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Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Geneva celebrates 27th anniversary of establishment of HKSAR (with photos)
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     The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Geneva hosted a reception on June 26 (Geneva time) to celebrate the 27th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) with over 150 guests from diplomatic missions to the World Trade Organization (WTO), and key contacts in various international organisations, the academia and local businesses.

     Hong Kong is a founding member of the WTO. Under the "one country, two systems" principle, Hong Kong maintains its separate WTO membership and participates as a separate customs territory in the name of Hong Kong, China.

     Speaking at the reception, the Permanent Representative of the HKSAR of China to the WTO, Miss Winky So, highlighted Hong Kong’s steadfast belief in free trade and its staunch support for the multilateral trading system with the WTO at its core. 

     She thanked the guests for braving the rain to join the reception, adding that, "in the many happy faces here with us today, we are heartened to see friends and partners who embrace the same belief that our world will be a better place if multilateralism continues to thrive." 
 
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The Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization, Miss Winky So (right), pictured at the reception with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland, Mr Chen Xu, and his wife.
The Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Miss Winky So (right), pictured at the reception with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cameroon to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Mr Salomon Eheth. Cameroon will be hosting the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference.
The Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization, Miss Winky So (left), talked with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Mr Atsuyuki Oike at the reception.
The Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Miss Winky So (right), pictured at the reception with the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the WTO and other International Organizations in Geneva, Mr Guilherme de Aguiar Patriota.
The Permanent Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Miss Winky So (right), pictured at the reception with the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the European Union to the WTO, Mr João Aguiar Machado.
More than 150 representatives from diplomatic missions to the World Trade Organization and different sectors attended the reception held in Geneva in celebration of the 27th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Deputy Representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China to the World Trade Organization Miss Helen Kwan (third left), pictured at the reception with delegates from Australia, Costa Rica, the European Union, Israel and the United States.