CE meets Mayor of Beijing (with photo)
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Mr Lee welcomed Mr Yin and his delegation to Hong Kong to attend the 28th Beijing Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium. Mr Lee said that since its establishment, the Hong Kong/Beijing Co-operation Conference mechanism has received great importance and support from the Central Government and the Beijing Municipal Government. Over the years, Beijing and Hong Kong have maintained extensive and close collaboration in various areas, including finance, economy and trade, innovation and technology (I&T), healthcare, and youth exchanges, promoting high-level mutual benefits.
Noting that Hong Kong enjoys the dual advantage of having national and global opportunities under the "one country, two systems" principle, Mr Lee said that Hong Kong is fully committed to deepening international exchanges and co-operation, and leveraging its role as a two-way platform for enterprises to go global and attract external investment. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has established the Task Force on Supporting Mainland Enterprises in Going Global to proactively engage Mainland enterprises to expand overseas via Hong Kong, gathering professionals from various sectors to provide comprehensive support to Mainland enterprises. Mr Lee welcomed more Beijing and Mainland enterprises to use Hong Kong as a springboard in exploring overseas markets and going global.
Mr Lee remarked that Beijing, as the country's capital, boasts strong capabilities in I&T, while Hong Kong ranks third globally in terms of technology in the World Digital Competitiveness Ranking. Hong Kong is vigorously developing into an international I&T centre, including actively advancing the development of the Hong Kong Park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone and promoting the I&T industry. Mr Lee said that he expects Beijing and Hong Kong to continue deepening I&T co-operation, complementing each other's strengths and better contributing to the country's development as a science and technology powerhouse.
Mr Lee noted that this year marks the conclusion of the 14th Five-Year Plan period and the preparatory year for the 15th Five-Year Plan. The country will expand the scope of its high-level opening up and explore opportunities of two-way investment co-operation. Hong Kong will continue to actively strengthen its co-operation with Beijing across different areas, jointly serving the country's high-quality development.
Ends/Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Issued at HKT 17:15
Issued at HKT 17:15
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