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The closing ceremony was attended by Ms Denise Yue, Permanent
Secretary, Commerce and Industry Branch, Commerce, Industry and Technology
Bureau, the Government of Hong Kong, China and Professor Johannes Chan, SC,
Dean, Faculty of Law, the University of Hong Kong and Mr. Paul Rolian,
Director of the WTO Institute for Training and Technical Co-operation
Division.
Government officials from 31 countries in the Asia-Pacific region attended
the course. During the twelve weeks, participants were immersed in WTO work
and were given the opportunity to learn in a theoretical and practical way
the functioning of the organization. Participating officials became
acquainted, through lectures, debates, visits to regulatory agencies and
simulation exercises, with virtually all the issues dealt with in the
framework of the organization.
The overall objective of the course was to widen participants' understanding
of trade policy matters, the multilateral trading system, international
trade law and the functioning of the WTO.
Regional Trade Policy Courses (RTPCs) are built on the same model as
Geneva-based trade policy courses and are delivered in partnership with an
institution of higher learning in different regions of the world. One of the
main features of the regional trade policy courses is that all topics are
presented by both WTO staff and regional resource persons from regional
academic institutions and think-tanks. WTO lecturers provide authoritative
explanations of WTO provisions and the workings of the institution, and
specialists from the region deliver lectures and discussions with a strong
emphasis on regional concerns. This
dual-delivery approach provides the training with a regional relevance and
context that is unique to RTPCs. Over 20 regional experts took part in the
delivery of the Hong Kong RTPC.
In his closing address, Mr. Rolian thanked the University of Hong Kong for
their support and spirit of partnership in developing and delivering the
RTPC. He congratulated them on the successful outcome of the RTPC.
Addressing the participants, he hoped that as a result of the course they
would return home in a better position to assist their authorities as they
strived to derive the benefits of the multilateral trading system and to
defend their positions in the current and future negotiations.
List of
the participants
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Afghanistan |
Mr. Ghulam DASTGIR, Director,
Foreign Trade Department,
Ministry of Commerce
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Bangladesh |
Mr. Pradip ROYHAN, Senior Assistant Secretary, WTO Cell,
Bangladesh Secretariat, Ministry of Commerce |
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Bhutan |
Mr. Tandin TSHERING, Regional Director, Regional Trade and Industry
Office, Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Brunei Darussalam |
Mrs. Kamilah HAJI MOHO HANIFAH, Special Duties Officer,
International Relations and Trade Development Division, Ministry of
Industry and Primary Resources |
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Cambodia |
Mr. Yuvaroath TAN, Deputy Chief, Trade in Services Bureau
Asean and International Organisation Department, Ministry of Commerce |
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China |
Mr. Defeng E, Director, Division of Agriculture, Department for WTO
Affairs, Ministry of Commerce |
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Fiji |
Mr. Laitia Saqarere KOROIWASA, Acting Senior Assistant Secretary,
Economic International Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External
Trade |
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Hong Kong, China |
Ms Sui King LAI, Trade Officer, Regional Cooperation
Division
Trade and Industry Department |
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Hong Kong, China |
Mr. Tommy Yiu-Wai LAI, Assistant Secretary
Rehabilitation Division, Health Welfare and Food Bureau, Government
Secretariat |
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India |
Mr. Anil AGGARWAL, Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade
Policy Division and Electronic Data Interchange Division,
Directorate of Commerce
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Indonesia |
Mr. Boris SITUMORANG, Head, New Issues-WTO Division, Directorate
for Multilateral Co-operation, Directorate General for Industry and
International Trade Co-operation, Ministry of Industry and Trade
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Kiribati |
Miss Roreti ERITAI, Senior Trade Promotion Officer, Trade
Promotion Division, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives |
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Korea |
Mr. Yung-Suh PARK, Deputy Director Responsible for Trade Committee
in OECD, Economic Organisations Division, International Economic Affairs
Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
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Lao People's Dem. Rep. |
Mr. Somphouang PHIENPHINITH, Deputy General
Director,
Economic Research Institute for Trade, Ministry of Commerce |
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Macao, China |
Miss Vai Man LEUNG, Senior Officer, International Economic
Affairs Division, Macao Economic Services |
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Malaysia |
Mr. Said RASHIDI, Assistant Director, Multilateral Trade Policy
and Negotiations Division, Ministry of International Trade and Industry |
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Maldives |
Mr. Ahmed NASHEED, Chief Customs Officer, Valuation and Tariff
Division, Maldives Customs Service, Ministry of Trade and Industries |
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Mongolia |
Miss Nomuundari Na GALSANDORJ, Assistant Researcher of
International Trade Policy, Trade Policy and Cooperation Department,
Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Myanmar |
Miss Win Min PHYOE, Assistant Director, WTO and International
Organisation Section, International Trade Promotion Department,
Directorate of Trade |
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Nepal |
Mr. Prem Prasad GHIMIRE, Section Officer, WTO Division, Ministry of
Industry, Commerce and Supplies |
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Pakistan |
Mr. Muhammad Usman QURESHI, Section Officer, Export General Wing,
Ministry of Commerce |
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Papua New Guinea |
Mr. Matthew Tewi N'DREWEI, Senior Foreign Service
Officer,
Economic Affairs and Development Cooperation Division, Department of
Foreign Affairs and Immigration |
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Philippines |
Mrs. Maribel Gozun MARGES, Chief Fiber Development Officer
WTO and SPS Affairs, Policy Research Services, Department of Agriculture |
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Samoa |
Miss Azaria LESA, Foreign Investment Registrar, Industry Development and
Investment Unit, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour |
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Singapore |
Mr. Joshua LEE, Assistant Director, Directorate Trade Division
Ministry of Trade and Industry, The Treasury |
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Sri Lanka |
Mr. Wesly Wimal Hemachandra ABEYNAYAKAGE, Assistant Director of
Commerce, Regional and Bilateral Relations and Trade Promotion Division,
Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Consumer Affairs |
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Chinese Taipei |
Mr. Bochia NI, Officer/Secretary, Section of Mainland
China, Hong Kong, Macao and Mongolia Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of
Economic Affairs |
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Thailand |
Miss Juntra SIRIUTHAIKORN, Trade Officer, Bureau of Multilateral
Trade Negotiations, Department of Multilateral Trade Negotiations,
Ministry of Commerce |
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Tonga |
Mr. Tevita Kilisimasi HA'APAI, Market Development Officer, Tonga
Trade Division, Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industry |
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Tuvalu |
Mrs. Palipa LAUTI, Business Training Officer, Department of
Industries, Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Industries |
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Vanuatu |
Mr. Taman Noel MALOSU, Principal Trade and Tariff Officer, Tariff,
Trades and Industry Support Unit, Vanuatu Customs and Inland Revenue
Department |
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Viet Nam |
Miss Phuong Dzung DO, Expert, International Cooperation
Department, Ministry of Industry |
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