We welcome our Consul General Mr Per Augustsson and Deputy Consul General Mr Joakim Ladeborn to share their views and insights on the role of the Consulate General in Hong Kong and what the situation in Hong Kong is like today.

Per Augustsson took over the position as Consul General in Hong Kong in September this year. He has worked for the Swedish foreign service since 1992 in various positions at the Government Offices in Stockholm and at Swedish missions abroad, including as Deputy Head of the MFA Personnel Department, Deputy Head of the Swedish Embassy in London and Deputy Head of the Swedish Embassy in Beijing.

Joakim Ladeborn has served as the Consul/Deputy Consul General in Hong Kong since August 2017. He has worked for the Swedish foreign service since 1998 both at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm and at various Swedish missions abroad including the Swedish Embassies in Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Nairobi.

The discussion will be moderated by Mrs Torborg Chetkovich, Chairperson of Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce in Sweden and Partner at CapMan Infra.