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SYDNEY, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Sydney, Steve Barclay, on Thursday launched the inaugural "2010 Hong Kong Week in Sydney" with a series of diversified events.
Barclay believes the Hong Kong Week marks an important milestone for the HKETO, the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the office.
"Our role is to continually grow the already strong ties Hong Kong enjoys with Sydney and New South Wales, as well as Australia as a whole. So the start of Hong Kong Week on September 3 will be an important milestone for us," he told reporters.
Barclay said Hong Kong had long and close ties with Sydney and the two cities are similar in many ways. "Both Hong Kong and Sydney are financial and business hubs, both are truly multi- cultural and cosmopolitan, and bo...
