The third edition of Hong Kong Maritime Week organised by the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board (HKMPB) with co-organisers, the Hong Kong Shipowners Association and the Hong Kong Maritime Museum, as well as the partners Hong Kong Trade Development Council and InvestHK, runs from 18 to 24 November.
The opening ceremony was held on Sunday at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park with an orienteering race. The Chairman of the HKMPB and Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Frank Chan Fan,said, "Maritime, trading and logistics have all along been the pillar industry of Hong Kong. Hong Kong should capitalise on our unique strengths and seize the opportunities brought by the Belt and Road Initiative and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area development. The Government will, through a package of initiatives including tax concessions and facilitation measures, promote the development of high value-added maritime services such as ship leasing, marine insurance, etc., thereby providing a new development strategy for the Hong Kong maritime industry".
HKMW 2018 offers more than 50 activities organised by 60 local and international maritime bodies. The activities cover eight themes, namely shipping and maritime, maritime law and arbitration, ship finance, marine insurance, ship management, marine technology, port and logistics, and maritime education and career. Through a series of conferences and seminars, workshops, industry briefings, visits, business networking gatherings, competitions, exhibitions, etc., the international and local industries gather together to promote Hong Kong as the preferred base for operating maritime business and enhance the awareness of general public towards maritime and port industry.
Benjamin Wong, the Head of Transport and Industrial of InvestHK, said that as Asia's international commercial capital, Hong Kong has many advantageous resources such as technology, finance, law, insurance, information, talents, etc. Based on the Belt and Road Initiative and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development, Hong Kong, the international shipping center, and the Mainland shipping industry can realize resource integration, dislocation development and mutual benefits.
During the view of Hong Kong Shipowners Association, the deputy Director Gilbert J.P. Feng said that Hong Kong has always devoted to building as an international shipping hub, and he deems that Hong Kong should strengthen the cooperation with mainland China and achieve win-win situation.
Keeping up with world’s current trends, Hong Kong has become an international shipping center with its open and inclusive attitude, rules of law, free port status and great performance from all relevant parts of shipping industry, which enjoys good reputation globally. And it will spare no effort to consolidate its shipping center status and welcome a better future.
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