PH Participates in Belt And Road Summit Exhibition 2019 in Hong Kong

Consul General to Hong Kong Raly L. Tejada (fourth from right), (from left) Filinvest Real Estate-General Manager for New Clark City Carmelo M. Centeno III, Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) Marketing and Promotions Officer Queenie P. Bautista, Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong Attaché Luz Iglesias, Consul Sheila Monedero-Arnesto, Philippine Trade and Investment Office-Guangzhou Commercial Vice Consul John Paul Iñigo, Attaché Cathrinne Dimaranan-Gamo and BCDA Investment Promotions and Marketing Department Vice President Atty. Joanna Eileen M. Capones at the Philippine booth during the Belt and Road Summit 2019 in Hong Kong. (Hong Kong PCG photo)

HONG KONG 30 September 2019 – With an aim to promote investment, tourism and retirement opportunities in the Philippines, the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong led by Consul General to Hong Kong Raly L. Tejada, participated in the Belt and Road Summit Exhibition 2019 at the Global Investment Zone of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 11-12 September 2019.

The exhibition featured around 70 participants from the consular corps in Hong Kong, business firms, government and private sectors from the Asia Pacific region, Middle East and Africa, Mainland China, and Europe.

The Consulate General, alongside the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), represented the Philippines in this year’s Exhibition. BCDA, as one of the key agencies driving the “Build Build Build” infrastructure plan in the Philippines, pitched investment opportunities for the 288-hectare Filinvest New Clark City development.

The representatives from the Consulate General and the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) Guangzhou, interacted and engaged with the visitors of the Exhibition by providing answers to their investment-related inquiries and useful information about the Philippines as a tourist and retirement destination.   

Brochures on “Information Guide on Retirement in the Philippines” from the Philippine Retirement Authoritiy (PRA), and CDs on “Investment in the Philippines” from the PTIC were disseminated. The Consulate booth featured video presentation about the Philippines and served Philippine famous export products such as dried mangoes and polvoron, much to the delight of the visitors. 

Currently on its fourth year, the Belt and Road Summit is jointly organized by the Hong Kong Government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) with the aim to gather different countries around the world to explore Belt and Road opportunities and share latest developments related to the initiative. END

For more information, visit https://www.hongkongpcg.dfa.gov.ph or https://www.facebook.com/PHLinHK/.