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Ms Stephanie Pall, Head of Public Relations of HKETO Berlin, at the prize presentation ceremony of the dragon boat race at Züri Fäscht in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 8 (Zurich time).
Ms Stephanie Pall, Head of Public Relations of HKETO Berlin, at the prize presentation ceremony of the dragon boat race at Züri Fäscht in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 8 (Zurich time).
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Dragon Boat Race in Switzerland’s biggest public festival

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Berlin (HKETO Berlin), sponsored the Dragon Boat Race of the Züri Fäscht (Zurich Festival) which took place from July 7 to 9 (Zurich time). Held every three years in the city of Zurich, the Züri Fäsch is Switzerland’s biggest public festival with over 2.5 million visitors.

At the award ceremony on July 8, the Head of Public Relations of HKETO Berlin, Ms Stephanie Pall, congratulated the athletes for their outstanding performance and presented trophies to the winning teams. HKETO Berlin also hosted a booth at the venue to promote Hong Kong to visitors and athletes. “It is a pleasure to see how much sports fans and families enjoyed the thrilling competitions on the water, as well as culinary and musical highlights of the event,” Ms Pall said.

Race at the dragon boat event at the Züri Fäscht in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 8 (Zurich time).
Race at the dragon boat event at the Züri Fäscht in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 8 (Zurich time).

“With the pandemic finally behind us, Hong Kong is fully open again and all kinds of sports activities have resumed. Perhaps it is time to plan your trip to Hong Kong next year to join the Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races!” Ms Pall said, inviting the audience to visit Hong Kong.

HKETO Berlin will also sponsor this year’s dragon boat races at the “Berlin CityCup”, taking place on September 9 and 10, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. For details on the upcoming events of HKETO Berlin, please visit https://www.hketoberlin.gov.hk/en/events/

About HKETO Berlin
HKETO Berlin is the official representative of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in commercial relations and other economic and trade matters in Switzerland as well as Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia.

Contact
Stephanie Pall
Head, Public Relations
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Berlin
Tel: +49 (0) 30 22 66 77 24 2
Fax: +49 (0) 30 22 66 77 28 8
E-mail: stephanie_pall@hketoberlin.gov.hk

HKETO Berlin
10 July 2023

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