The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:
Legislative Council (LegCo) Member Mr Edward Leung will attend the Parliamentarian Workshop on International Trade 2023 organised by the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies and the World Trade Organization (WTO) to be held between May 15 and 17 in Singapore.
The workshop aims to increase the capacity of regional legislators to engage in international trade issues. The programme includes topics on fostering deeper understanding of the WTO, and current and future negotiating issues in international trade.
Up to 40 parliamentarians from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Asia and the Pacific Island economies are expected to take part in the workshop. This is also the 11th year the LegCo has been invited to join the event.
Mr Leung was nominated by the LegCo Panel on Commerce, Industry, Innovation and Technology to attend the workshop and the House Committee endorsed the nomination.
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