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Models from both the US and Hong Kong presented the latest fashions and fashion accessories by Hong Kong designers and label manufacturers such as Walter Ma, Young Beat and City Slickers, as well as by Dallas companies offering the territory's fashions at the Apparel Mart during the week.
Welcoming Mrs Chan to the Dallas Fashion Week, the executive director of the Texas Department of Commerce Ms Brenda Arnett said that the State of Texas, which has the second largest fashion industry in the US, exported more than US $1 billion worth of goods (including garments) to Hong Kong last year.
Mrs Chan said Hong Kong, once the workshop of the world's garment industry, is rapidly taking its place among the most famous international fashion centres.
"The territory's designers and label manufacturers now supply apparel to leading department stores and boutiques around the world," Mrs Chan said, adding that Hong Kong, with its unique East-West cultural blend, is fast gaining a reputation for creativity and original design.
The fashion shows concluded three days of Hong Kong celebration in Dallas, including a business seminar and luncheon, a gala dinner, a Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra concert and a film festival.
The promotion is supported by major businesses in Hong Kong, including Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong Bank, Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, Marco Polo Hotels and the Sino Group.
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Government committed to promote widest use of Internet
The Financial Secretary, Mr Donald Tsang said today (Monday) that the Government would do its best to maintain Hong Kong's position as a leading world services and financial centre by ensuring that Hong Kong business has every opportunity to move forward in Internet use.
Speaking at a Foreign Correspondents' Club luncheon, Mr Tsang said the Government was among the leaders among governments of major world economies in applying Internet technology.
44 government branches, "Our government is deeply 'into' Internet. departments and communities are written up on the Government's World Wide Web Page, and many have set up their own independent pages linked to the Government's
main page."
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