Commissioner of Customs and Excise visits Dalian and Qingdao and attends APEC Customs-Business Dialogue (with photos)

The Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Mr Chan Tsz-tat, led a delegation to visit Dalian and Qingdao from August 19 to 22, and attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Customs-Business Dialogue held in Dalian. Coinciding with this year being the APEC "China Year" and with the nation hosting the meetings, Mr Chan led a delegation on August 20 to attend the Strategic Dialogue and related events of the APEC Customs-Business Dialogue, engaging in in-depth discussions with Mainland officials, Customs leaders from APEC economies, and business representatives on championing technology and innovation, as well as building smart Customs co-operation partnerships. On the sidelines of the Dialogue, Mr Chan met with the Director General of the National Customs Service of the Republic of Chile, Ms Alejandra Arriaza Loeb, and signed the Customs Co-operative Arrangement to strengthen co-operation on information exchanges in combating transnational crimes, and to promote closer ties in trade facilitation. Hong Kong Customs has so far signed 36 similar arrangements with customs administrations worldwide. The signing of the Arrangement signifies the continuous effort of Hong Kong Custom