The British Consulate-General in Hong Kong
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The British Consulate-General in Hong Kong maintains and develops relations between the UK and Hong Kong. Our Trade and Investment Department helps Hong Kong businesses, investors and buyers successfully do business in the UK.
Our sustainability goals for 2022:
Solutions Showcase:
UN SDG goals that we align with:
Legal Name: The British Consulate-General in Hong Kong
Matt Ashworth
Commercial Counsellor, Energy & Infrastructure
Department for International Trade, British Embassy
Matt Ashworth
Commercial Counsellor, Energy & Infrastructure
Department for International Trade, British Embassy
Matt runs the Energy & Infrastructure teams for the Department of International Trade in China, based in the British Embassy Beijing. His team helps Chinese companies to invest in energy & infrastructure projects in the UK, and support UK companies to access export opportunities with Chinese customers in China and third markets. Matt has a degree in History from Oxford University and an MA in International Relations from the University of Birmingham. He has experience in trade & investment policy, including investment in the energy sector. His career has seen him working in London, Sydney, Brussels and Bucharest. Matt joined the UK Civil Service in 2014, following work in the private sector, and has worked in a number of Government Departments in London. Prior to moving to China, he was based in the Department for International Trade in London, where he led work on investment policy development and multilateral engagement with bodies such as the UN, WTO and OECD.
Chinali Patel
UK Diplomat leading on illicit finance policy
British Consulate General in Hong Kong
Chinali Patel
UK Diplomat leading on illicit finance policy
British Consulate General in Hong Kong
Chinali Patel commenced International Illicit Finance Policy lead role at the British Consulate General in Hong Kong in April 2019 and prior to that was in UK Law Enforcement for 13 years.
The role has a specific focus on policy and strategy – enhancing diplomatic engagement, capability and capacity building in close coordination with HMG, local and international partners to tackle illicit finance.
Chinali also leads on Diversity and Inclusion at the British Consulate including community outreach, collaboration with partners on key initiatives to promote greater diversity and inclusiveness and sharing best practice and learning on various platforms. Chinali has also been a mentor to amazing cross sector mentees over the last 8 years.
My Sustainability Goals for 2022:
Greater cross sector collaboration and initiatives in achieving sustainability goals and in doing so embedding and nurturing diverse talent.