Tag: HKETO

HKETO, Brussels promotes innovation and technology opportunities to Web Summit Lisbon 2023 participants ******************************************************************************************      The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Brussels (HKETO, Brussels) promoted opportunities in Hong Kong for innovation and technology (I&T) start-ups and companies that are attending the Web Summit Lisbon 2023 in Portugal.      HKETO, Brussels hosted a networking reception for participants on November 14 (Lisbon time), in collaboration with Invest Hong Kong and supported by the Portugal-Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce and Industry. At the reception, Deputy Representative of HKETO, Brussels Miss Grace Li outlined Hong Kong’s distinctive advantages under “one country, two systems” and in ... Read more

HKETO, Brussels supports Hong Kong String Orchestra’s Belt and Road tour in Central and Eastern Europe (with photos) ******************************************************************************************      The Hong Kong String Orchestra (HKSO) gave a superb performance in Athens, Greece, on November 9 (Athens time), the first date of its “Strings of the Bauhinia” Central and Eastern Europe tour along the Belt and Road countries from November 9 to 18.      The HKSO, one of Hong Kong’s outstanding arts projects recognised by the China National Arts Fund, is supported by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ... Read more

HKETO, Brussels promotes Hong Kong cinema at international film festival in Sitges, Spain (with photos) ******************************************************************************************      The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (HKETO, Brussels), Create Hong Kong and Film Development Fund are jointly supporting the 56th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, being held in Sitges in Spain from October 5 to 15 (Sitges time).        The Festival is screening a total of five Hong Kong productions and co-productions. There are three recent films – Cheang Pou-soi’s “Mad Fate” (2023), Hoi Wong’s “Let it Ghost” (2022) and Philip Yung’s “Where the Wind Blows” ... Read more

HKETO, Brussels supports “Transformative Hong Kong” architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale (with photo) ******************************************************************************************      The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (HKETO, Brussels) is pleased to support the architecture exhibition “Transformative Hong Kong”, to be staged at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – Biennale Architettura 2023 – at La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale), in Venice, Italy.      Speaking at the grand opening of the architecture exhibition on the afternoon of May 19 (Venice time), Deputy Representative of HKETO, Brussels Mr Henry Tsoi remarked that Hong Kong had one of the most recognisable skylines of ... Read more

HKETO San Francisco supports “Sammo Hung: From Stuntman to Star” film series presented by Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (with photos) ******************************************************************************************      The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco (HKETO San Francisco) is supporting the “Sammo Hung: From Stuntman to Star” film series currently screening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (the Academy Museum) in Los Angeles from May 5 to 27 (Los Angeles time). Presented by the Academy Museum, the series celebrates Hung’s varied career as a star, director and producer.        A major force in the Hong Kong film industry, Hung has ... Read more