Policy Dialogue and Public Diplomacy Facility for Hong Kong and Macao

The overall objective (Impact) to which this action contributes is to enable the EU to address short and medium-term foreign policy goals and opportunities, in/with Hong Kong (and Macao) by deepening EU relations and dialogues, and by forging alliances and partnerships, through enhanced engagement.

The specific objectives (Outcomes) of this contract are as follows: Support multi-stakeholder EU-Hong Kong (and Macao) dialogues through further engagement and outreach in key domains for bilateral relations.

The expected outputs of this contract are as follows:

• EU-Hong Kong (and Macao) dialogue and public- and economic-diplomacy outreach supported with the aim to strengthen cross-sectoral engagement with key relevant stakeholders, including through people-to-people engagement, on topics of mutual interest and by identifying areas with potential for further enhancement of bilateral ties.

The foreseen set of activities under the intervention will consist of, but is not necessarily limited to the following three components:

• Provision of specialised technical assistance in the key existing and possible new priority sectors
• Organisation of events and exchanges of experiences and best practices
• Awareness raising activities in thematic fields of strategic relevance to the partnership through outreach to potential multipliers