As the movers and shakers of the global fashion industry mix and mingle, Josie Tam is on a mission to attract customers.

It is Hong Kong fashion week, and nearly 20,000 buyers and sellers from 65 countries are in town to swap opinions on what trends are in, or out.
For 32-year-old Ms Tam it is a perfect opportunity to pitch a software application developed by her start-up company.
The website and app is called Techpacker, and it aims to simplify how fashion designers communicate with distant factories that make their clothes.
"Are you a fashion designer?" Ms Tam asks a young woman who walks past her booth. "Where do you work with factories? Local or overseas?"
Ms Tam, whose name is Tan Huiyi in Mandarin Chinese, is keen to sign up as many people as possible.
Such is her confidence in Techpacker (which is also the name of the business), that last year she quit her full-time IT job to launch the start-up with someone she hardly knew.
Her business partner is Saral Kochar, a 31-year-old fellow Hongkonger.
That's what I strongly believe in - as long as we keep trying we will succeed one day
They met at a gathering of young technology developers, where Mr Kochar told Ms Tam about his idea for Techpacker.
Thanks to his experience working as a sourcing manager in the garment industry he had recognised a gap in the market.
As most of Ms Tam's IT work had been in the fashion industry she immediately recognised that such a product could be successful.
She says: "I thought, 'hey that's great!'."
After they had talked more, and realised they had complementary skills, they decided to go into business together. He has experience of dealing with clothing factories, while she brings the technological know-how.
Ms Tam admit that initially she was "apprehensive", but after checking out Mr Kochar's career past, she was confident enough to quit her day job last summer.
Techpacker now has 500 customers, and although its app is currently free, it is due to launch a paid-for version later this year.
Backed by grant of 333,000 Hong Kong dollars ($42,580; Â£27,339) from the Hong Kong government, it is soon to pitch to investors.
Despite currently only having seven members of staff, Ms Tam has global growth plans for the business, which already has an office in New York in addition to its Hong Kong headquarters.
Ms Tam commands her space so effectively that it is easy to forget she is only 3 foot 11 inches (1.2m) tall.
"I was born with a form of dwarfism," she says.
"To this day, my mother worries about me, whether I will be alright."
Born in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, when Ms Tam was still a baby her family was able to move to Hong Kong, which was then a British colony.
Growing up in a slum area where many recent immigrants lived, Ms Tam says she can only remember one time at school where she was probably bullied because of her short stature.
Instead she thrived at school, and backed by her ambitious "Tiger mother", she always did well in her studies.
She eventually earned a degree in computer science, and a masters in IT management.
"My parents were not well educated," says Ms Tam. "They grew up in China. In those days it was very poor. They only had a primary school education.
"So after coming to Hong Kong my mother really emphasised education, as that's the only route to a better life."
She adds: "In Hong Kong I have very rarely experienced discrimination. I am very lucky in that my teachers and other people have always looked after me."
The Techpacker app has been built to enable a clothing designer to send a detailed blueprint, containing all the crucial specifications and measurements, to a manufacturer.
It aims to be remove the miscommunications than can occur with some existing rival software programmes, and to enable clothing companies to reduce product development times.
Ms Tam says: "It's a chance to do something really different, to maybe transform the fashion industry.
"This application provides a platform for designers and factories to work together.
"It allows the designer to communicate what they want clearly to the factory. And so the factory can deliver what the designer wants."
Ms Tam's ultimate aim is to expand Techpacker into other manufacturing industries, which she believes will be possible.
"If there is something I care about, or I am targeting, I will try whatever ways to achieve it," she says.
"Because I do believe that nothing is impossible. It is just a matter of time and lessons learned.
"I read an article a long time ago in Fortune [magazine]. It said that geniuses actually spend 80% of their time practising, or doing the same thing repeatedly.
"That's what I strongly believe in - as long as we keep trying we will succeed one day."


A primary school will be closed until September after high levels of formaldehyde were discovered last year.

About 20 pupils fell ill at Flash Ley Community Primary School and Nursery in Stafford in October amid reports of a mystery smell.
An investigation has concluded that work to floor ducts last summer led to high levels of the chemical, Staffordshire County Council said.
The Hawksmoor Road school has been shut on safety grounds ever since.
Repairs will now start in March and completed in time for the new school year in September.
The building will undergo a deep clean and the substance believed to be behind the presence of formaldehyde in the air removed.
Children will continue lessons at the nearby Chetwynd Centre, Tillington Manor Primary and Stafford Manor High School.
Councillor Ben Adams, cabinet member for learning and skills, said: "Children and staff will only return to the building once extensive tests show that is safe to do so."
Head teacher Simon Barker said: "We are delighted that the county council have announced the decision and staff will now begin to make plans to ensure the arrangements for September will be in place and the transition back to Flash Ley will be smooth.
"I would personally like to thank the children, parents and staff for their support while we have been temporarily moved. We can now look forward to a safe school to educate our children."
Formaldehyde is a colourless gas with a pungent odour and is found in materials used in plywood, carpeting and foam insulation.
Those exposed to it can suffer irritation to the eyes, nose, mouth and throat.
It is understood parents reported children with symptoms of nausea, vomiting and dizziness at the time.


The governor of the Bank of England has said the banking sector could double in size but still needs tough regulation.

Mark Carney told the Guardian the financial sector could be worth 20 times the UK's economic output in 25 years.
He said: "If the UK financial system thrives in a post-Brexit world... it will be 15 to 20 times GDP in another quarter of century.
"Well then you really have to hold your nerve and keep the focus."
Carney was speaking to the Guardian to mark the 10th anniversary of the start of the global financial crisis in August 2007.
He said the UK could not return to the pre-crisis light-touch regulation in order to attract business after leaving the EU.
The governor has previously said the UK after Brexit could be the "investment banker for Europe".
He said: "We have a financial system that is [now] ten times the size of this economy… It brings many strengths, it brings a million jobs, it pays 11% of tax revenue, it is the biggest export industry by some token… all good things.
"But it's risky."
"We have a view… that post-Brexit the level of regulation will be at least as high as it currently is and that's a level that in many cases substantially exceeds international norms.
"The problem you have is that the same issues re-emerge under different labels… and the progress that's been made… is gradually chipped away."
Mr Carney's comments come as US regulators begin formal proceedings to loosen regulations brought in after the financial crisis to curb the way banks took high-risk bets on the financial markets.


New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne has signed a deal to play for Essex in seven 2016 T20 Blast group games.

The 23-year-old has played 29 one-day internationals and 14 Twenty20 internationals for the Black Caps, taking 18 wickets at an average of 20.83 in the shortest form.
Milne took 3-8 against Pakistan last week and will join at the end of June.
"He is exactly what we were looking for from an overseas player," said Essex head coach Chris Silverwood.
"We believe Adam can help us push on at the end of the group stage as we look to secure our place in the latter stages of the competition."


Double gold medal-winning gymnast Max Whitlock has performed for Prince Charles in a specially-designed suit.

The Olympic star spun on his hands on a table in a woollen suit designed by Sir Paul Smith.
His performance at Dumfries House in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, received cheers from delegates at a conference staged by the Campaign for Wool.
Supermodel David Gandy, Marks and Spencer boss Steve Rowe and a flock of sheep were also at the event.
In a speech afterwards Prince Charles, who is known as the Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, called for hundreds of people involved in the production, fashion and retail of wool to sign up to the Dumfries House Wool Declaration.
It commits to protect the environment and uphold best practice across the production and trading of wool products.


A teacher seduced a 16-year-old pupil in a cave on a school trip before beginning a sexual relationship with her, a teaching panel has heard.

A disciplinary hearing in Cardiff heard that Lee Lewis, 33, led the girl into the cave for a "passionate kiss".
The outdoor pursuits leader at Cardiff and Vale College in Barry is then accused of starting a two-year sexual relationship with her.
He did not appear at the hearing, which is continuing.
The qualified medic and PT instructor faces seven counts of misconduct.
Mr Lewis began teaching the girl when she was 14 and spent one day a week at the college where Mr Lewis taught public services, the hearing was told.
The girl, referred to as Student A and now 18, said: "I found his power attractive.
"I thought it was thrilling, meeting up with him. He told me he was in the army, and was also a personal trainer.
"I wasn't comfortable because I wasn't sexually active before and I kept trying to avoid it. He told me he would train me."
The Education Workforce Council misconduct panel heard Mr Lewis used WhatsApp and Facebook to send "flirty" messages to the girl. describing her as "special and amazing".
The girl admitted she was "flattered" by the attention, which included trips in his car, visits to McDonalds and adventure days out with the college.
Student A said: "When I went on the rock climbing trip we ended up kissing in a cave. It was passionate."
The girl said they began a two-year sexual relationship. The hearing was told he asked her to keep it secret at first, saying he would lose his job.
In February 2015, the girl said Lewis become "emotionally abusive", accusing her of not spending enough time with him and threatening to expose their relationship to her mother.
Student A said Mr Lewis began stalking her and his behaviour became "controlling and manipulative".
She said: "I didn't want my family to know because I was ashamed at what I was doing."
She said she eventually told Mr Lewis it was over, but he began bombarding her with apologies and threatened to kill himself if she left him.
In June 2015 she told staff about the relationship and Mr Lewis was reported to education officials.
Her tutor, Joanna Hughes, told the hearing how the "bubbly and cheerful girl" became "fragile and vulnerable" during the course of the relationship, during which time she was regularly absent from college.


A small shark has been rescued from a beachside pool in Australia after surprising swimmers.

