ROTARY LUNCHEON: Understanding Hong Kong's Competitive Edge and Latest Strategic Initiatives

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office started in San Francisco in 1986 to represent the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government. Its mission is to broaden Hong Kong's economic relations with the 19 western states, by enhancing free trade policy and its two-way platform for overseas companies to access the China market and for Chinese companies to go global.

Director Jacko Tsang will join us to present an overview of Hong Kong's advantages and latest initiatives in selected areas.

As Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco, Ms. Jacko Shun Man Tsang represents the HKSAR in fostering economic ties among Hong Kong and 19 states in the western part of the United States. She joined the HKSAR Government as Administrative Officer in 2004, working on policy formulation and management of minor modes public transport. She then moved on to managing issues related to executive-legislative relations, assisting in the coordination of the Government's legislative program.

In 2011, Ms. Tsang joined the Transport and Housing Bureau to work on civil aviation policy, participating in the negotiations of air service agreements on behalf of the HKSAR Government and dealing with matters related to air transport licensing in Hong Kong. After spending four years in the field of aviation, Ms. Tsang assumed a position in the Civil Service Bureau assisting in the management of the Administrative Officer Grade in the Civil Service, where she spent three years managing the posting and training of Administrative Officers.

In 2015, Ms. Tsang joined the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau. She first worked to bring the Competition Ordinance into effect, and then assumed the position of Principal Assistant Secretary in charge of consumer protection policies, where she monitored the implementation of relevant laws to combat unfair trade practices and to regulate the safety of consumer goods. She was also heavily involved in policy analysis related to the proposal for a mandatory cooling-off period.

Ms. Tsang received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, majoring in Government.

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