Chau takes over as head of HK trade office in London

Former principal assistant secretary of the Development Bureau Fiona Chau Suet-mui assumed office as the new director-general of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London, pledging to promote the city's core strengths and international competitiveness.

As successor to Gilford Law Sun-on, Chau, pictured, will be responsible for promoting the city's bilateral relations with the United Kingdom and eight other countries - Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia and Sweden.

Chau expressed her eagerness to promote the city and its vast business potential and cultural diversity "with a view to strengthening the economic, commercial and cultural ties between Hong Kong and the nine countries under the purview of the office."

Chau joined the government in 1989.

CHENG WONG