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Arjen Van den Berg
Consul General at Consulate General of the NetherlandsMr Arjen van den Berg was born in Surinam in 1966. In 1989 he graduated, with distinction, as a Master in Law from the University of Leiden.
At the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of the Tufts University in Boston, USA, he followed the Global Master of Arts Program and achieved his Master’s degree in International Relations in 2004.
In 1991, Mr Van den Berg became a trainee in the Foreign Service Training Course of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague, Netherlands. Between 1992 and 2008 he had various assignments in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs including stints at the Legal Department of the Security Policy Department, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Washington DC (Press and Cultural Department) and as Head of Mission in Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago.
From 2008 – 2021 he served as Counsellor, Head of Political Development at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
From 2012-2015, Mr Van den Berg was Minister Plenipotentiary, Head of Political Development, at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tokyo, Japan.
From 2015 tot 2020, he was Deputy Director, Leader Team 1 (a.o. China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam) at the Asia and Oceania Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Since 2020, Mr Van den Berg serves as Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Hong Kong and Macao.
Eddie Cheung
Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union at Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Brussels Eu
Hans Poulis
Chairman at NHKBAHans Poulis was elected Chairman of the NHKBA in April 2015.
In 2021, Hans was elected as Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Business Associations Worldwide.
Paula Kant
Head of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong, Brussels OfficeTreasurer of the Netherlands Hong Kong Business Association.
InvestHK is the government department that helps foreign companies establish a presence in Hong Kong. Its services are customised, confidential and free.
Silas Chu
Regional director Europe, Central Asia & Israel of HKTDCSilas Chu is the Regional Director, Europe, Central Asia & Israel of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), the organisation that promotes and develops the city's external trade.
Mr. Chu supervises the HKTDC’s 13 offices in Europe, Central Asia and Israel (Almaty, Barcelona, Budapest, Frankfurt, Istanbul, London, Milan, Moscow, Paris, Prague, Tel Aviv, Stockholm and Warsaw).
Mr. Chu joined HKTDC in 1997, and has extensive overseas market experience.
Fiona Pui-Yee Foo
Marimba VirtuosaFiona Pui-Yee FOO has made her mark in the world as one of Hong Kong’s finest artists. Her performances across fifty states are hailed as “excellent coordination with many contemporary techniques superbly demonstrated”, “very expressive and demonstrating a unique and beautiful style of playing”, “full of character and style; accurate in every way”. She started to perform on stage in concerts as solo pianist at the age of four and as percussionist at six. Her sensational performances with impeccable techniques and splendid movements always succeed to give a pleasant surprise to the audience. Fiona has also the accolade of being one of pioneers for 8-mallet grip.
