Dubai

The UAE and Hong Kong are enjoying burgeoning trade ties, as the value of the non-oil trade between the two countries accounted for $8.9 billion in 2017, according to Juma Al Keet, assistant undersecretary for foreign trade affairs at the UAE Ministry of Economy.

The Gulf state is biggest trade partner of Hong Kong in the Middle East, with 5.1 per cent annual growth in 2017 compared to 2016, Al Keet said at the opening ceremony of the sixth edition of Hong Kong Lifestyle Expo in Dubai.