Envoy: APEC meeting boosts cooperation

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The APEC meeting will be held on Nov 18 and 19 in Shenzhen, a city in South China's Guangdong province adjoining the HKSAR, under the theme "Building an Asia-Pacific Community to…

The APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen is expected to create new opportunities for regional economic cooperation, with the Republic of Korea and China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region making contributions, a diplomat from the ROK said.

"I hope that the upcoming APEC (meeting) in Shenzhen will provide fresh momentum for regional cooperation, instilling greater confidence in businesses seeking to diversify their investments and build solid partnerships," said Seo Man-kyo, consul general of the ROK in Hong Kong.

With the ROK and HKSAR both APEC economies, Seo told China Daily that the two members can make meaningful contributions by supporting an open, predictable trade environment and enabling more businesses and individuals to benefit from digital transformation, backed by legal and institutional stability.

The APEC meeting will be held on Nov 18 and 19 in Shenzhen, a city in South China's Guangdong province adjoining the HKSAR, under the theme "Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together". It marks the third time China is hosting the top APEC event.

Apart from practical cooperation such as providing accessible and reliable information to businesses, coordinating trade procedures, and opportunities across markets, Seo said digitalization cooperation covering e-commerce, digital trade and fintech is also important for the ROK and HKSAR.

"I would particularly like to emphasize the role of SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) and the youth demographic," said Seo, noting the need to empower them to participate more fully in the opportunities provided by regional integration.

Before assuming his role as the ROK's envoy to the HKSAR in early October, Seo had visited the city more than 60 times as a seasoned China expert who spent over 30 years in Beijing's economic and business sector, and served as the vice-chairman of the Korean Chamber of Commerce in China and a research fellow at the Center for Korean Peninsula Studies at the Peking…

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