Hong Kong Celebrates Year of the Horse with Trade Events in Sweden and Norway

2026-01-24 18:00 Last Updated At：01-25 12:13

London ETO greets Year of Horse in Sweden and Norway

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London (London ETO), in collaboration with Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), hosted two celebratory and promotional events under the new functional platform Economic and Trade Express (ETE) to celebrate the Year of the Horse in Stockholm, Sweden, and Oslo, Norway, on January 21 and 22 respectively. The events were well-attended by representatives from local government, as well as the business, academic and cultural sectors.

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London ETO greets Year of Horse in Sweden and Norway Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

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London ETO greets Year of Horse in Sweden and Norway Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Following the announcement in the Chief Executive's 2025 Policy Address, the ETE has been established to enhance synergy among Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in the overseas, InvestHK and HKTDC, strengthening their collective efforts in trade and investment promotion.

On January 21, London ETO, InvestHK, HKTDC and the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Sweden co-hosted an evening reception in Stockholm, Sweden, welcoming over 200 guests. Prior to the reception, a business seminar was held, featuring six speakers from the Swedish business community who shared their insights on investment opportunities in Hong Kong and the global expansion of Nordic life science companies.

In her welcome speech, the Director-General of the London ETO, Miss Fiona Chau, said, "With Sweden's strengths in sustainable innovation, digital health, and clean technologies, and Hong Kong's unique role as a super connector to the Chinese Mainland and the wider Asian market, there is significant potential for deeper collaboration between Hong Kong and Sweden from research and clinical trials to intellectual property trading and regional expansion."

On January 22, London ETO, InvestHK, HKTDC and the Norway-Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce co-hosted an evening reception in Oslo, Norway, greeting over 80 guests. Addressing the audience, Miss Chau remarked, "Norway's internationally recognised expertise in offshore wind, hydrogen, and other clean energy technologies, combined with Hong Kong's deep capital markets and its role as a financial gateway between Europe and Asia, creates strong potential for collaboration. There are significant opportunities for Hong Kong to work with Norwegian partners to bring clean energy projects to scale and to international markets."

The London ETO will continue to mark the Year of the Horse through a range of activities across the countries under its purview to further promote trade and investment ties with Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Customs Seizes 21.8kg of Dangerous Drugs, Arrests Three Individuals in Recent Operations

Hong Kong Customs detects two dangerous drugs cases and seizes suspected drugs worth about $7.95 million

Hong Kong Customs detected two dangerous drugs cases in Tseung Kwan O and Hong Kong International Airport respectively yesterday (May 21) and today (May 22), and seized a total of about 21.8 kilograms of assorted drugs with a total estimated market value of about $7.95 million. Two men and one woman, aged between 38 and 49, were arrested.

In the first case, Customs officers intercepted a 48-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman in Tseung Kwan O during an anti-narcotics operation yesterday afternoon. About 3.8kg of suspected drugs, including ketamine, methamphetamine, etomidate capsules, psilocybin mushrooms, MDMA and a batch of suspected drug packaging paraphernalia were found in their residence in the same district. They were then arrested.

In the second case, a 38-year-old male passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, today. During customs clearance, Customs officers found about 18kg of suspected ketamine inside his check-in suitcase and 33 sticks of duty-not-paid cigarette inside his carry-on baggage. The man was subsequently arrested.

The arrested man and woman in the first case have been jointly charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug and one count of possession of apparatus fit and intended for the inhalation of a dangerous drug. The case will be brought up at the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (May 23), while an investigation is ongoing for the second case.

Customs will continue to step up enforcement against drug trafficking activities through intelligence analysis. The department also reminds members of the public to stay alert and not participate in drug trafficking activities for monetary return. They must not accept hiring or delegation from another party to carry controlled items into and out of Hong Kong. They are also reminded not to carry unknown items for other people.

Customs will continue to apply a risk assessment approach and focus on selecting passengers from high-risk regions for clearance to combat transnational drug trafficking activities.

Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.

Under the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance, cigarettes are dutiable goods to which the DCO applies. Any person who imports, deals with, possesses, sells or buys illicit cigarettes commits an offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $2 million and imprisonment for seven years.

Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).

Hong Kong Celebrates Year of the Horse with Trade Events in Sweden and Norway

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