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Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Jan Jambon, and the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Phil Hogan.
Highlights of the many events showcasing Hong Kong culture were the Spring Glory Cantonese Opera Workshop's tour to Rotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague, Antwerp and Viterbo, and the Hong Kong Martial Arts Film Programme in Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Florence, Istanbul, Izmir, Milan, Salento, Sofia and Thessaloniki.
The Brussels office was the main sponsor of the 2015 Oxfam Trailwalker Belgium, raising awareness of Hong Kong's green side. It was also the title sponsor of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in Antwerp.
In 2015, the London ETO organised five visits by HKSAR Government principal officials to countries under its purview, including a trip by the Chief Executive to the UK.
The London office organised business seminars and receptions to promote Hong Kong's advantages in different areas. It also worked to promote Hong Kong arts and culture by organising or supporting theatre performances in London and Edinburgh; musical performances in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the UK; a comics exhibition in Finland; and a Dragon Boat Festival in the UK. The office took part in the London Lord Mayor's Show. In addition, for the fourth time it held a competition to encourage Britons to study in Hong Kong.
In 2015, the Berlin ETO organised visits of the Financial Secretary to Germany, Hungary and Poland; a trip by the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing- leung, to Austria and Germany; and separate visits of the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development and the Secretary for the Environment to Germany.
Besides regular meetings with government officials, business communities and think tanks, the Berlin office organised and took part in many business events to promote Hong Kong, including luncheons, receptions, conferences, seminars and trade fairs. It also supported arts and cultural events in central and eastern Europe, such as film festivals, dragon boat races, exhibitions, concerts and other performances.
North America
In 2015, the ETO in Washington, DC organised the visits of the Financial Secretary; the Secretary for Justice, Mr Rimsky Yuen, SC; and the Secretary for Education.
The office presented a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the 'Made in Hong Kong' Film Festival, co-sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. The festival featured guest directors. Heiward Mak and Ruby Yang.
The New York ETO promoted Hong Kong's strengths and business opportunities through visits by the office director to 27 US states and talks at 13 universities. It reached out to sectors including information technology, finance and law in arranging trips of the Chief Executive to
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