The Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (front row, third right); the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA), Dr Harry Lee (front row, third left); the Director and Chief Executive Officer of Novetex Textiles Limited, Mr Milton Chan (front row, second right); the Innovation Lead of the H&M Foundation, Mr Erik Bang (front row, second left); Co-director of The Mills Fabrica, Mr Alexander Chan (front row, first right); the Chief Executive Officer of the HKRITA, Mr Edwin Keh (front row, first left); Legislative Council member Mr Chung Kwok-pan (back row, centre), and other guests propose a toast to celebrate the local application of HKRITA’s innovative apparel recycling technology and opening of the first Garment To Garment pop-up store in Hong Kong today (September 3).

The Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Nicholas W Yang (first left), sees for himself the technology and workflow for recycling blend textiles into new fibres and yarns during a visit to the Garment To Garment pop-up store of the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) and a local textiles company today (September 3). Briefing Mr Yang is the Chief Executive Officer of the HKRITA, Mr Edwin Keh (second left).