On January 9, 2023, Ambassador Fu Cong, Head of the Chinese Mission to the EU, met Ms. Grace Li, Acting Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Brussels.

Ms. Li congratulated Ambassador Fu for assuming the new role and introduced the economic, trade and people-to-people exchanges and cooperation between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the EU. She expressed the hope that the Mission would continue to support the work of HKETO in Brussels.

Ambassador Fu briefed Ms. Li and other members of HKETO on the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the current China-EU relations, and China’s foreign policy on the EU. Noting the unique advantages of the HKSAR, he hoped that HKETO continues to make contribution to enhancing China-EU friendship and advancing exchanges and cooperation between HKSAR and Europe.