HONG KONG: Hong Kong and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations announced on Saturday that they had concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement and related investment pact. Asean and mainland China have had a free trade agreement in effect since 2010. "Asean is a very important trading partner of Hong Kong. The two sides will sign the FTA and the investment agreement in November, Yau said. Merchandise trade between Hong Kong and Asean totalled HK$833 billion (US$106.8 billion) in 2016, while trade in services totalled HK$121 billion in 2015, the China Daily reported, citing Hong Kong government data.

Source: Bangkok Post September 09, 2017 14:03 UTC