20161117SecVisitIsrael

HK Secretary Gregory So visits israel

  • 11/17/2016
  • (Photo: HKSAR Government) Mr Gregory So (left) meets with Israel's Minister of Tourism, Mr Yariv Levin (right), in Jerusalem to update him on tourism developments in HK 蘇錦樑局長（左）在耶路撒冷與以色列旅遊部長Yariv Levin（右）會晤，向他簡介香港旅遊業的最新發展
     
    (Source: HKSAR Government, Nov 16, 2016)

    ​The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Gregory So, started his duty visit in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel, yesterday (November 15, Israel time) to promote bilateral relations between Hong Kong and Israel.

    In the morning, Mr So met with the Israeli Minister of Tourism, Mr Yariv Levin, in Jerusalem. Mr So updated him on tourism developments in Hong Kong. Noting that Israel is Hong Kong's largest visitor source market in the Middle East with about 64 000 visitors coming to Hong Kong last year, Mr So said he looked forward to having more co-operation with Israel on tourism promotion in the years ahead.

    Mr So then had a meeting with the Director General of the Ministry of Economy and Industry of Israel, Mr Amit Lang. Mr So encouraged Israeli companies to establish a presence or expand their business in Hong Kong, adding that Invest Hong Kong stands ready to offer one-to-one facilitation service to Israeli businesses.

    In the afternoon, Mr So met with the Chinese Ambassador to Israel, Mr Zhan Yongxin, in Tel Aviv.

    In the evening, Mr So attended a meeting with innovative start-up entrepreneurs to learn about the start-up ecosystem in Israel and introduce to them the business opportunities in Hong Kong's start-up arena.

    商務及經濟發展局局長蘇錦樑昨日（以色列時間十一月十五日）展開在以色列耶路撒冷和特拉維夫的訪問行程，加強香港和以色列的雙邊關係。

    蘇錦樑上午在耶路撒冷與以色列旅遊部長Yariv Levin會晤，向他簡介香港旅遊業的最新發展。蘇錦樑表示，以色列是香港在中東的最大客源市場，去年有約六萬四千名旅客訪港，他期望未來與以色列有更多旅遊推廣的合作。

    他隨後與以色列經濟與工業部局長Amit Lang舉行會議。蘇錦樑鼓勵以色列企業在港開業或擴展業務，並指投資推廣署樂意為以色列商界提供一對一的便利企業服務。

    蘇錦樑下午在特拉維夫與中國駐以色列大使詹永新會面。

    他傍晚與創新初創企業家會面，了解以色列的初創企業生態系統，並向他們介紹香港在初創企業領域的商機。


    (Photo: HKSAR Government) The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Gregory So (left), holds a meeting with the Director General of the Ministry of Economy and Industry of Israel, Mr Amit Lang (right), in Jerusalem, Israel yesterday (November 15, Israel time). 

    商務及經濟發展局局長蘇錦樑（左）昨日（以色列時間十一月十五日）在以色列耶路撒冷與以色列經濟與工

    業

    部

     Amit Lang（右）舉行會議。



    (Photo: HKSAR Government) The Secretary for Commerce     and Economic Development, Mr Gregory So, delivers a speech during a meeting with innovative start-up entrepreneurs in Tel Aviv, Israel yesterday (November 15, Israel time). ​

    商務及經濟發展局局長蘇錦樑昨日（以色列時間十一月十五日）在以色列特拉維夫與創新初創企業

    家

    會

    面

    並致辭。 



    (Photo: HKSAR Government) ​The Secretary for Commerce and Econom    ic Development, Mr Gregory So (centre), meets with innovative start-up entrepreneurs in Tel Aviv, Israel yesterday (November 15, Israel time) to learn about the start-up ecosystem in Israel.  

    商務及經濟發展局局長蘇錦樑（中）昨日（以色列時間十一月十五日）在以色列特拉維夫與創新初創企業家會面，了解以色列的初創企業生態系統。