The dusky whaler shark, found at Sydney's Palm Beach, was not considered dangerous because it was a juvenile.
Wildlife handlers caught the 3ft (90cm) shark with a net before returning it to the sea.
It is not known how the shark entered the pool, but locals speculated it may have been washed in by a high tide.
Local woman Jennifer Hill said she had been swimming laps before being alerted to the shark.
"One of the other regular swimmers was just about to get in, and he looked down and looked up, and said, 'there's a shark,'" Ms Hill told the BBC.
"That little shark managed to hide herself from everybody."
Rita Kluge, who took photos of the shark, said it appeared to be "more scared of us than we were of it".
The animal was rescued easily using nets, said Kerrie McDonald, an aquarist from Manly Sea Life Sanctuary.
"She definitely wouldn't have been a risk to the swimmers, but they are very strong capable predators once fully grown," she said.
The species feeds primarily on bony fish and is common in waters off Australia.


An alleged thief was filmed running across a field carrying bags of cash after a security van robbery.

A driver captured the footage on a dashboard camera shortly after a cash-handler was robbed in Newton Heath, Manchester.
The robber threatened to blind the handler with a squeezable bottle of liquid before snatching cash and riding off on a motorcycle with another man.
Officers later found a box of cash and a burned-out motorcycle.
Greater Manchester Police have released the footage along with CCTV in a bid to find the suspect.
The robbery happened on the afternoon of 18 January in Old Church Street.
Bags filled with cash and a deposit box were taken, before the men fled on a Yamaha R6 motorcycle, later found set alight.
About 20 minutes later, in Mossley, a driver noticed two men running across some fields, one carrying bags filled with cash.
Det Con Phil Caine said: "The nature of this incident is truly shocking and we need to make sure those responsible are off our streets, unable to cause any more harm."


GoFundMe and other crowdfunding sites have taken a tough stance on campaigns for a man arrested following violence at a far-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

GoFundMe removed some campaigns, saying they fell foul of its rules regarding hate speech and abuse.
James Alex Fields Jr, 20, is being held in police custody after a car rammed into a crowd of protesters.
One woman died in the incident, and 19 other people were injured.
GoFundMe had removed "multiple" campaigns for Mr Fields, a spokesman told Reuters.
"Those campaigns did not raise any money, and they were immediately removed," said director of strategic communications Bobby Whithorne.
Kickstarter and Indiegogo, fellow crowdfunding platforms, said they had not seen any campaigns in support of Mr Fields and a spokesman for Kickstarter pointed out that the site did not allow fund-raising for personal needs or legal defence.
Both platforms added that they were monitoring the situation.
A check by the BBC found no evidence of such fundraising efforts on any of the three sites.
There are several GoFundMe campaigns in support of victims injured while protesting against the white nationalist march.
However, there are at least two campaigns in support of those who marched at Charlottesville at an "alternative" crowd-funding site called Rootbocks, which uses the slogan: "No Censorship. No Limits."
One seeks to gather funds for Nathan Damigo - the founder of a white nationalist group - to bring legal action against the city of Charlottesville.
The campaign argues that Mr Damigo's First Amendment rights were "violated" when he was arrested at the event.
About $9,000 (Â£6,900) has so far been raised out of a $50,000 goal.
Other technology sites are closely managing the discussion of incidents at Charlottesville.
Facebook said it would remove links to an article on a neo-Nazi website denigrating Heather Heyer - the woman who died - unless links to the piece condemned it.
The site in question, the Daily Stormer, was also forced to switch domain registrars twice in 24 hours after GoDaddy and Google both expelled it from their services that allow customers to register web addresses.
Later on Monday, other tech platforms used by the site - including email newsletter provider Sendgrid and business software firm Zoho - said they had also terminated services.
Companies responsible for content posted on their websites were in a difficult position when it came to policing offensive speech, said Prof Eric Heinze at Queen Mary University of London.
"The problem is with Facebook [and others] you have these large platforms that basically replace the town square and public park," he explained.
"You're giving a private company a censorship function."
He added that while companies are within their rights to remove content that offends them, the action can still prove controversial.
"This issue is not a solved one, it's something our society will not be able to completely iron out in the foreseeable future."


A pensioner has been left distraught after her home was emptied by a charity when she went into hospital.

Pamela Clothier, 92, from Battle, in East Sussex, said her family were under the misapprehension she had agreed to sell her bungalow and had asked Age UK to clear it.
She said the charity should have asked her before taking everything she owned.
Age UK apologised for the "predicament" that Mrs Clothier had been "put in by her family".
Mrs Clothier said she feels "almost nameless" after her possessions were taken.
"I'm 92-years-old and I'm in a house which is almost empty," she said.
"All the work that I've done, all the knitting and sewing that I've done and all the things that I've made have gone - it's just like I didn't exist.
"I think they [charities] should be absolutely certain that the person holding the key and has a right to be doing what they're doing."
Age UK's solicitors wrote to Mrs Clothier in November offering Â£1,000 compensation and asking her to agree not to talk to the press.
A spokeswoman for the charity said: "We are sorry to hear the predicament that Mrs Clothier has been put in by her family, and as the basis of our charity is to help elderly people... in that spirit a goodwill offer was made to Mrs Clothier which she has accepted.
"Mrs Clothier's family are satisfied with the way that Age UK East Sussex have acted in connection with Mrs Clothier and it is clear that this is an inter-family dispute and nothing to do with us."


An Australian man has been charged over allegations he let a seven-year-old boy drive him home while he was drunk.

Police stopped the car early on Friday when it drove past without its headlights on the Gold Coast in Queensland.
They saw the boy at the wheel and the man in the passenger seat, police said.
The 41-year-old has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and adult in charge under the influence of liquor, Queensland police say.
Local media reports say the man was the boy's father.
The boy is reportedly now in the care of relatives and the man is expected to face court on 3 July.
"I shake my head and I'm shocked by the madness of this," Queensland Transport Minister Scott Emerson told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
"I've been out there every day talking about how our road toll is too high."
Joel Tucker, a senior road safety adviser from the Royal Automobile Club Queensland, told Agence-France Presse news agency that it was "a real concern to hear that children were being put in that position".


Deutsche Bank is considering moving as many as 4,000 jobs out of the UK as a result of Brexit - nearly half the firm's current workforce.

The possibility raised by the firm's chief regulatory officer was the latest warning from a financial firm since the UK voted to leave the European Union.
Currently, UK-based companies can conduct business throughout Europe, but could lose that right.
However, Deutsche Bank has said it is committed to the City of London.
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Sylvie Matherat, chief regulatory officer at Deutsche, made the remarks on Wednesday.
The positions in question include not just front office jobs, but also roles in IT and risk management, she said.
"For front office people, if you want to deal with an EU client, you need to be based in the EU," she said during a panel at the Frankfurt Main Finance Conference in Germany.
"Does it mean I have to move all the front office people to Germany or not? We're speaking of 2,000 people."
She added that an additional 2,000 jobs linked to risk management could also face relocation.
"So we really need clarity," Ms Matherat said. "We are the largest bank branch operating in the UK. We do have something like 9,000 people there, so I mean they [staff] do have real questions [including] where do I register my children for in the next two years at school? I mean that is a very concrete question."
Despite the warning, the bank last month entered negotiations for a new London headquarters with a 25-year lease.


You just have to walk down the streets of Seoul to see how pervasive is the influence of South Korea's massive family-run business empires - or chaebols as they're known.

Samsung, Lotte, LG, Hyundai: they are unavoidable, selling everything from mobiles to laptops, cars to washing machines as well as food, drink and even health insurance.
Staggeringly, sales revenue from the top five chaebols are worth more than half of South Korea's entire economy.
But increasingly these empires have come under the spotlight because of the influence they wield (the word chaebol is a combination of the Korean words for "wealth" and "clan").
Calls for them to be reformed have come and gone before, but as South Koreans head for a presidential election, could this time be different?
At a recent protest in Seoul I watched scores of young people raise their arms and voices against chaebols and the powerful position they hold in the country.
In the crowd, I met Kim Seung-yeon, a young part-time worker who was there to campaign for better pay and working conditions.
Like many young Koreans, she told me the system feels stacked in favour of the chaebols.
"Right now chaebols monopolise too much of the wealth in South Korea, and it isn't being used properly," she said to me. "I think this needs to be corrected."
The frustration over the close ties between business and politics has only grown through the complex corruption scandal that has engulfed the nation.
South Korea's President Park Geun-hye, and the heads of Samsung and Lotte, two of the country's biggest chaebols have all been charged with bribery.
But these very same businesses helped to build South Korea at a time when the country was emerging from a war and they are vital to the economy.
Nowhere was that made more apparent to me than at a study centre in the capital.
There I met a group of young women who were all preparing for entrance exams to get jobs with chaebols.
It is a rigorous and exhaustive process.
But in South Korea's ultra-competitive society, it is also a ticket to success.
"If I get into a chaebol it means that I will have a well-paid job, and people will look at me and think 'wow'," explains Kang Da-heun who was studying to get a job with Lotte. "It will help me with my marriage prospects, and my future will be very bright."
Did it bother her, I asked, that the boss of Lotte might potentially go to prison for his role in a long-running corruption scandal?
"It won't affect the company's prospects at all," she said to me. "Lotte will keep being Lotte."
On the face of it, she appeared to be right, as I learned from a visit to Lotte's massive department store complex and the new premises of the Lotte World Tower.
It's the tallest building in the country, at almost 500m high. It opened its doors a few weeks ago, against the backdrop of the bribery charges levelled at the company's boss.
Lotte and other chaebols say they are changing, and trying to improve corporate governance at their firms, but also point to the fact that they are responsible for a sizeable portion of growth in the economy.
"At the moment chaebols have this negative image," Hwang Kag-gyu, head of Lotte's corporate innovation office told me.
"But we feel partially falsely charged. It was necessary [in South Korea's history] for big companies to grow... I believe everyone benefited from these mutual growth partnerships."
Not everyone feels that way though.
A few hours outside Seoul, in the city of Gwangju, I met Cho Seong-gu, who used to own a fairly small, but he says thriving, software business.
To expand, he partnered with a chaebol and when there was a dispute over the terms of the deal, Mr Cho lost everything - his business, his house, even his marriage.
He blames the culture of chaebol-worship in South Korea for his problems.
"I have fought for 15 years," he told me in his tiny flat. "I have met more than 170 congressmen, my case has even been discussed in the national assembly and featured countless times in the media. It's impossible in Korea for a small business to win against a chaebol."
Back on the 123rd floor of the Lotte World Tower, hordes of local tourists gathered to take selfies and marvel at the city below. Much of what they were looking at was built by chaebols, an achievement only these sprawling empires could pull off.
As I watched from the sidelines, it struck me that the relationship between Koreans and their chaebols is a complicated one, and that any hope of real reform is going to be a long and difficult process.
Chaebols are an essential part of South Korea's economy, and helped to transform what was once a poor nation into Asia's fourth largest economy.
But along the way, their tentacles have spread into pretty much every single sector of business, meaning they are now towering giants, overshadowing everything in their sight.


