Quotes by John Tsang

“Inside every trade negotiator there is a drama queen just bursting to get out. In the final stages of the game, you would expect to see dramatic performances both inside and outside the negotiating chamber.”

“I have placed development issues at the top of the agenda right from the outset, and I would like to see an early harvest of the key development issues at the ministerial this week, or at least see that we have made substantial progress in resolving them.”

“We were determined to demonstrate our competence as Asias world city by tackling whatever challenges the conference threw up, both inside and outside the venue.”

“Hong Kong would do its best for achieving tangible progress in the upcoming Sixth Ministerial Conference (MC6) of the World Trade organization (WTO) and most ministers promised to play a more active role.”