Trade relations between Hong Kong and Indonesia have entered a new era with the official opening of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s office in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. Since 2010, the HKTDC has operated a consultant office in Jakarta. The upgraded facility will be responsible for Hong Kong trade promotion with Indonesia and neighbouring Southeast Asian economies.
New Chapter For Trade
Margaret Fong, Executive Director of the HKTDC, said, “This is a very exciting event for everyone involved, and it marks the start of a new era in trade relations between Hong Kong and Indonesia. With a full-fledged HKTDC office here in Jakarta, staffed by colleagues from both Hong Kong and Indonesia, we will be able to provide better and more comprehensive services to link up companies from both places and seek out new opportunities.”
About 270 government leaders and business officials from Hong Kong and Indonesia attended the reception, including Secretary of Ministry of Cooperatives & SMEs, Agus Muharram and Deputy Chairman of the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board, Himawan Hariyoga.
The Bigger Picture
The Jakarta Office is among more than 40 HKTDC offices globally that are dedicated to promoting trade and investment opportunities for Hong Kong businesses around the world. The HKTDC Jakarta Office will also serve as a base for the Council’s regional promotions in the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) region, Fong said.
“Increasingly, we are promoting Hong Kong’s world-class services that underpin the city’s gateway role to the Asia region, including our major annual forums on financial services, trading of intellectual property, licensing, design and logistics and maritime services which Indonesian companies could also leverage on in their global ventures,” she said.
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