On July 30, 2022, Chinese Consul General Huang Ping attended the 30th Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York and delivered a speech. Director of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York Candy Nip, New York State Senator John Liu, NYC Comptroller Brad Landers, NYC Council member James Gennaro and Queens Borough President Donavan Richards also spoke at the event. Representatives from the offices of New York State Governor, New York State Attorney General and NYC Mayor and more than 50 local guests attended the event.