Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates set to commence talks on bilateral free trade agreement, city leader John Lee says


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Hong Kong and the oil-rich United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to commence negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement to boost investment ties between the two economies, the city’s leader has announced during his visit to Dubai.

Memorandums of understanding (MOUs), meanwhile, have been exchanged between Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation and its counterpart in the Emirates, as well as between a local architectural firm, a home-grown tech start-up and an Abu Dhabi smart city operator.

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