London Welsh have avoided liquidation after paying their debts, and are now set to be taken over by an United States-based investment group.

A winding-up petition was dismissed by the High Court on Monday.
The brief hearing in London revealed an undisclosed amount of money owed to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs had been paid by the Exiles.
A club statement said the takeover had been agreed, subject to the approval of the Rugby Football Union.
The Championship side but have struggled to pay players' wages since previously avoiding liquidation in April, and Rowland Phillips has not been replaced since leaving as head coach.
Welsh - one of England's oldest clubs, having been formed in 1885 - said the financial security provided by the unnamed California-based group would allow the club "to plan for the future with confidence and renewed enthusiasm".
Club chairman Bleddyn Phillips commented: "We are thrilled and very excited to be able to announce the arrival of a new owner which will provide the club with the financial strength to sustain its ambition to be not only a competitive rugby team playing in the top tiers of the game in the United Kingdom, but, equally importantly, to consolidate and enhance its social, community and amateur based activities at its spiritual home at Old Deer Park".
The Exiles were a Premiership side as recently as 2015, when they were based at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford and finished bottom of the table after losing all 22 games.
They subsequently returned to their traditional home at Old Deer Park in Richmond after three seasons away and started the new season with a narrow 33-32 defeat at Rotherham on Sunday.
Their plight further highlights the difficult financial situation in English rugby's second tier.
The Rugby Football Union, which runs the Championship, has been accused of under-funding the league, which was reduced from 16 teams to 12 in 2009.
Every team became fully professional at that time, and a new five-year funding deal with the governing body was agreed in 2015.
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Bradford City have signed teenage West Ham midfielder Josh Cullen on a one-month loan deal.

Central midfielder Cullen, 19, made his Premier League debut as a substitute for the Hammers during their 3-0 victory at Liverpool last August.
He has also represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level, making five appearances in total.
Cullen will be available for Bradford's League One game at Peterborough on Saturday.
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MPs must take their heads "out of the sand" on immigration, senior Conservative Nicholas Soames has said.

Mr Soames opened a Commons debate prompted by an online petition urging the government to ensure that the UK's population remained below 70 million.
More than 100,000 people signed the petition in less than a week, he said.
But Labour's Chris Bryant warned ministers that their planned curbs on immigration would be very unlikely to achieve the petitioners' aim.
The government has pledged to cut net migration - the difference between the number of people leaving the UK and those moving to the UK - down to the "tens of thousands" by 2015.
But Mr Bryant told MPs: "The fact is that that if net migration were zero in every category for the next 25 years, the population would grow to 66 million.
"And if it were tens of thousands... the population would be 70 million just after 2035."
Mr Soames had blamed the previous Labour administration for its "chaotic, ill-thought out and deeply irresponsible approach to immigration".
Under its watch, he said, the UK had witnessed "the greatest wave of immigration... in nearly 1,000 years".
The popularity of the petition, which calls for "all necessary measures" to be taken to ensure the population stays "well below" 70 million and has been signed by more than 143,000 people, had provided a "clear indicator of the very grave public concern about the scale of immigration to this country", Mr Soames added.
Although immigration was a "natural and essential part of an open economy" with some benefits, there were pragmatic causes for concern, he said.
He told MPs: "In the coming 15 years we will have to build, just for new immigrants and their families, the equivalent of eight of the largest cities outside London... together with all their associated social infrastructure, of schools, roads, hospitals, railways, and all the rest."
Mr Soames was backed by Labour MP Frank Field, who said that the government's bid to reduce net migration rates had garnered cross-party support.
The two MPs, along with eight parliamentary colleagues, tabled a Commons motion for debate, based on the online petition.
But SNP MP Pete Wishart warned that their adoption of the phrase "all necessary steps" in their "nasty little motion" sounded worryingly authoritarian.
Mr Field contrasted the attitude to the UK of Olympians like Mo Farah with the terrorists responsible for the 2005 London bombings.
He asked why "we have so many people who come here and are so committed [to the UK], and yet at the same time there are some... second generation [immigrants] who harbour such terrible thoughts in their hearts about us that they actually want to take terrible action against us".
His Labour colleague Diane Abbott was prompted by this comment to intervene.
"What possible evidence does [he] have that more than a tiny fraction of a fraction of second generation migrants harbour terrible thoughts?" she asked.
Mr Field said he accepted there was "no evidence" to contradict her proposition.
But Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood said he was "concerned about the tone" of Mr Soames and Mr Field's speeches.
"Would he agree that actually immigrants can make a very positive contribution to our economy, and to our culture, and we need to take a balanced, evidence-based approach to this whole debate, and not use language that will inflame fears amongst minority ethnic communities in this country?" he asked Mr Field.
The Labour MP responded: "There is not the case that unlimited migration of the scale that we've seen is such an economic advantage to this country as some of those proponents of open doors would wish us to believe."
Migration Watch, a think tank which campaigns for tighter immigration controls, is concerned at the effect the UK's rising population would have on the country's infrastructure and quality of life, and so organised the petition.
It argues that net migration needs to be limited to 40,000 to keep the UK population permanently below 70 million.
Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the UK population would rise from 62.3 million in 2010 to 67.2 million by 2020 and 73.2 million by 2035 if net migration stays at about current levels.
ONS figures released last month say estimated net migration in the year to December 2011 was 216,000 - down from 252,000 the previous year.
It said the fall was not statistically significant, but ministers argue separate figures show they are on course to reach their target of reducing net migration to under 100,000 people a year by 2015.
Ahead of the Commons debate, Martin Ruhs, director of Oxford University's Migration Observatory, urged MPs to "move beyond rhetoric and into substance" and consider the "trade-offs associated with the deep cuts to net migration that the 70 million limit would require".


(Closed): Shares on Wall Street closed sharply lower, following a global sell-off, as the impact of the UK's decision to leave the European Union continued to unsettle investors.

The Dow Jones closed 260.51 points, or 1.5%, lower to 17,140.24.
The S&P 500 was down 36.87 points or, 1.8%, to 2,000.54, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 113.54, 2.4% to 4,594.44.
Bank stocks were particularly hit as questions emerged about London's future as a global finance capital.
"The UK's status as a major international banking hub could be damaged as some business lines shift to the EU,"  warned ratings agency Fitch, which downgraded the UK's credit rating to 'AA' on Monday.
Shares in Bank of America and JP Morgan fell 6.3%, while Citigroup fell 4.5%.
"The market is reflexively going to sell down the banks early," George Maris of Janus Capital told the BBC.
"The banks will suffer, but they are much more solvent than they were in the financial crisis so it does feel like the bank sell off will end."
The US dollar rose to a 30-year high against the pound, with Â£1 buying $1.32.
Shares in credit card company American Express fell 4%.
Aircraft maker Boeing also saw a drop in its share price following a fall on Friday. Boeing shares were down 3%.
Not all stocks were falling. Tech firm Twilio was up 3.6%.
Twilio shares began publically trading on the stock markets last week and rose over 90% on their first day.
Shares of gold producers were also higher as investors flocked to gold as a safe haven.
Alamos Gold rose 4.3% and Anglogold Ashanti climbed 4%.


Scotland withstood heavy early pressure to record an impressive friendly win over Euro 2016-bound Czech Republic.

