The Hong Kong – United States economic and trade ties grew from strength to strength last year, with more direct flights, bumper trade and cooperation in combating tax evasion, said Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs, USA, Mr Clement Leung today (February 19, New York time). Speaking at the Chinese New Year Spring Reception organised by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York (HKETONY), Mr Leung said that international airlines opened new direct flights to Seattle, Dallas/Fort Worth and Newark, adding that Cathay Pacific Airways will launch its inaugural direct flight from Hong Kong to Boston in May. Hong Kong imported US$40 billion worth of U.S. goods last year (2014), and improved access for US agricultural products and made the city the most open market … [Read more...]
Inauguration Ceremony for Gale Brewer
All are welcome to attend Two o’clock until five o’clock in the afternoon Sunday, January 12, 2014 Hammerstein Ballroom 311 West 34th Street (between 8th and 9th Avenues) Manhattan Gale Brewer Sworn In as Manhattan Borough President MIDTOWN — Former City Councilwoman Gale Brewer, who for 12 years represented the Upper West Side and won consecutive terms in landslide elections, was sworn in Sunday as Manhattan's 27th borough president. Brewer's inauguration took place before hundreds at the Hammerstein Ballroom, and she used the occasion to announce the appointment of two deputy borough presidents, rather than the typical one. "I'm breaking tradition today," she said, after a warm introduction from Mayor Bill de Blasio. "As de Blasio said, I love to do that." Brewer introduced … [Read more...]