Chicago mayor honors Hong Kong
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley recently honored the city of Hong Kong for bringing the best of its culture to his hometown. The mayor made note of Hong Kong’s efforts at a May 28 reception held to celebrate the conclusion of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.

A Hong Kong Day under a sunny Chicago sky
Chicago’s Daley Plaza was packed with visitors May 19 as Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs, USA Donald Tong officially launched a series of Hong Kong folk art programs.

Chicago gets taste of Hong Kong's renowned cuisine
Approximately 180 guests from the Chicago area were treated May 18 to the delights of Hong Kong’s renowned cuisine at the “Champagne, Wine, Dim Sum ... and MORE: The Joy of Wine and Hong Kong Cuisine” event.

11 Hong Kong movies featured at New York film festival
Hong Kong films feature prominently in the 8th New York Asian Film Festival, now under way. Eleven films, five of which are productions by directors participating in the Hong Kong Film: New Action program, have joined 40 others from Asia to compete for two awards: the Grand Jury Award and the Audience Award.  

Hong Kong looks to Raleigh, N.C., for R&D collaboration
Researchers, scientists and companies in Raleigh, N.C., and its Research Triangle Park might wish to consider collaborating with Hong Kong-based firms in the areas of research and development, Director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, New York Monica Chen said recently.

Hong Kong, Shenzhen aim for bite of Big Apple
On June 1, Invest Hong Kong and the Shenzhen Bureau of Trade and Industry held a seminar in New York to promote the business environment and opportunities in the financial services markets of Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

Hong Kong, Taiwan agree to new exchange platform
Hong Kong Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam and Deputy Minister of the Taiwan-based Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Fu Don-cheng agreed to enhance economic cooperation during a June 5 working meeting in Taipei.

International convention on ship recycling adopted
The five-day International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Diplomatic Conference on Ship Recycling, which was held recently in Hong Kong, successfully concluded with the adoption of an important international convention, the “Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009.”