Ikechi Anya's breakaway goal after 10 minutes, reminiscent of his strike in Dortmund against Germany, proved to be the decisive moment in Prague.
Scotland might have had a second had Alan Hutton been awarded what looked like a clear-cut second-half penalty.
But Gordon Strachan's preparations for the World Cup qualifiers began with only a second-ever win over the Czechs.
They return home to face Denmark in another friendly at Hampden Park on Tuesday, with further matches in June against Italy and France before they begin World Cup qualifying against Malta in September.
Scotland manager Strachan spoke before the match of having picked difficult friendly opposition to help his players develop ahead of more meaningful fixtures.
The Czechs certainly provided a stern test, reinforcing their status as winners of a tough group in the Euro qualifiers.
They bombarded Allan McGregor's goal in the opening 20 minutes, only for the Hull goalkeeper to produce a string of saves to deny them.
He palmed Tomas Sivok's header round the post after Borek Dockal had smashed a free-kick off the bar.
A diving save to tip away Martin Frydek's rasping shot was the other highlight after Anya had bemused the home supporters by slotting Scotland in front.
The Watford man raced onto Ross McCormack's through ball down the left flank and finished strongly, first time, with his left foot.
The Scots' first-half display was littered with slack passes and a lack of concentration.
But they began to get the Czechs' measure and became more composed as the match progressed.
A flurry of substitutions on both sides also had a disruptive effect but Scotland looked assured in the second period and might have gone further ahead when substitute Matt Phillips saw his header from a Robert Snodgrass cross saved by Tomas Koubek.
But McGregor was called upon once more to make another top-class intervention, turning an effort by Lukas Marecek round the post.
Although the Scotland management team had stressed this was not an exercise in experimentation, Strachan took the opportunity to give Aberdeen midfielder Kenny McLean a debut.
Playing just behind McCormack, McLean found possession hard to come by in what was a tough introduction to international football, which lasted 57 minutes.
McCormack, given a rare chance in his first cap for two years, also lacked service but played a crucial role in Anya's goal, showing great strength and weight of pass to play the winger through.
There were late debuts too for striker Tony Watt and defender Paul Caddis, which would have told the manager little about their ability to handle this level of football, but offered them a moment to savour.
Match ends, Czech Republic 0, Scotland 1.
Second Half ends, Czech Republic 0, Scotland 1.
Corner,  Scotland. Conceded by Pavel Kaderábek.
Attempt missed. Matej Vydra (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lukás Marecek.
Foul by Daniel Pudil (Czech Republic).
Paul Caddis (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Scotland. Paul Caddis replaces Ikechi Anya.
Substitution, Czech Republic. Jakub Rada replaces Vladimir Darida.
Foul by Matej Vydra (Czech Republic).
Russell Martin (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Matthew Phillips (Scotland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ikechi Anya with a cross.
Foul by Daniel Pudil (Czech Republic).
Tony Watt (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Lukás Marecek (Czech Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Corner,  Czech Republic. Conceded by Allan McGregor.
Attempt saved. Daniel Kolár (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vladimir Darida with a cross.
Attempt missed. Matthew Phillips (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Offside, Czech Republic. Pavel Kaderábek tries a through ball, but Matej Vydra is caught offside.
Substitution, Czech Republic. Daniel Pudil replaces Josef Sural.
Substitution, Czech Republic. Lukás Marecek replaces Kamil Vacek.
Substitution, Scotland. Tony Watt replaces Ross McCormack.
Josef Sural (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Matthew Phillips (Scotland).
Foul by Kamil Vacek (Czech Republic).
Robert Snodgrass (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Tomas Sivok (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Scotland).
Jiri Skalak (Czech Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jiri Skalak (Czech Republic).
Charlie Mulgrew (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Daniel Kolár (Czech Republic).
Christophe Berra (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
David Limbersky (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Scotland).
Attempt missed. David Limbersky (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kamil Vacek with a cross.
Attempt missed. Robert Snodgrass (Scotland) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Phillips with a cross.
Foul by Daniel Kolár (Czech Republic).
Robert Snodgrass (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Matej Vydra (Czech Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josef Sural.
Substitution, Czech Republic. Matej Vydra replaces Tomas Necid.


Myanmar's President Thein Sein has witnessed the signing of a draft ceasefire agreement between the government and 16 rebel groups.

The agreement, which came after seven rounds of talks, is a significant step towards ending decades of conflict.
Negotiators from the armed rebel groups still have to consult with their leaders before giving final approval.
Rebels from the newest and most active conflict in Kokang did not attend the talks.
The United Nations said the move was a "historic and significant achievement" and provided a basis for "genuine and lasting peace in the country".
Myanmar has been engaged in armed conflict with various ethnic rebel groups seeking greater autonomy since independence from the British in 1948.
While many have come into the political fold for peace deals, sporadic outbreaks of violence have continued.
All but two of the ethnic armed groups at the talks already have bilateral ceasefires in place.
"The people need peace, they desire peace and they expect peace," Thein Sein was reported by AFP as saying to negotiators on Tuesday.
He added that a full agreement could be signed in months. "After that is signed, the road is open for political dialogue. This action will ensure the peace-builders a place in Myanmar's history," he said.
The BBC's Jonah Fisher says one representative from the armed groups told him on Monday that the government had compromised significantly at the last moment to make a deal possible.
Our correspondent says the idea is to bring all the rebels into a process that will lead on to talks on greater devolution of power and resources - something that the Burmese government has always fiercely resisted.
At talks in Yangon the final four points of contention were resolved. There will be a halt to recruitment by the armed groups, their territory and status were confirmed, as was the nature and composition of the political dialogue that will follow.
The negotiators are now taking the text back to their groups for approval. There will then be a meeting which may lead to a signing.
Meanwhile there is still heavy fighting in the Kokang region and there are still regular clashes in other areas.
The government declared a state of emergency in February as tens of thousands of refugees have been forced to flee their homes, some of them crossing the border into China.
Naing Han Tha, who led the ethnic group negotiators for the ceasefire agreement, told AFP news agency that they planned to discuss the Kokang conflict in future dialogues.


Peter Clarke's 82nd-minute equaliser extended Charlton's winless run to seven games as they drew 1-1 with Oldham.

Josh Magennis' first-half strike looked to have given Russell Slade's men their first three-point haul since 20 August, but they were dealt a late blow for the second home match in a row.
The Addicks' opener came in the 22nd minute when Ricky Holmes powered his way into the box to lay the ball off to Magennis, who blasted it past Connor Ripley.
Charlton strung together 21 passes for the goal, however, it would have counted for nothing if Chris Solly was not on the line to block Freddie Ladapo's close-range strike moments later.
The Londoners could have doubled their lead before the hour mark, but Magennis curled the ball over the bar after good footwork.
Oldham's equaliser came when Paul Green's lofted free-kick was met by Clarke who headed past Declan Rudd to send the 120-plus travelling fans home happy.
The Latics held on for the point despite suffering a scare when substitute Ademola Lookman struck the bar with five minutes remaining.
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Match ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Oldham Athletic 1.
Second Half ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Oldham Athletic 1.
Corner,  Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Paul Green.
Hand ball by Fredrik Ulvestad (Charlton Athletic).
Attempt blocked. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Marc Klok replaces Ryan Flynn.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Nicky Ajose replaces Lee Novak.
Delay in match  (Oldham Athletic).
Morgan Fox (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ousmane Fane (Oldham Athletic).
Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Goal!  Charlton Athletic 1, Oldham Athletic 1. Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Green following a set piece situation.
Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Morgan Fox (Charlton Athletic).
Ricky Holmes (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Darius Osei (Oldham Athletic).
Attempt saved. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Charlton Athletic).
Billy McKay (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Darius Osei replaces Ryan McLaughlin.
Attempt missed. Ricky Holmes (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
Corner,  Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
Foul by Chris Solly (Charlton Athletic).
Ryan McLaughlin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Corner,  Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Lee Erwin replaces Freddie Ladapo.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Kevin Foley replaces Andrew Crofts.
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Ademola Lookman replaces Johnnie Jackson.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Attempt missed. Billy McKay (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt missed. Fredrik Ulvestad (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Corner,  Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
Ryan McLaughlin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Chris Solly (Charlton Athletic).
Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Freddie Ladapo (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Foul by Andrew Crofts (Charlton Athletic).
Freddie Ladapo (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.


Some of the largest economies in Asia have seen big movements in the value of their currencies in recent months.

