The opening ceremony of the regional workshop on Tariffs and Rules of Origin under ASEAN-Hong Kong, China Free Trade Area was held in Nay Pyi Taw with the representatives from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar on July 3, 2023 at 9:00 am.
The Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Commerce delivered the opening address. In his address, the Permanent Secretary informed that the ASEAN-Hong Kong, China FTA is a major milestone for the contracting parties, highlighting that it would be beneficial for both economic operators and consumers with economic opportunities in trade in goods; understanding the tariffs and rules of origin under AHKFTA will get optimal benefits of preferential tariff treatment of AHKFTA Agreement; and taking this opportunity he encouraged the officers and private sector how to implement and utilize the AHKFTA effectively and efficiently.
The opening ceremony was led by Permanent Secretary, U Minn Minn, Ministry of Commerce, and attended by Director General, U Myint Thura, Department of Trade, Deputy Director Generals from Department of Trade, the Deputy Director General from Foreign Economic Relations Department, Mr. Gusmiadirrahman, ASEAN Co-chair of ASEAN-Hong Kong, China FTA Sub-committee on Rules of Origin, Mr. Kris Shandi Soekatawi, Senior Project Officer from ASEAN Secretariat, technical experts from Viet Nam and the participants from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.
The workshop was organized with the funding of the ECOTECH Program of ASEAN-Hong Kong, China Free Trade Area and intended for the relevant officers and private sector from CLM countries on how to utilize and get the tariff concessions for originating products under ASEAN-Hong Kong, China Free Trade Agreement. It is reported that the regional workshop will be held from 3rd July to 4th July, 2023 with 45 participants in total.