEAM@InnoHK」研發平台。
「SEAM@InnoHK」是InnoHK下第三個研發平台，聚焦四個科研領域，分別為可持續發展、能源、先進製造及材料。InnoHK是特區政府的重點項目，旨在發展香港成為環球科研合作中心，當中涉及於香港科學園成立世界級的創新平台，由國際知名的大學和科研機構設立研發實驗室，進行科研合作。
投資推廣署加拿大辦事處與Gowling WLG在六月十一日合辦商務聯誼活動，楊江鋒致辭時表示，香港經貿處及其招商引才專組樂於促成香港創科生態系統與加拿大大學、科研機構及初創企業之間的交流，進一步深化合作關係，拓展機遇。
他指出：「香港擁有世界一流的營商環境、穩健的法治制度以及與中國內地和亞洲市場的互聯互通，對希望拓展亞洲業務的加拿大企業而言，是極具吸引力的目的地。」
他補充，香港經貿處將繼續促進香港與加拿大之間的經濟合作。
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