Other than domestic factors, the potential tapering off of the US Federal Reserve's cheap cash injections is partly responsible for the volatility.
The US central bank's moves had allowed billions of dollars of inflows into emerging economies, and now that money is leaving and it is having an impact on their economies.
For some countries in the region which rely on exports to drive growth, it helps to have a weaker currency. For others that have to import a lot of what the country needs, it is not beneficial.
Our correspondents around the region have been finding out how the currency movements are affecting people and businesses.
India's currency has been in freefall recently. Over the past few months the rupee has fallen nearly 15% touching record lows and crossing the psychological level of 60 to the US dollar. Stock markets have been in disarray due to the currency's poor performance.
India's finance minister, P Chidambaram, has indicated that this is a global trend and so there isn't any reason to panic, but the Indian rupee has been among the worst performing currencies in Asia.
Some economists say that the recent slide has been due to global factors, particularly because of the strengthening of the dollar and signals from the US that it may start cutting down on stimulus spending.
Several sectors are being badly affected, prime among these, are petroleum companies and automotive manufacturers who rely heavily on imports. The falling rupee could widen India's current account deficit, which has already been a big concern for the country.
Analysts say what is more worrying than the weak level of the currency is how volatile it's been over the last few months.
Many firms have put a hold on business, waiting for some stability. "I'm not taking any new imports, any new consignments until there is some stabilisation. We fear that the dollar may even go to 65 rupees," says Lal Hazari, an electrical goods dealer in Mumbai.
The currency fall comes at a bad time for India. The country has just begun to recover from the slowest growth in a decade, and a weakening rupee may hurt any recent improvements in the country's economic situation.
Inflation, which has been easing in recent months could rise again. Gas and oil prices have already been hiked. Experts say the currency depreciation could also have an impact on the fiscal deficit, which has been narrowing over the past few months.
While India's central bank has stepped in a few times to sell dollars and stem the slide, experts say that these are only short-term measures and what the country needs are long-term solutions like kickstarting the investment cycle in India and increasing foreign cash inflows.
Capital flows into Asia have pushed up the Philippine peso against the US dollar and one of the groups feeling the pinch the most is overseas workers.
Domestic helpers in Hong Kong may earn less than half of the average salary in the Chinese territory, but they are able to boost local consumption and support their families back in the Philippines.
Myrna Nejar is one of the 159,000 Filipino maids in Hong Kong feeling the pressure. The wage she earns supports her daughter, granddaughter and elderly mother back in the Philippines.
Just before the global financial crisis hit in 2008, Ms Nejar sent three-quarters of her salary back home. Since the local currency is pegged to the US dollar it amounted to roughly 16,700 Philippine pesos.
But after successive rounds of quantitative easing by the US Federal Reserve, the US dollar has weakened and investment flowing into the Philippines has diluted the value of Ms Nejar's wage.
She is now sending roughly 20% less Philippine pesos back home.
It's a big adjustment for her 79-year-old mother Sophia Nejar. "I have to budget very carefully now. I eat less meat so that I can still buy my medicine and milk," she tells the BBC through an internet-based video call from her home in the Philippine province of Antique.
Filipino maids try to find ways to send home the same amount of Philippine peso as before. Many resort to borrowing. Others cut back on their own spending in Hong Kong on food and clothing.
The sacrifices made by domestic helpers worked. Last year, they were among the millions of overseas Filipinos who sent a record $21bn to the Philippines. It has moved families out of slums and helped them join the emerging middle class.
For many domestic helpers in Hong Kong though, it's a struggle to keep up the momentum.
Ten years ago this month a group of senators wrote a letter to the US Treasury Secretary urging him to stop China cheating on its currency, and they've been at it ever since.
Just last month yet another attempt was made to introduce a law designed, in large part, to punish China for keeping the yuan, or renminbi, artificially weak.
It may have appreciated some 35% since 2003, the argument goes, but it is still too weak. Just look at the growing trade deficit.
A trip to the EAE Automotive Equipment Company factory in Suzhou, in eastern China, suggests Washington might have a point.
Up to 80% of the hydraulic vehicle lifts made here are for export.
The boss, Zhang Shujun, tells me that the rising currency is not yet causing real pain because much of it has been offset by the falling price of Chinese steel.
Nonetheless, they are noticing an effect - this year alone a 3% dip in profits, she says, directly as a result of the renminbi price. She is not keen for it to strengthen further, faster.
The more interesting question though is not about the correct value of the renminbi right now.  Rather, it is about why China has been allowing it to strengthen, albeit slowly, for the past 10 years.
The answer might be something to do with the now well-documented great Chinese rebalancing act - the shifting of priorities away from an export and investment based economy.
A stronger currency, of course, helps in this regard, by boosting consumer demand. So some analysts expect the renminbi to continue its steady trajectory for a little while longer.
Maybe all the US needs is a bit more patience.
South Korea is paying close attention to Japan's new economic policies.
Nicknamed "Abenomics" after Japan's new, nationalist prime minister, the new policies have led to a dramatic shift in the value of the yen.
This has made Korean goods more expensive for Japanese consumers - a worrying trend for South Korea, which relies on exports.
Trade between the two countries was worth more than $100bn last year -  less than half that between South Korea and China, but nevertheless still enough to make Tokyo one of Seoul's top trading partners.
Some smaller companies say it's they who are bearing the brunt of that currency volatility, as Korea's big multinationals which underpin the economy pass on the costs to their contractors.
But the weakening yen has also made Korea itself more expensive for the Japanese to visit.  South Korea's Tourism Organisation says the number of Japanese visitors increased by around a third in the first half of last year, but has since declined, with no sign of a rebound.
Seoul's restaurants, shopping malls and popstars are all big draws for Japanese visitors - many of whom return year after year.
"Of course the exchange rate is a problem," says Choi Yoon Jea, the head of a kimchi-making school set up for tourists in Seoul, "because the biggest reason Japanese come here is for shopping."
But many of those in the industry, including Mr Choi, say there's more to the drop in visitors than simple economics - and that politics is playing a part as well, as the ongoing diplomatic coolness between the two countries continues.
The over-achieving Australian dollar has spent much of the past three years lording it above its American cousin.
Life beyond parity with the greenback has been especially painful for Australian manufacturers and tourism. It has made imports cheaper, and has sent the price of many exports soaring.
"It's largely changed the landscape of the Australian industrial outlook," says Michael McCarthy, an analyst at CMC Markets. "A high Australian dollar meant that our rigid labour markets and high cost of labour has put most of manufacturing into an uncompetitive position."
To survive, firms have had to innovate. Competition from China and Taiwan has forced Lifestyle BBQs, a family-run company in Sydney, to shift its focus away from the low-cost end of the market, to premium sales.
"There are a lot of products available to customers who want to purchase a barbecue at very low prices, because of the high Australian dollar," says owner Blair Boaden. "You can walk into a store and it's available for between 400 and 800 [Australian] dollars. And it all seems perfectly adequate. Whereas our product sells in the equivalent form for between 2,500 and 3,500 dollars."
However, in recent months there have been many pressures on the Aussie dollar; from the strength of the US and Chinese economies, to interest rates and the softening of the mining boom.
And that has provided some much-needed relief for those weighed down by a muscular currency.  The mighty "Aussie" has lost more than 10% of its value since mid-April.


On-loan Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli scored as AC Milan cruised into the Coppa Italia final after an easy win over third-tier Alessandria.

Leading 1-0 from the first leg, Milan scored three first-half goals through Jeremy Menez (2) and Alessio Romagnoli.
Alessandria brought more than 15,000 fans to the San Siro, but an own goal by Roberto Sabato and Balotelli's late strike ensured there would be no shock.
Milan will play Juventus or Inter Milan in the final.


The son of the Greggs bakery founder accused of molesting boys has denied "fondling" truants, a court has heard.

Colin Gregg, 74, of Gosforth, used to take absent children to school when he worked as a social worker.
Giving evidence at Newcastle Crown Court, he "emphatically" denied accusations that he fondled two of them.
Mr Gregg denies 26 charges of indecent assault relating to nine boys from the 1960s to the 1990s.
He is accused of molesting them in his car, at schools where he worked and at homes.
The hearing was also told how two former pupils where he used to teach at Durham School had accused him of indecently assaulting them during a swimming lesson and while driving in his car.
The prosecution said there was a "consistency" among the accounts of the nine complainants.
The trial has heard the accused became a "wealthy man" by helping expand the family bakery business, which was founded by his father John.
Mr Gregg, a father of three, also worked as the head of the former King's School in Tynemouth and set up the North East Children's Cancer Run.
The trial continues.


NHS bosses have been ordered to take "urgent action" to improve safety for mental health patients after services were deemed inadequate.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found problems at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust raised in 2013 had still not been addressed.
They carried out their inspection in March.
The trust said it was "a fair judgement" and apologised, saying action was being taken.
Inspectors visited centres including Bradgate, Oakham House and Lakeside House.
While staff were praised for compassion and kindness, inspectors said "urgent action" was needed to address safety concerns including:
The CQC raised issues in 2013 over staffing levels, risk assessments and physical health care. Inspectors found some of these areas were still not adequate.
Trust chief executive Dr Peter Miller apologised and "fully accepted" some services still needed improving.
"Overall the service on the Bradgate unit requires improvement but has received a 'good' for being caring and compassionate, and that really means a lot to me," he said.
"But in terms of physical environments and getting staffing levels right, there is still a lot to do.
"What those staff do is work in very difficult circumstances with huge and growing demands... They work incredibly hard even in those circumstances."


An independent investigation will be held into disorder at the Scottish Cup final, the Scottish Football Association has confirmed.

It said a commission would review operational matters relating to the Rangers V Hibernian game on Saturday.
There were violent clashes at Hampden Park when thousands spilled onto the pitch at the final whistle.
Hibs said they would co-operate with the inquiry, adding they were "sorry" for the pitch invasion by their fans.
Rangers said their players and backroom staff were injured in scuffles following their 3-2 defeat to Hibernian.
In a statement released on Sunday, the Glasgow side criticised the response of the the SFA, Hibernian, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the BBC to the incident.
Stewart Regan, the Scottish FA chief executive, said the commission's findings would be published in full.
He also urged calm while the commission carried out its work.
Mr Regan's statement read: "I would urge all parties involved in the ongoing situation to demonstrate calmness, clarity of thought and responsibility as we proceed towards a satisfactory conclusion."
Police Scotland said a dedicated incident room had been set up to co-ordinate the criminal investigation and 11 arrests had been made so far.
Assistant Chief Constable Mark Williams said: "Although we've made 11 arrests so far, I fully expect more to be made in the coming days as we sift through evidence from CCTV and other video footage and photographic images.
"Public safety is our number one priority and the pitch incursion was unacceptable and jeopardised that.Our response was immediate, measured, proportionate and professional.
"In a short period of time, we deployed mounted officers, public order and conventional officers to separate the opposing supporters.
"It's important to take time and reflect on Saturday's match and we will now work with G4S, Scottish FA, Hampden Park  PLC, both clubs and of course with our staff to review the full circumstances of the game.
"If there's lessons to be learned then we will do that together with other partners so we can ensure that scenes like those witnessed on Saturday don't happen again."
Hibs said it would do "everything in its power to bring to book" supporters involved in allegations of assault - including against Rangers players and staff.
Any supporters involved in criminal or unacceptable behaviour would face the strongest possible sanctions, it added.
Chairman Rod Petrie said: "It is now clear from various sources that supporters being on the pitch at the end of the match led to acts of violence and disorder.
"I condemn and the club condemns all of the violence and unacceptable conduct perpetrated on the pitch and elsewhere and in the margins of the match at Hampden.   There is absolutely no place for it in the game of football.
"Hibernian will do all that it can to support the criminal investigations to ensure that those who have transgressed face the consequences of their actions."
Stewart Regan said the independent commission into the disorder would look at "process and protocols" undertaken in the staging of the match.
The football chief added: "I have also instructed the compilation of a comprehensive report from all our internal group functions at Hampden Park to establish a full picture of the events of the weekend.
"The contents of this report will be made available to the commission.
"I am keen that the Scottish FA is proactive in the investigations with the police authorities and the independent commission."
He also confirmed that the organisation's football compliance officer had also begun investigating potential rule breaches "from a football regulatory perspective".
And Mr Regan said that, as the cup final was the subject of a criminal investigation, any information gleaned by the Scottish FA would be shared with Police Scotland.
16:51:48 - Final Whistle
16:51:58 - Pitch invasion begins
16:53:25 - Fans smash goalpost
16:54:54 - Rival fans clash
16:55:38 - Police horses on pitch
16:57:00 - Police line established


Three men and two women have been arrested after police officers were hurt by two dogs at a house in Pembrokeshire.

Dyfed-Powys Police said four officers were making enquiries at a house on Goat Street, Haverfordwest on Saturday when the incident happened.
They were discharged after receiving hospital treatment.
Four people are still in custody and one woman has been released on police bail.


West Ham manager Slaven Bilic says he is interested in signing Manchester City forward Wilfried Bony, but will not "beg" anyone to join the club.

