Hong Kong News - January 2020
INDEX (read the following stories in the attached document):
Chief Executive's 2019 Policy Address 'Treasure Hong Kong: Our Home';
- Chief Executive identified housing and land supply as top priorities
- Policy Address measures to diversify economy
- Policy Address aims to enhance people's livelihoods
International co-operation
- The Financial Secretary visited Luxembourg to attend the Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Business opportunities offered by Hong Kong
- Fourth Belt and Road Summit successfully held
- Measures to promote the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Business events
- Promoting Hong Kong's start-up ecology at the South Summit Business Conference in Madrid
- Belgian business community updated on Hong Kong
- Roundtable session in Milan to update Italian entrepreneurs on the latest situation in Hong Kong
- Meeting Spanish start-ups at the TechCity in Barcelona
- Business Seminar in Plovdiv to promote the Greater Bay Area Development
- Promoting business opportunities offered by the Greater Bay Area to Dutch companies
Careers
- Seeking overseas talents: HKETO, Brussels reached out to students in Greece
Upcoming Events
- Don't miss the 'Legends of Lion Dance'; exhibition in Antwerp (10 January to 2 February 2020)
Culture and sports
- Renovated Hong Kong Museum of Art opens
- Hong Kong films showcased at seven international film festivals in Italy, Spain, France and Greece
- Thousands joined Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in Antwerp
- Oxfam Trailwalker in Belgium's Saint-Hubert
- Hong Kong showcased its street food culture at Lyon Street Food Festival
- Belgium students were amazed by young rope skippers from Hong Kong
News in Brief
- New Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union
- Hong Kong pupils excel in PISA global test
- Ed van der Elsken exhibition of photos of Hong Kong in 1960