Third Belt and Road Summit to be Held Tomorrow
Global Business Leaders, Investors and Project Owners to “Collaborate for Success”
27 June 2018 – The third Belt and Road Summit, jointly organised by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), will be held tomorrow (28 June) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Themed “Collaborate for Success”, the Summit has invited about 70 government officials, business leaders and representatives of international organisations from Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland and around the world to share their insights and explore collaboration opportunities. Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Xiao Yaqing, Chairman, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), Ning Jizhe, Vice Chairman, National Development and Reform Commission, Gao Yan, Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce of Chinese Mainland and Dr Somkid Jatusripitak, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, will deliver the opening remarks.
Hong Kong and Georgia will sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) at the Summit. Government representatives from Hong Kong and Georgia will speak to the media after the signing ceremony.
In addition, Hong Kong enterprises including the CLP Group and Ho & Partners Architects Engineers & Development Consultants Ltd (hpa), will sign memorandums of understanding (MoU) with a number of Thai companies during the Summit. HKTDC will also sign an MoU with Bangkok Bank and Siam Commercial Bank. Vincent HS Lo, Chairman of the HKTDC and Somkid Jatusripitak, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, will witness the signing ceremony.
You are cordially invited to the Summit. Details are as follows:
Date: 28 June 2018 (Thursday)
Time: 8:45 am (Please arrive at least 15 minutes earlier)
Venue: Hall 5B-G & Grand Hall, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Media Registration: Entrance of Hall 5C & 5G, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Separate Media Registration will be set up at the Grand Hall for the Luncheon Plenary)
Press Room: Meeting Room S423 & S424
(Please refer to the media area arrangement in the appendix)
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Hong Kong – Georgia Free Trade Agreement Media Session Time︰10 am Venue︰Media area outside Hall 5G Guests︰
Edward Yau Tang-wah
Genadi Arveladze |
Hong Kong – Thailand Enterprise MoU Signing Ceremony Time︰ 10:20 am Venue︰Meeting Room S427 Guests︰
Vincent HS Lo
Somkid Jatusripitak Company representatives to sign MoU |
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Milk Tea Demonstration Time︰11:10 am Venue︰Hall 5E (Cha Chaan Teng section) Guests︰
Edward Yau Tang-wah
Vincent HS Lo Dr Jonathan KS Choi, Prof Frederick Ma Si-hang, Andrew Weir, Jason Chiu, and Nicholas Ho |
Luncheon Plenary Time︰12:40 pm Venue︰Grand Hall Introduction of Opening Remarks
Speaker︰
Opening Remarks︰
(Ministerial Dialogue will be chaired by Edward Yau Tang-wah, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the HKSAR Government. Please refer to the programme in the appendix for the list of speakers,) |
Media Enquiries
Please contact the HKTDC's Communications and Public Affairs Department:
Billy Ng Tel: (852) 2584 4393 Email: billy.km.ng@hktdc.org
HKTDC Belt and Road Website: www.beltandroad.hk
HKTDC Belt and Road Summit Website: www.beltandroadsummit.hk