Strikers Andy Carroll and record signing Andre Ayew are both injured, while the Croatian admits he was close to signing AC Milan's Carlos Bacca.
The Colombian opted to stay in Italy, with Bilic unwilling to chase the forward because he says there are other targets "calling me every day".
Bilic added the deal became "a saga".
"I was the one who called it off three weeks ago in Austria," he added. "I wanted him, of course, but I don't want to have to drag players to West Ham.
"We are not Real Madrid or Manchester United but we are a good club and a proud club with players who are proud to play for us. We are not going to beg anyone to play for us."
Bilic says Bacca is "on great money and wants to stay on that level", but hopes West Ham can attract players of that quality in the future, with Bony an option.
The 27-year-old joined Manchester City in January 2015 and has scored 10 goals in 20 starts, but is yet to play this term.
The Ivory Coast international, who signed for Swansea in 2013 from Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem, was not included in manager Pep Guardiola's squad for the Champions League qualifier with Steaua Bucharest.
"He is a good player," Bilic added. "He is an option because he plays in the position where, even before the injuries, we tried to sign a player.
"We have a couple of players we are trying to do a deal with."
Bilic was speaking at a press conference before Thursday's Europa League qualifier second leg against Astra Giurgiu at London Stadium.
The tie stands at 1-1, with West Ham bidding to join Premier League rivals Southampton and Manchester United in Friday's draw for the group stages.
"We are not going to protect the away goal," Bilic said. "It gives you an advantage but you cannot hang on for 90 minutes. We will play a normal game."
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Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny has signed for French side Toulon.

Halfpenny, named man of the series after the victorious British and Irish Lions tour to Australia in 2013, joins Toulon on an initial two-year deal.
The 25-year-old has full release for all Wales training camps and international matches.
"I believe the move to Toulon is the best decision for me and my continued development as a rugby player and as a person," said Halfpenny.
"They are an outstanding club, very ambitious, full of world-class players and are the European champions."
Toulon are fully supportive of my international desires and duties
Halfpenny, whose contract with the French giants contains an option for a third year, insisted that the move abroad would not affect his availability for international duties with Wales.
"Toulon are fully supportive of my international desires and duties and I would like to thank them for this as it was an important factor in my decision," Halfpenny added.
"As well as the rugby challenges, I'm looking forward to experiencing and embracing a new culture and learning a new language. However, until then I'm completely focused on performing for the Cardiff Blues and Wales."
Halfpenny is out of contract at the end of this season with the Blues, who along with the Welsh Rugby Union are understood to have tabled deals to keep the 25-year-old in Wales, but neither could compete with Toulon's offer.
Blues chief executive Richard Holland said: "Retaining Leigh has been one of our highest priorities... his outstanding performances for Blues, Wales and the Lions have made him one of the most prized players in world rugby.
"We put our very best offer on the table but he has been the target of a major European club with significant resources that we simply cannot compete with.
"Leigh has been a fantastic servant to the Blues and I know how hard a decision this has been for him... he will go with our very best wishes."
Reports have put Halfpenny's annual wage at close to £400,000 as the French giants seek a long-term replacement for former England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson.
Halfpenny is, like Wilkinson, one of the best goal-kickers in the world and his fine all-round game means he is considered to be one of the finest full-backs in the world.
Aled Brew - Biarritz (joining Dragons 2014)
Lee Byrne - Clermont Auvergne (joining Dragons 2014)
Luke Charteris - Perpignan
Leigh Halfpenny - Toulon (from 2014)
James Hook - Perpignan
Dan Lydiate - Racing Metro
Jamie Roberts - Racing Metro
Mike Phillips - Racing Metro
George North - Northampton
Paul James - Bath
Craig Mitchell - Exeter (joining Blues 2014)
Jon Davies - Clermont (from 2014)
Ian Evans - Toulon (from 2014)
Wilkinson is expected to extend his stay at the Stade Felix Mayol by another year, so defending Heineken Cup champions Toulon will be able to field both men next season.
Halfpenny will also find a familiar face at Toulon in Ian Evans, as the Wales and Lions lock will join the French side from Ospreys in the summer.
The pair will be among an eight-strong Welsh contingent playing in the French Top 14 next season, as Wales' leading players continue to be enticed away from the four cash-strapped Welsh regional teams.
The ongoing dispute between the regions - the Blues, Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets - and the WRU and the uncertainty over what competitions they will be playing in next season has added further pressure on players coming out of contract.
"Given the current uncertainty over the competitions the regions are playing in next season and revenues attached to that, it is understandable why players are looking elsewhere," added Holland.
"The threat to Welsh rugby and our ability to keep top players in Wales is highlighted by the fact the French game is underpinned by broadcast revenues that dwarf anything we receive from our domestic league [the Pro12].
"It's not surprising that Welsh players would choose the certainty of strong weekly French competitions over the uncertainty of the weekly club competition in Wales."
WRU group chief executive Roger Lewis confirmed that the governing body and the regions hope to solve their differences soon.
"It is no secret that we are working closely with our regions to put in place a new Rugby Services Agreement within which we hope to secure a method of retaining our top players in Wales and the WRU is anxious to progress that plan as quickly as possible," Lewis said.
"There is no doubt that playing in Wales under the gaze of our national coaches is the best place for any Welsh player to be, but in this day and age we are all aware of the financial pressures on individuals to move."
Chief Executive of Regional Rugby Wales, Stuart Gallacher, Chief Executive of Regional Rugby Wales described it as a, "sad day for Welsh rugby," but says he understands Halfpenny's decision.
"There are fundamental issues that need urgently addressing across the whole of Welsh Rugby," said Gallagher.
"We need a collaborative and practical approach between WRU, Regions and community clubs on to how best to retain and invest in our players in Wales.
"The impact on our supporters and young players of iconic Welsh rugby stars leaving their Regions should not be underestimated, as they lose the chance to watch their heroes and be inspired week-in-week out."
Halfpenny has had a stellar year, following his Lions heroics by being shortlisted for the International Rugby Board player of the year, and was voted the Rugby Union Writers' Club Player of the Year.
He also won BBC Wales' Sports Personality of the Year and then came second to Wimbledon tennis champion Andy Murray in the BBC's main Sports Personality of the Year vote.
Halfpenny, from Gorseinon near Swansea, was also named 2013 Six Nations player of the tournament and has scored 344 points for Wales in 48 appearances since his debut in 2008.


A Victorian pier has been bought by a group of businessmen who plan to turn it into a music venue, the BBC understands.

The consortium for Portsmouth's South Parade Pier is fronted by Southsea entrepreneur Lawrence Mendel, the Portsmouth News has reported.
The BBC has been unable to contact Mr Mendel, who has been listed as the pier's director since 27 March.
The pier, which was reportedly sold that month, has been closed since 2012.
Portsmouth City Council has confirmed the pier, which is in a state of disrepair, has a new owner but has not named them.
One of the pier's previous owners Dawn Randall said she could not yet reveal the identity of the new owner after "signing an agreement".
However, the council said it had been "really encouraged" after seeing "detailed plans" for repairs and restoration of the structure following a meeting earlier with the lead surveyor.
It added the owner had said the pier would not open this year due to the amount of work which needed to be done, including storm damage repairs.
It is likely the work will have to be carried out from barges alongside the pier as the structure "can't cope with the extra weight of machinery", a council spokesman said.
Community group The South Parade Trust had hoped to take over the pier and received a Â£10,000 grant in March, but said millions of pounds would be needed to restore the structure to its former glory.


Ireland gave their Six Nations title hopes a huge fillip with a surprisingly one-sided victory over a poor Wales in Dublin.

