What's New
March 21, 2024
Hong Kong maintains fourth place in Global Financial Centres Index
Hong Kong maintained fourth place globally in the latest edition of Global Financial Centres Index published by the Z/Yen from the United Kingdom and the China Development Institute from Shenzhen.
February 28, 2024
2024-25 Budget: Advance with Confidence, Seize Opportunities, Strive for High-quality Development
Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, unveiled on 28 February the 2024-25 Budget, which presents a series of measures aimed at bolstering confidence and creating favourable conditions for recovery. These include continuing to attract enterprises, capital and talent on all fronts, as well as providing assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
March 4, 2024
Recruitment Notice
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office is inviting applications for the Chief External Officer (based in Tokyo). Application letters in English together with English and Korean CVs should reach by 24 March 2024.
February 22, 2024
Art March 2024
Art March 2024 was launched on 22 February, highlighting a series of mega arts and cultural events that will take place in Hong Kong.
January 19, 2024
Hire of Secretarial Services in the Republic of Korea (application is now closed)
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Tokyo) (the HKETO) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (the HKSARG) is inviting quotations from companies to provide secretarial services for the HKETO’s liaison and promotional activities in the Republic of Korea for the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
October 28, 2023
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra performs in Seoul
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra performed with Korean violinist Inmo Yang at the Seoul Arts Center in Seoul on 28 October as the first stop of their Korean tour.
October 25, 2023
Policy Address - Boosting the economy, supporting business
The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, delivered on 25 October his second Policy Address, which outlined a range of measures to boost Hong Kong's economy and support businesses, taking full advantage of Hong Kong's strengths under "one country, two systems".
The initiatives include Hong Kong's development of the "eight centres" - outlined in the National 14th Five-Year Plan.
To boost the city's strength as a global hub for commerce and finance, the Government would promote a "headquarters economy" to attract more Mainland and overseas enterprises and talents to the city. Foreigners working in overseas companies in Hong Kong will be eligible for multiple-entry visas to the mainland, with fast-track processing of their applications.
September 22, 2023
Experimental Cantonese Opera "Farewell my Concubine" presented at National Gugak Center in Seoul
Jointly presented by the National Gugak Center and Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District Xiqu Centre staged two performances - Experimental Cantonese Opera "Farewell my Concubine" at the National Gugak Center in Seoul on 20 and 21 September.
September 19, 2023
Hong Kong continues to rank among top of world's freest economies
In the Economic Freedom of the World 2023 Annual Report published by the Fraser Institute, Hong Kong continues to rank among the top, second globally.
Among the five areas of assessment in the Report, Hong Kong continued to rank top in "Freedom to trade internationally", and third globally in "Regulation". Our scores and rankings in "Size of government" and "Sound money" also improved from those of last year.
May 11, 2023
Reception held in Seoul to update Korean guests on latest developments of Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office held a reception in Seoul on 11 May to update some 300 guests from various sectors on the latest developments of Hong Kong, and to share with them the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's initiatives to embrace the enormous opportunities ahead.
May 2 to 4, 2023
Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury’s visit to Korea
Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui, visited Korea from 2 to 4 May. Besides attending the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meeting and meeting with ADB senior personnel, he also met with Governor of the Bank of Korea, Mr Rhee Chang-yong; Chairman of the Financial Services Commission of Korea, Mr Kim Joo-hyun; the Executive Vice Chairman of Korea Enterprises Federation, Mr Lee Dong-geun; and Chief Executive Officer of Kakao Pay, Mr Shin Won-keun.
December 23, 2022
Tokyo ETO Set up a Dedicated Team for Attracting Businesses and Talents
The Dedicated Team for Attracting Businesses and Talents has been set up since December 2022 under the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office to proactively reach out to target enterprises and talents and encourage them to pursue expansion and growth in Hong Kong with a view to injecting impetus to the economic development of Hong Kong. The Dedicated Team also liaises with the world’s top 100 universities and promotes related talent admission schemes so as to enrich Hong Kong’s talent pool.
