The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mrs Rita Lau, will visit Denmark and Sweden between August 22 and 26 to promote Hong Kong's co-operation with the two countries in the areas of innovation technology and creative industries.
Mrs Lau will call on her ministerial counterparts in Denmark and Sweden, and network with business and trade associations to promote investment opportunities.
She will give keynote speeches at an innovation and technology seminar in Copenhagen on August 24, and a business seminar in Stockholm on August 26.
Mrs Lau will visit Medicon Valley in the Oresund Science Region of eastern Denmark and southern Sweden, which is a cross-border initiative between the two countries to facilitate the development of clusters in science and technology. She will also visit a number of technology-based institutions and creative industry establishments in the two countries.
Mrs Lau will then visit Venice, Italy, to sign an economic and trade co-operation agreement with the Veneto Region and attend the Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition from August 26 to 28.
Friday, August 20, 2010