The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, met the Secretary of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee, Mr Feng Fei, at Government House today (September 9) to exchange views on deepening Hong Kong's co-operation with Hainan. Also attending the meeting were the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Ms Carol Yip, and the Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Clement Woo.
      
     Mr Lee welcomed Mr Feng and his delegation to Hong Kong to attend the 10th Belt and Road Summit. Mr Lee said that he is pleased to meet Mr Feng again since they last met during the Chief Executive's visit to Hainan in March. Noting that Hong Kong and Hainan enjoy close geographical, cultural and business ties, Mr Lee said that the two governments signed the Hainan Provincial People's Government and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSAR) Memorandum of Cooperation in March, covering five areas of in-depth collaboration, namely trade and investment, finance, safe and orderly flow of data, tourism, and talent exchanges, further strengthening co-operation between the two places.
      
     Mr Lee said that Hainan and Hong Kong are both key links under the Belt and Road Initiative. This year marks the customs closure operation and further opening of the Hainan Free Trade Port, actively achieving a high level of opening up and high-quality development. Hong Kong and Hainan can fully leverage their collaborative potential, jointly serving as a functional platform and contributing to the Belt and Road Initiative.
      
     Highlighting that the Hainan Provincial People's Government is the first provincial government of the Mainland to utilise Hong Kong's financing platform and professional services to issue bonds, Mr Lee welcomed and thanked the Hainan Provincial People's Government for leveraging Hong Kong's advantages as an international financial centre and a platform for offshore Renminbi debt products, jointly contributing to the Belt and Road Initiative. The HKSAR Government will continue to actively play its bridging role, deepening exchanges and co-operation between Hong Kong and Hainan in various areas such as economy and trade, tourism, and talent, achieving complementarities and mutual benefits, and contributing to the country's high-quality development.
      

Ends/Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Issued at HKT 19:00

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