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SCED-led business delegation of enterprises of Belt and Road countries operating in Hong Kong continues visit to GBA (with photos/video)
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     The business delegation of enterprises of Belt and Road countries operating in Hong Kong, led by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau, continued the visit to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) today (December 5) and visited renowned technology companies and organisations in Shenzhen and Guangzhou to learn about the business ecosystem and development potential of the GBA.

     In the morning, Mr Yau led the delegation to visit the Huawei Headquarters in Shenzhen. They were briefed by representatives of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on the company's latest developments, including new innovative applications and services in areas such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence and 5G solutions.

     Mr Yau and the delegation then arrived in Guangzhou and attended a meeting and luncheon with the Director General of Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, Mr Zhang Jinsong. Mr Yau said that the visit aims to capitalise on Hong Kong's unique role under the Belt and Road Initiative (B&RI) and the long-standing close partnership with GBA cities to enable enterprises to gain an in-depth understanding of the vast business opportunities in the GBA, with a view to promoting Hong Kong as a service base for enterprises to tap the Mainland market. He hoped that maximum synergy could be created through this visit for achieving a win-win situation and fruitful outcomes of multipartite collaboration.

     Mr Yau added that there are currently about 210 000 Hong Kong enterprises in Guangdong, accounting for 70 per cent of enterprises of foreign direct investment in Guangdong Province. Among them, some are offices established by overseas enterprises in Hong Kong. These enterprises leverage Hong Kong's distinctive advantage of enjoying strong support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world for entering the Guangdong market via Hong Kong. He said that Guangdong and Hong Kong can offer staunch support to the high-quality development of the B&RI by making full use of the opportunities brought about by the GBA development in taking forward the relevant work.

     In the afternoon, the delegation visited the Nansha Planning Exhibition Hall in Nansha District to learn about the district's development and achievements in recent years, as well as the blueprint for its future development. The delegation later visited Pony.ai, an autonomous driving start-up in the district, to learn about the company's latest developments and experienced first-hand its self-developed autonomous saloon cars.

     The delegation returned to Hong Kong in the evening upon completion of the two-day visit to the GBA.
 
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The business delegation of enterprises of Belt and Road countries operating in Hong Kong, led by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau, continued the visit to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area today (December 5). Photo shows Mr Yau (front row, third left) and delegates visiting the Huawei Headquarters in Shenzhen and being briefed by a representative of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on the company's latest developments. Looking on is the Commissioner for Belt and Road, Mr Nicholas Ho (front row, second left), and the Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong, Miss Linda So (front row, first left).
The business delegation of enterprises of Belt and Road countries operating in Hong Kong, led by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau, continued the visit to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area today (December 5). Photo shows Mr Yau (front) and delegates visiting the Huawei Headquarters in Shenzhen and being briefed by a representative of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on the company's latest developments.
The business delegation of enterprises of Belt and Road countries operating in Hong Kong, led by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau, continued the visit to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area today (December 5). Photo shows Mr Yau (second right); the Commissioner for Belt and Road, Mr Nicholas Ho (third right); the Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong, Miss Linda So (first right), and delegates visiting the Huawei Headquarters in Shenzhen and exchanging views with representatives of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd at a meeting.
The business delegation of enterprises of Belt and Road countries operating in Hong Kong, led by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau, continued the visit to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area today (December 5). Mr Yau and the delegation attended a meeting and luncheon with the Director General of Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, Mr Zhang Jinsong, in Guangzhou. Photo shows Mr Yau (left) meeting with Mr Zhang (right).
The business delegation of enterprises of Belt and Road countries operating in Hong Kong, led by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau, continued the visit to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area today (December 5). Mr Yau and the delegation attended a meeting and luncheon with the Director General of the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, Mr Zhang Jinsong, in Guangzhou. Photo shows Mr Yau speaking at the luncheon.
The business delegation of enterprises of Belt and Road countries operating in Hong Kong, led by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau, continued the visit to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area today (December 5). The delegation visited the Nansha Planning Exhibition Hall in Nansha District, Guangzhou. Photo shows the Commissioner for Belt and Road, Mr Nicholas Ho (front row, first left), the Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong, Miss Linda So (front row, second right), and delegates being briefed by a representative of the exhibition hall about the district's development and achievements in recent years, as well as the blueprint for its future development.
The business delegation of enterprises of Belt and Road countries operating in Hong Kong, led by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau, continued the visit to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area today (December 5). The delegation visited Pony.ai, an autonomous driving start-up in Nansha District, Guangzhou. Photo shows the Commissioner for Belt and Road, Mr Nicholas Ho (front row, second left), the Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong, Miss Linda So (front row, third left), and delegates being briefed by a representative of the company on its latest developments.
The business delegation of enterprises of Belt and Road countries operating in Hong Kong, led by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau, continued the visit to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area today (December 5). The delegation visited Pony.ai, an autonomous driving start-up in Nansha District, Guangzhou. Photo shows the Commissioner for Belt and Road, Mr Nicholas Ho (left), and the Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong, Miss Linda So (right), experiencing first-hand its self-developed autonomous saloon car.

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