On 11 May the Consulate General of Sweden in Hong Kong hosted a media event at the Swedish Residence, in relation to the Midsummer and National Day celebration on 8th June. As a pre-taste, more than 20 media and bloggers got to experience a traditional Swedish Midsummer celebration, or at least part of it: flower…
On 24 May Swedish Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong launched the position paper: ‘Plastic waste – a call for action’, with opening remarks from Consul General Helena Storm. The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is thereby raising plastic waste as an issue that needs urgent action in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Government is called upon…
On the 5-7 December, HRH Prince Carl Philip of Sweden visited Hong Kong together with two business delegations. The purpose of the visit was to promote Swedish business and raise Swedish interests in design and education. Sweden has a well-developed cooperation with Hong Kong when it comes to design and creativity, and the aim of…
The Swedish National Day in Hong Kong was celebrated with an Innovation Forum and evening reception. Over 300 persons participated during the day. “The world continues to face extensive and complex challenges requiring innovative solutions. The climate change, the ageing of the population, the threat to democratic values, the need for better education, the transformation…
Both Finland And Sweden representatives, as key stakeholders, attended a Hong Kong networking luncheon on 10 March with the theme ‘Global Trend of Green Innovations’. Secretary for the Environment, Mr. Wong Kam-Sing in his keynote speech briefed the audience e.g. on Hong Kong’s new Climate Action Plan 2030+ and the on the development of green-tech…
On Friday 24 February 2017 Business Sweden and InvestHK host a seminar in Stockholm Sweden: The Karolinska Institutet Node in Hong Kong, a springboard to Asia. In 2016 Karolinska Institutet’s Ming Wai Lau Centre for Reparative Medicine in Hong Kong was inaugurated. The seminar, held at the World Trade Center, features the following speakers and…
The APAC Innovation Summit 2016 Series – Smart City was held at the Grand Hall, Science Park the 22 – 23 September 2016, including a speaker from Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). This 2-day conference and business matching event focused on the global megatrend of smart city development and latest trends in smart city…
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) is in Hong Kong to study the R&D ecosystem there and in Shenzhen by visiting companies, universities and research organisations. They are from IVA’s Leadership Development Programme (IFG). Consul General Helena Storm at the Consulate General of Sweden to Hong Kong and Macau had the pleasure of…
