Presentation (PowerPoint - 9 MB)

A Luncheon Briefing by Sarah Wu Director Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office New York Tuesday, September 28 12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m. (11:30 a.m. networking reception) Plimsoll Club, 30th Floor, WTC (Free validated parking in the WTC Garage)

Located at the southern tip of South China, Hong Kong is within four hours’ flying distance to most major cities in the region. Hong Kong is Asia’s transport and logistics hub, the world’s busiest container port and the world’s busiest airport. As mainland China’s closest trading partner, Hong Kong’s role as the gateway city serving mainland China and the rest of Asia has been greatly enhanced by the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) which came into effect on January 1, 2004. This landmark free trade agreement between Hong Kong and mainland China provides many new advantages for Hong Kong businesses as well as U.S. businesses to enter the Chinese market.

For more information on Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office, go to: www.hongkong.org.

Sarah Wu has served in her current position since June 2002. As a senior representative of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, she is responsible for leading the development and expansion of Hong Kong's economic and business partnership throughout the eastern United States. Upon graduation from the University of Hong Kong, Ms. Wu joined the Hong Kong Government as an Administrative Officer in 1978 and attended a one-year course at Oxford University on Administrative Development in 1979. She received a Master of Tourism degree from Griffith University, Australia in 2003. Ms. Wu has worked in a wide variety of positions within the civil service, including as Deputy Representative of the Hong Kong Government Office in Brussels, Commissioner for Administrative Complaints, Deputy Judiciary Administrator, and Deputy Director of Information Services.