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CE visits Huizhou and Guangzhou (with photos/videos)
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     The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, commenced her trip to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area in Huizhou and Guangzhou today (May 16).

     Accompanied by the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, Mrs Lam met with the Acting Mayor of Huizhou, Mr Liu Ji, and attended a lunch hosted by him. She said at the meeting that given the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government attaches great importance to the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area, she visited Huizhou today following her trip to three other Bay Area cities, namely Shenzhen, Zhongshan and Zhuhai, in March. Noting that the ties between Hong Kong and Huizhou have been close, she said frequent contacts between the people in the two places provide a good foundation and strong impetus for co-operation between the two places. With Hong Kong's heavy investment in Huizhou over the years, she expressed the hope that the two cities will explore more collaboration in various industries in the future to seize together the opportunities brought about by the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area. She added that in particular in innovation and technology (I&T), Hong Kong, whose strength lies in scientific research, can be complemented by Huizhou which is large in area and can provide land for the transformation of achievements of scientific research of Hong Kong for mutual benefit.

     In the afternoon, she visited a large-scale Hong Kong enterprise to know more about its successful experience in the transformation from being an investor in the manufacturing sector in the early period of the reform and opening up in the Mainland to a modern service provider. She also visited Tonghu Ecological and Smart Zone which is under planning to learn about its plan to develop smart industries with the protection of the ecological environment in mind. She was told that the zone is poised to be a cluster of I&T industries and a university from Hong Kong will participate in a project to explore collaboration with Huizhou in academic and scientific research aspects.

     While in Huizhou, Mrs Lam also visited a residential project where many Hong Kong people live to know more about the project's planning and the lives of Hong Kong people who reside in the Mainland.

     Mrs Lam concluded her visit to Huizhou in the afternoon and headed for Guangzhou. Accompanied by the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip, and Mr Chan, Mrs Lam visited Ershadao Art Park with the Secretary of the CPC Guangzhou Municipal Committee, Mr Ren Xuefeng, to know the ecological development and city environment of Guangzhou.

     Mrs Lam and other officials then had a meeting with Mr Ren and attended a dinner hosted by him. During the meeting, Mrs Lam said that she was pleased to visit Guangzhou for the first time in the capacity of the Chief Executive and note the remarkable progress the city has made in various aspects. She said that the relationship between Hong Kong and Guangzhou has always been close. Along with the opening of the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link in September this year, she said she believes that the level of co-operation between the two places will be enhanced, allowing them to jointly promote the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area and helping Hong Kong better integrate into the overall development of the country. She also believed that the economy in various cities in the Bay Area will be boosted and people's livelihood will be improved.

     Mrs Lam will continue her visit tomorrow (May 17).
 
Ends/Wednesday, May 16, 2018
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The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (second right), meets with the Acting Mayor of Huizhou, Mr Liu Ji (second left), in Huizhou today (May 16). The Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Chan Kwok-ki (first right), and the Director General of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the People's Government of Guangdong Province, Mr Liao Jingshan (third left), also attended the meeting.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, met with the Acting Mayor of Huizhou, Mr Liu Ji, in Huizhou today (May 16). Photo shows Mrs Lam (third right) with Mr Liu (third left) and other officials of the Huizhou Municipal Government before the meeting.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (May 16) visited Tonghu Ecological and Smart Zone under planning in Huizhou. Photo shows Mrs Lam (first right) receiving a briefing on the general planning of the zone.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (May 16) visited a large residential project where many Hong Kong people live during her visit to Huizhou. Photo shows Mrs Lam (front row, second right) receiving a briefing on the project. Looking on is the Acting Mayor of Huizhou, Mr Liu Ji (front row, second left).
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (fifth left), today (May 16) visited Ershadao Art Park in Guangzhou. Photo shows Mrs Lam accompanied by the Secretary of the CPC Guangzhou Municipal Committee, Mr Ren Xuefeng (second left), receiving a briefing on the city development of Guangzhou.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (fourth left) today (May 16) visited Ershadao Art Park in Guangzhou and pictured with (from left) the Executive Vice Mayor of Guangzhou Municipality, Mr Chen Zhiying; the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Chan Kwok-ki; the Mayor of the Guangzhou Municipal Government, Mr Wen Guohui; the Secretary of the CPC Guangzhou Municipal Committee, Mr Ren Xuefeng; the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip; the Director General of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the People's Government of Guangdong Province, Mr Liao Jingshan; and the Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Albert Tang.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (left), meets with the Secretary of the CPC Guangzhou Municipal Committee, Mr Ren Xuefeng, in Guangzhou today (May 16).
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (fourth left), meets with the Secretary of the CPC Guangzhou Municipal Committee, Mr Ren Xuefeng (fourth right), in Guangzhou today (May 16). The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (third left); the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Chan Kwok-ki (second left); the Mayor of the Guangzhou Municipal Government, Mr Wen Guohui (third right); and the Director General of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the People’s Government of Guangdong Province, Mr Liao Jingshan (second right) also attended the meeting.

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CE meets with Acting Mayor of Huizhou in Huizhou
CE visits Hong Kong enterprise in Huizhou
CE visits Tonghu Ecological and Smart Zone under planning in Huizhou
CE visits Ershadao Art Park in Guangzhou
CE meets with Secretary of CPC Guangzhou Municipal Committee in Guangzhou