21Jun/110
HK and EFTA sign trade accord
Hong Kong and the member states of the European Free Trade Association - Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland - have signed a Free Trade Agreement. The acting Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Gregory So, and EFTA ministers signed the agreement in Liechtenstein. The accord is Hong Kong's first free trade agreement with the European economies. It covers trade in services and goods as well as investment, and other trade-related issues such as protection of intellectual property.