Government officials and business leaders join cocktail reception
Hong Kong, Sept 23, 2014 - (ACN Newswire) - More than 600 government officials and business leaders attended a cocktail reception yesterday (22 Sept) in honour of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council's (HKTDC) outgoing Executive Director Fred Lam, who will leave the Council at the end of this month. Representing the HKSAR Government, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Gregory So and Secretary for Development Paul Chan joined the reception which was held the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
HKTDC Chairman Jack So thanked Mr Lam for his contributions to the Council during his 28 years of service. "As an Executive Director, Fred has led the HKTDC to become one of the top trade promotion organisations in the world. He is dedicated to serving small and medium-sized enterprises by helping them to expand their business globally, especially the Chinese mainland market."
Mr So noted that Mr Lam had spearheaded the Atrium Link extension of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre which was completed in 2009, enabling local fairs to expand. Currently, nine HKTDC fairs are the largest of their kind in Asia, and three are the world's largest. "Fred has also transformed some of the traditional sourcing fairs into marketing platforms for new products. This evolution is crucial in enhancing Hong Kong's position as the trade fair capital of Asia," Mr So said.
Mr Lam joined the HKTDC in 1986, and has held several directorate posts. He was promoted to Deputy Executive Director in 1993 and appointed Executive Director in May 2004. Mr Lam resigned in June. He will take up the post of Chief Executive Officer of the Airport Authority Hong Kong on 1 October.
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About HKTDC
A statutory body established in 1966, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is the international marketing arm for Hong Kong-based traders, manufacturers and service providers. With more than 40 global offices, including 13 on the Chinese mainland, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a platform for doing business with China and throughout Asia. The HKTDC also organises trade fairs and business missions to connect companies with opportunities in Hong Kong and on the mainland, while providing information via trade publications, research reports and online. For more information, please visit: www.hktdc.com. Follow us on Google+, Twitter @hktdc, LinkedIn.
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Source: HKTDC
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