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Wales were out-hustled and out-thought from the first whistle by their inspired hosts, who led 13-0 at half-time courtesy of flanker Chris Henry's first international try and eight points from the boot of Jonathan Sexton.
Leigh Halfpenny kicked a penalty for Wales after the restart but a try from Paddy Jackson and five more points from Sexton sealed the victory.
It is the first time Ireland have started a Six Nations campaign with back-to-back victories since 2009, the year they won the Grand Slam.
And on the evidence of this vibrant display, Joe Schmidt's side will be confident of nicking a win at Twickenham in a fortnight.
Meanwhile, Gatland's tired-looking defending champions will be pleased for the extended break ahead of the visit of France, after their first away Six Nations defeat since 2011.
"Wales were totally out-muscled. Plan A didn't work and unfortunately, as we have said before, they didn't have a Plan B. There was total domination of ball play by Ireland. It was difficult to stop."
A spicy encounter was expected, with a lot of the pre-match coverage focusing on the apparent grudge between Wales head coach Warren Gatland and Ireland centre Brian O'Driscoll, a grudge both men denied existed.
O'Driscoll, Ireland's most capped player, was dropped by Gatland for the deciding Lions Test against Australia last summer, causing uproar in the Irish media, while several other Irishmen lost out to Welsh players in close calls.
As such, nine of the Welshmen who started that victorious match in Sydney, plus three more of the Lions touring party, started on Saturday. And it appeared to have an effect.
Sexton scored the first points of the day, slotting over a penalty after a jinking half-break by wing Dave Kearney.
There were a few worrying moments for the home faithful when O'Driscoll received treatment after a big hit by Scott Williams, who injured his shoulder in the process and had to be replaced by Liam Williams, with George North moving to centre. But the Irish talisman, playing his penultimate home Test, was soon patched up and back in the fray.
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Sexton doubled Ireland's lead with a penalty from almost directly in front of the posts after Richard Hibbard was penalised for not rolling away.
When the visitors did get their hands on the ball their backs struggled to work any space and they coughed it up too easily, while the Wales line-out malfunctioned from the outset.
Wing Andrew Trimble caused mayhem in the Welsh defence with a side-stepping raid off his wing, before Rob Kearney just managed to wrestle the ball from Halfpenny following a steepling up-and-under by Sexton.
From the resulting ruck, Sexton pinned Wales in their own 22 with a cute kick and Henry rumbled over for his first international try from the line-out.
Sexton's conversion from just inside the touchline brought a huge cheer from the home fans and increased the sense of Irish irresistibility.
The fly-half missed a long-range penalty attempt on the stroke of half-time but that did not alter the fact that a ragged looking Wales had been completely outgunned in the first 40 minutes. This was especially the case at the breakdown, where Munster flanker Peter O'Mahony - the man of the match - was in dominant form.
Shortly after the restart, Sexton increased Ireland's lead with a penalty, after which Wales showed some attacking verve at last, Jamie Roberts bursting up to the Ireland 5m line. However, an infringement at the breakdown allowed Ireland to clear their lines.
Ireland captain Paul O'Connell, who missed last week's match against Scotland, was given a rapturous reception when he was replaced by Dan Tuohy after 54 minutes, at which point the heavens opened.
"Tactically Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt said let's kick the ball away, take all the steam out of this Wales physicality. The big Welsh backs were running all the time but never getting the space they've been used to having."
Halfpenny got his side on the scoreboard with a penalty but the filthy weather, and its effect on handling, scuppered any chance of a late Wales onslaught.
Sexton restored Ireland's 16-point advantage with a penalty of his own before Wales had some luck at last, the officials failing to spot that Halfpenny had nudged the ball into touch a few metres from his own try-line.
The visitors finally built up a head of steam with 13 minutes left but replacement prop Rhodri Jones was penalised for a double movement when thrusting for the Ireland try-line, and that was the last time Wales threatened.
Welsh fans were streaming for the exits long before replacement fly-half Jackson sauntered over for a try with a minute of the match remaining, the Irish pack having overpowered their Welsh counterparts with another driving maul.
Ireland almost rubbed further salt into Welsh wounds in the closing seconds after a searing break by Isaac Boss, but the defending champions' misery was already complete.
Look back on the key moments of today's action on the BBC Sport Facebook page.
Ireland: 15-Rob Kearney, 14-Andrew Trimble, 13-Brian O'Driscoll, 12-Gordon D'Arcy, 11-Dave Kearney, 10-Jonathan Sexton, 9-Conor Murray; 1-Cian Healy, 2-Rory Best, 3-Mike Ross, 4-Devin Toner, 5-Paul O'Connell, 6-Peter O'Mahony, 7-Chris Henry, 8-Jamie Heaslip
Replacements: 16-Sean Cronin (for Best, 73), 17-Jack McGrath (for Healy, 68), 18-Martin Moore (for Ross, 54), 19-Dan Tuohy (for O'Connell, 54), 20-Tommy O'Donnell (for Tuohy, 64), 21-Isaac Boss (for Murray, 79), 22-Paddy Jackson (for Sexton, 74), 23-Fergus McFadden (for Trimble, 61)
Wales: 15-Leigh Halfpenny, 14-Alex Cuthbert, 13-Scott Williams, 12-Jamie Roberts, 11-George North, 10-Rhys Priestland, 9-Mike Phillips; 1-Gethin Jenkins, 2-Richard Hibbard, 3-Adam Jones, 4-Andrew Coombs, 5-Alun Wyn Jones, 6-Dan Lydiate, 7-Sam Warburton, 8-Taulupe Faletau
Replacements: 16-Ken Owens (for Hibbard, 61), 17-Paul James (for Jenkins, 71), 18-Rhodri Jones (for A Jones, 61), 19-Jake Ball (for Coombs, 71) 20-Justin Tipuric (for Lydiate, 71), 21-Rhys Webb (for Phillips, 79), 22-James Hook, 23-Liam Williams (for S Williams, 17).
Yellow card:  Phillips (80)
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Touch judges: Glen Jackson (New Zealand) & JP Doyle (England)
TV: Graham Hughes (England)


Japan's Toyota Motor made a record profit of 2.31trn yen ($21bn, £14.6bn), its third in a row, but warned profits would fall sharply next time.

Toyota is forecasting a 35% drop in net profit to $1.5tn yen.
Toyota, the world's biggest selling motor company, has done well out of a weak yen, which has made its goods cheaper in other countries.
Last year, one US dollar would buy 120 yen, but over next year is expected to buy just 105 yen.
Toyota is also expecting demand in key markets such as the US and China, to weaken this year.
The company's executive vice president Takahiko Ijichi said of this year's record results: "The positive factors such as cost reduction efforts and favourable foreign exchange rates more than offset the negative factors such as decreased vehicle sales and increased expenses, particularly labour costs and R&D expenses."
The company's forecast for the financial year from April to March 2017 does not factor in the effects of two powerful earthquakes in Kumamoto, south-west of Japan. Toyota halted its production line for one week last month, due to the earthquakes.
The Kumamoto region is a manufacturing hub for many big Japanese corporations. Honda and Sony also have plants there, and they too had to suspend their operations.
Also in the financial report, Toyota said its net revenue jumped 4.3% to 28tn yen. Vehicle sales rose in the North American market, offsetting declines elsewhere.
Sales had fallen across many markets, including Europe, Asia, Africa and at home in Japan.
The company is best known for its Prius hybrid, Camry and Corolla sedan models and the Lexus luxury brand.
Industry data published in January showed Toyota has retained its crown as the world's top-selling carmaker for the fourth straight year.
The company sold 10.15 million cars overall in 2015.
In 2014, Toyota claimed the top spot with 10.23 million cars sold.


A Canadian woman who has used the same lottery numbers for nearly 30 years has won the jackpot, winning a CA$5.3m ($3.9m; Â£3.2m) cash prize.

Olga Beno from Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, says she "dreamt up" the winning set of numbers in May 1989 and has regularly used them ever since.
The win is a fillip for the cancer sufferer, who has had to sell her home to fund her treatment.
She now plans to build an easy-access ranch-style home with her winnings.
"I know my numbers by heart, and I thought I saw them on the television screen the evening after the draw, but my eyes aren't good," Ms Beno was quoted by Atlantic Lottery as saying.
"So I forgot about it."
The next morning, she was going through the newspaper when she saw the winning digits again.
"At first I thought - it can't be. It's a mistake in the paper. Then I said to my sister, 'I think I won the lottery'.
"She said 'Phone me back when you want to tell me the truth'."
Ms Beno was one of two people to win CA$5.3m from the 28 December draw. The second ticket was sold in western Canada.
Ten years ago she was diagnosed with Stage Four cancer and had to sell her home and start renting.
She said that her husband, children and grandchildren had helped her to survive the illness, and that her intention now is to spoil them by taking them to Disney World.


An influential committee of MPs has called for a moratorium on fracking on the grounds that it could derail efforts to tackle climate change.

The government's drive for shale gas should be put on hold because it would lead to more reliance on fossil fuels, the Environmental Audit Committee said.
The cross-party committee also warned there were "huge uncertainties" about the environmental impact of fracking.
Ministers said shale gas development did not detract from cutting emissions.
Efforts to bring about a moratorium received a setback on Monday, when a Commons vote rejected the idea.
In their report, the committee said shale fracking was incompatible with UK carbon targets and could pose environmental and health risks.
"Ultimately fracking cannot be compatible with our long-term commitments to cut climate-changing emissions unless full-scale carbon capture and storage technology is rolled out rapidly, which currently looks unlikely," said committee chair Joan Walley MP.
"There are also huge uncertainties around the impact that fracking could have on water supplies, air quality and public health."
David Shukman, Science Editor
This report opens up a new argument over shale gas in the UK. Until now the main focus of environmental concern has been on the risks of pollution. And any worries about noise or the potential for contaminated drinking water have essentially been local. But highlighting the climate angle gives the debate a national perspective.
The MPs highlight the apparent contradiction of the UK being committed to massive cuts in carbon emissions under the Climate Change Act while at the same time also encouraging the search for new sources of fossil fuel.
At the heart of this question is how gas itself is viewed. Since it is cleaner than coal, some say gas can act as a "bridge" to a low-carbon future, buying more time for renewable energy to become more efficient.
Others argue that developing any kind of fossil fuel locks us into a high-carbon future and undermines or at least delays a switch to greener forms of power. And this comes at sensitive time: the government is preparing to take a leading role in a summit on climate change in Paris at the end of the year.
After a debate on the Infrastructure Bill on Monday afternoon, MPs voted overwhelmingly to reject an amendment calling for a halt to fracking. In a vote, 52 were in favour of the moratorium while 308 were against.
Meanwhile the government agreed to tighten the restrictions on where fracking can take place with an outright ban on the activity in national parks, sites of special interest and areas of national beauty.
The Environmental Audit Committee report warned that only a fraction of UK shale reserves could be safely burned if global warming was to be kept below two degrees - the target of international climate negotiations.
And by the time shale gas is likely to be commercially viable, carbon budgets are likely to have been tightened under the Climate Change Act, it said.
Regardless of any moratorium, there should be a ban on fracking in protected areas, the MPs added.
"We cannot allow Britain's national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty to be developed into oil and gas fields," said Ms Walley.
MPs on the committee will also attempt to amend a government bill on infrastructure on Monday to bar fracking of shale gas.
Responding to the report, the Department of Energy and Climate Change said it disagreed with the findings.
"UK shale development is compatible with our goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and does not detract from our support for renewables, in fact it could support development of intermittent renewables. To meet our challenging climate targets we will need significant quantities of renewables, nuclear and gas in our energy mix."
And Tom Crotty, director of the Ineos group, which is investing in the UK shale gas industry, said gas would be needed for the next 20, 30 or more years in the UK, as a back-up to renewables.
He told the BBC: "The net result of a moratorium on fracking will be - we will import more and more gas - within 15 years we will import three quarters of our gas into this country."
Prof Martin Mayfield, of the University of Sheffield, said the big issue around fracking was whether the UK could afford to extract and burn more fossil fuel.
"In terms of the shale gas under our feet, all we should do is understand how much we have and then leave it in the ground until we have no option but to use it, or until carbon capture technology is viable at sufficient scale to deal with the emissions," he said.
However, Prof Quentin Fisher of the University of Leeds said the committee was putting the "ill-informed views of anti-fracking groups" ahead of evidence-based scientific studies.
"Gas will be a significant part of the UK's energy mix for the foreseeable future and it is preferable that we are as self-sufficient as possible," he said.
"Hopefully, MPs will reject the findings of this report and allow UK citizens to receive the economic and social benefits that shale gas extraction could bring."
Last week, planning officers at Lancashire County Council said plans for fracking at two sites near Blackpool should be rejected owing to "unacceptable" increases in noise and heavy traffic.
Shale company Cuadrilla has asked the council to defer the final decision to allow new information on noise levels and traffic to be considered.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said the government is "going all out" for shale gas, claiming it could create jobs and reduce reliance on imported gas. Opponents have argued the high-pressure fracturing of rocks risks health and environmental impacts and drives climate change.
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We are used to stark divisions in politics: Labour and Conservative, left-wing and right-wing.

