Australian Consulate-General Hong Kong and Macau

Consul-General Gareth Williams paid a visit to Hactl - Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited’s flagship air cargo facility SuperTerminal 1 and Alibaba Group’s new logistics centre Cainiao Smart GATEWAY to hear about air freight logistics operations at the Hong Kong International Airport, the world’s busiest air cargo hub. Hong Kong continues to be one of Australia’s significant trading partners. In 2023, Australia exported around AU$9.8 billion in goods to Hong Kong, including our much sought after fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and seafood most of which comes to Hong Kong via air cargo. Many of Australia’s exports also fly via Hong Kong to other destinations throughout Asia.

For over a decade Australia-China Youth Dialogue (ACYD) have been bringing together emerging leaders from Australia and China to meaningfully connect with each other. Applications for this year’s dialogue are now open, closing 4 August 2024: https://lnkd.in/g7EaGCZ5 #ACYD2024 #14thACYD #AustraliaChinaYouthDialogue

🖤 💛 ❤️ Didgeridoo 🎶 superstar William Barton is teaming up with local sheng master Loo Sze-wang and Hong Kong Sinfonietta to present the world première of Australian composer Dylan Crismani’s concerto for sheng and didgeridoo, COMING TOGETHER. Conducted by Luke Dollman, the performance will also feature well-loved works by Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe and Beethoven. A proud Kalkadunga man, William Barton is widely regarded as Australia's leading didgeridoo (yidaki) player, composer, instrumentalist, and vocalist. Most recently, he was named Queensland Australian of the Year 2023. Barton is set to bring into the spotlight the incredible thousand-year-old instrument, together with Loo Sze-wang, the foremost sheng player of his generation. Don’t miss this striking cross-cultural exchange! Coming Together - Sheng & Didgeridoo! 14.09.2024, 8pm Concert Hall, Hong Kong City Hall Details: https://shorturl.at/4BJ0L With support from National Foundation for Australia-China Relations (NFACR) 澳中基金会 📷 : Portrait of William Barton © Keith Saunders

#Australia and #HongKong both have ambitious targets for tackling plastic pollution. Marine pollution in particular, is a shared challenge. Australia’s ocean territory is the world’s third largest. Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world – and is surrounded by water. 🌎 With Hong Kong taking a major step banning the distribution of a range of single-use plastic items at restaurants and hotels, and Australia pushing for a legally binding global treaty to end plastic pollution at the United Nations, now is the time for governments, industry and community to say no to single-use plastics and embrace reusable alternatives. ♻️ This #PlasticFreeJuly our Consulate eco-warriors have pledged to take the challenge in cutting down on plastic waste. Started in Western Australia in 2011, Plastic Free July is now a global movement helping people and organisations take action to reduce plastic pollution. Their call to action: “whether it's choosing to #UpCup for takeaway coffees ☕, avoiding pre-packaged produce 🍎, or refusing plastic bottled drinks 💧, every choice counts.” Will your company take the pledge? https://lnkd.in/gk8bExdn 📸 Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland © Tourism Australia & Typhoon Shelter, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong © Hong Kong Tourism Board

Welcome news for #Aussies in #HK ✈️🚅 #China has included Australia in its visa waiver program from 1 July. If you hold an ordinary Australian passport you can enter China without a visa for no more than 15 days. Read and subscribe to Smartraveller for the latest travel advice: https://lnkd.in/gtNwwmiB

With a mission to encourage fellowship amongst Hong Kong-based Australians and people with an interest in Australia, the Australian Association of Hong Kong has a long and colourful history of charity, celebration and community spirit. Since its inauguration at the Hong Kong Club in 1954, ‘OZHK’ has played an important role supporting Australians moving to Hong Kong. Today, Hong Kong is home to one of the largest Australian communities in the Indo-Pacific, and many Australians know and love this city. The friendships formed in connection with #OZHK have lasted generations. Happy 70th anniversary, AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG! A great mate. 📷 credits: the Australian Association’s first advertisement in the South China Morning Post, December 1953; a social function in the 1960s at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club; members of the Life Honorary Membership Panel, March 2002; Melbourne Cup at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Happy Valley Club House, November, 2015 & 70th Anniversary Sundowners at the Australian Residence, June 2024.

G’day from Hong Kong! This page is now managed by the Australian Consulate-General Hong Kong and Macau, supporting Australia’s extensive interests in Hong Kong and Macau - home to one of the largest Australian communities in the Indo-Pacific, including Australia's largest commercial presence in Asia. For the latest from the Australian Embassy, China please follow: Twitter/X: @AusEmbChina WeChat: https://lnkd.in/gKKb_dxx Weibo: https://lnkd.in/g3uG-fde

Dear Australian Embassy, China followers,   Thank you for your company all these years!   Going forward all our communications will be via our official Weibo, WeChat and Twitter/X accounts. If you are interested in continuing to engage with us, including our alumni related programs, please feel free to scan the QR codes below to follow our official Weibo and WeChat accounts (@澳大利亚驻华使领馆).   If you are a Twitter/X user, please follow us at @AusEmbChina.   From tomorrow, Wednesday 19 June, this LinkedIn account will be managed by @Australian Consulate-General Hong Kong and Macau, focusing on Australia’s cooperation, trade and people-to-people links with Hong Kong and Macau.   Thanks again and we look forward to engaging with you all on our WeChat, Weibo and Twitter/X!   Kind regards Australian Embassy, China

To mark the UN’s #International Day of Rural Women# we partnered with one of the most popular Australian-style coffee shops in Beijing-- #UniqueCoffee# to host our autumn season alumni coffee club. Our alumni participated in a lively discussion on women in leadership and the empowerment of rural women.   At the event, two senior diplomats from the Australian Embassy, Ms. Deb Langford, Minister-Counsellor (Agriculture) and Ms. Carolyn Atkinson, Counsellor (Public Affairs and Culture), reflected on their own education and career journey, as well as the life and career wisdom provided by their women role models – including their own family members. They also shared their valuable tips on how to improve your approach to leadership.