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The RTPC was officially inaugurated by Mr. Paul Rolian, Director of
the WTO Institute for Training and Technical Co-operation, and Dr. Victor
Fung, Chairman of the Council of the University of Hong Kong. Many
representatives from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government,
private industry, academia, as well asa number of Consular officials
attended the inauguration ceremony.
In his opening address, Mr. Rolian, on behalf of the Director-General of the
WTO, welcomed participants to the course. He expressed his gratitude to the
University of Hong Kong for their supportive partnership in delivering the
RTPC, and for their demonstrated enthusiasm and commitment to the project.
He went on to say that the main objective of the Asia-Pacific RTPC was to
increase the number of government officials in the region with a solid
foundation of knowledge on the WTO, allowing them to contribute to the
promotion of more active participation by their countries in the work of the
WTO and increase the capacity of governments in the region to articulate and
defend their national interests. Further objectives included building
institutional partnerships at the regional level for capacity building
activities: establishing joint lecturing arrangements with academics and
specialists from the region; and developing research on WTO tropics between
universities and institutions in the region and international organizations,
including the WTO.
In his speech, Dr. Fung said that the RTPC would address the need for
developing countries to strengthen the skills and knowledge of their
government officials to face the challenges of the Doha Development Agenda.
He also said that the course would be well supported by the research and
capacity-building activities of the East Asian International Economic Law
and Policy (EAIEL) programme of the University of Hong Kong, the first
multidisciplinary programme in Hong Kong focusing strategically on issues of
compliance with WTO obligations.
Both Mr. Rolian and Dr. Fung wished participants every success in their
course and encouraged them to take maximum benefit from the opportunities
offered by the RTPC.
RTPCs are part of the WTO's technical assistance and capacity building
programme, and are modelled on three-month trade policy courses that have
been organized by the GATT/WTO in Geneva for over 40 years. They were first
introduced in 2002 and have since been held in Africa and in the Caribbean.
It is anticipated that the courses will be extended to the Latin American
region in 2005.
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 BureauAsean 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
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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
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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 ABEYNEYAKAGE,
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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