27 March 2017 Last updated at 13:37 BST
But with electoral upsets such as Brexit exposing fundamental divides in how people view themselves, is it time for a new way of thinking?
The writer David Goodhart thinks he has found the answer and gets on his soapbox for the Daily Politics.


China and South Korea are set to sign a free trade agreement that aims to remove most barriers to trade between the countries.

Leaders from both nations confirmed a conclusion had been reached after talks that spanned more than two years.
The deal is expected to be signed on Monday and covers 17 areas such as e-commerce, Chinese officials said.
China is South Korea's largest trading partner and their bilateral trade grew to $228.9bn (Â£143bn) in 2013.
South Korea has been running a trade surplus with China since 1993, and the surplus was $62.8bn last year, according to South Korean data.
"South Korean and Chinese leaders today declared an effective conclusion of the FTA at a summit meeting held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing," said a statement from Korea's presidential office, referring to a meeting of South Korean President Park Geun-hye with China's President Xi Jinping at the Apec summit.
Local media reports said the deal included a move to remove tariffs on over 90% of goods in the next two decades.
With China and South Korea the world's first and seventh largest exporters respectively, a tie-up between the two is key for the region's economic growth.
South Korea, Asia's fourth largest economy, already has trade agreements with the European Union and the US.


Child refugees promised sanctuary in the UK are still risking their lives hiding in lorries, a Labour peer who escaped Nazi Germany has warned.

Lord Dubs, who came to Britain on the Kindertransport programme for Jewish children, said no-one had arrived in the UK under a scheme pledged in May.
It said lone child refugees registered in France, Italy or Greece before 20 March could be resettled in the UK.
The Home Office said work on the scheme was under way.
But Lord Dubs said that, as far as he knew, no children had been brought to the UK under the promised terms.
"Now that the referendum is over it is time they got on with it," he said.
"No one has come through on this scheme yet. The only people who have come through I know are young people I met in Calais who then made it to Britain on the back of a lorry," he said.
"These children are in danger. All the evidence is that some of them are in danger of being lured into crime and prostitution."
Lord Dubs also warned that refugee children were coming to a Britain that was "less tolerant" than it was even a few months ago: "It is absolutely shocking. It is very depressing, we have sunk in terms of the way we treat other people."
Mr Cameron's U-turn on the issue of accepting unaccompanied child refugees came after mounting political pressure, including from Tory backbenches.
The government agreed in January to take some lone child refugees directly from North Africa and Middle East.
But it had rejected calls to accept 3,000 children who had made it to Europe because it did not want to encourage others to make the "lethal" journey.
Lord Dubs, together with charities Citizens UK and Unicef UK, is backing an amendment to the Children and Social Work Bill, being debated in Parliament on Monday, to press minsters for greater assurances.
Charities have warned that councils giving a home to refugee children lack the assurances of long term government funding they need.
Bishop of Durham Paul Butler, a spokesman for Citizens UK, said: "Although we rejoiced when the government agreed to step up and resettle unaccompanied child refugees from Europe, we are disappointed that their words are not being put into action.
"This generous offer of sanctuary to unaccompanied children must not be allowed to fail due to bureaucracy and cuts."
Lily Caprani, of Unicef UK, said child refugees continued to "remain stuck for months in wretched camps from Greece to France".
She called on the government to "take immediate action to speed up these procedures".
The Home Office said it was committed to bringing vulnerable refugee children from Europe to the UK, as underpinned in the Immigration Act 2016.
A spokesman said the government was consulting with local authorities to confirm available capacity and to make sure "appropriate support systems" were in place.
UK officials were also talking to the UN's refugee agency, the UNHCR, and the Italian, Greek and French governments to speed up the process.


A mourning outfit worn by Queen Victoria following the death of her husband Prince Albert is to be sold at auction in Derbyshire.

The outfit, which includes a black skirt with a 43in (109cm) waist, was among items bought in a house sale in the 1970s.
Queen Victoria remained in mourning for more than 30 years after her husband died from typhoid in 1861.
The garments are expected to sell for more than Â£1,000.
The outfit also includes a black silk, taffeta and bombazine bodice, undergarments and a pair of small black boots.
Charles Hanson, manager of Hanson's auctioneers in Etwall, said: "The garments date back to the 1880s and include her silk undergarments, comprising a pair of silk bloomers and a chemise.
"Both objects are monogrammed VR [Victoria Regina].
"It's a real catwalk find. We unpack lots of cardboard boxes in our saleroom and you do not expect to unearth such important royal uniform which belonged to our longest-serving monarch."


Harlequins back-row Jack Clifford, Northampton prop Paul Hill and Bath back Ollie Devoto could make their debuts in England's Six Nations opener.

The players were retained by head coach Eddie Jones in a 23-man squad likely to stay the same to face Scotland at Murrayfield on 6 February.
Dylan Hartley will play at hooker after being named captain for the tournament.
Former skipper Chris Robshaw is expected to start at blind-side flanker.
While James Haskell and Billy Vunipola could make up the rest of the back row.
With Elliot Daly being released back to Wasps, Jonathan Joseph is set to start at outside centre, with Owen Farrell at inside centre and George Ford at fly-half.
Full England squad for game against Scotland:
Forwards: Dan Cole (Leicester), Jack Clifford, Joe Marler, Chris Robshaw (all Harlequins), Jamie George, George Kruis, Billy Vunipola, Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Dylan Hartley, Paul Hill, Courtney Lawes (Northampton), James Haskell, Joe Launchbury (Wasps).
Backs: Mike Brown, Danny Care (both Harlequins), Ollie Devoto, George Ford, Jonathan Joseph, Anthony Watson (Bath), Owen Farrell, Alex Goode (Saracens), Jack Nowell (Exeter), Ben Youngs (Leicester).
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Matthew Rhys is to follow in Colin Firth's footsteps and take on the role of Mr Darcy for the BBC.

He will play Jane Austen's much-loved character in an adaptation of PD James's Death Comes To Pemberley.
The book places the Pride and Prejudice characters Elizabeth Bennett, Fitzwilliam Darcy and George Wickham in a murder mystery.
Anna Maxwell Martin will play Bennett, while Matthew Goode takes on the role of Wickham.
Rhys, who is currently starring in US show The Americans, said he was very aware there would be comparisons with Firth's well-known performance in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
"Exciting as it is, one of the challenges of a part such as Darcy are the comparisons that will be drawn to those who've institutionalised him in the past," he said.
"The beauty of Pemberley is that it is an entirely new and different Darcy six years on," he said.
"And also, I don't have to appear from a lake in a white shirt and breeches," he added, referring to the famous scene in the BBC adaptation where Firth emerged from a lake.
Death Comes to Pemberley picks up with Elizabeth and Darcy years after their wedding, where they have two young sons and are preparing for the annual ball at their home.
The book, which was an international best-seller, has been adapted by Juliette Towhidi, the writer of Calendar Girls.
Filming will begin in June on location in Yorkshire.


One of the most high-profile former industrial sites in south Wales could be bought by the Welsh Government, BBC Wales understands.

More than 300 jobs were lost when the Hoover washing machine factory in Merthyr Tydfil closed in 2009.
Part of the site is still used for distribution and talks are taking place with its owners - Hoover's Italian parent company Hoover Candy.
Ministers have refused to comment about a possible purchase.
But Hoover Candy said it has held talks with a number of interested parties.
It is understood there has been interest from the Welsh Government in buying the site for a number of years, but talks have gathered momentum in the past year, although no price has yet been agreed.
If the acquisition goes ahead it would be a significant deal for the Welsh Government as it seeks to promote economic development in the heads of the south Wales valleys.
Merthyr Tydfil council would like to see the site developed for transport as part of the new Metro transport network, as well as for employment and housing.
Council leader Brendan Toomey said: "The significance, particularly for the development of the metro, is absolutely huge.
"The site lends itself to a railway station, and coupled together with park and ride facilities. The site is also big enough for housing and other developments.
"Apart from the historical connection with the area, the site itself is ideally situated at a junction just off the A470. The connections are absolutely perfect.
"If the Welsh Government could do a deal, it would be welcomed by everyone at Merthyr council."
Earlier in July, ministers announced plans for a new approach to investment in the south Wales valleys with the creation of a task force.
The new group will try to meet the area's needs in education and health, as well as economic development.
A spokesperson for Hoover Candy said: "The site still serves as Hoover Candy offices, warehousing and distribution.
"Since the closure of our manufacturing operation at Merthyr Tydfil in 2009 we have been having discussions with many interested parties about the long term future of the site.
"Although there are no specific plans at present, we continue to consider viable development opportunities."
I am told we are at a highly sensitive stage in these discussions but there is barely concealed enthusiasm at a local level for development of this huge site which acts as a southern gateway to Merthyr Tydfil.
It would complement a strong local story for the town with the defence firm General Dynamics set to employ around 250 people assembling armoured vehicles nearby.
But it would also have a wider significance.
If a deal is completed, it would be a strong signal that the Welsh Government is willing to invest in economic development at a time when there are big questions about its appetite for risk after a Brexit.
It is early days. The talks may not end in a deal but it could mark an interesting new chapter for a famous old site.