​The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, met the Secretary of the CPC Zhuhai Municipal Committee and Secretary of the Hengqin Working Committee of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee, Mr Chen Yong, today (February 27) to exchange views on strengthening co-operation between Hong Kong and Zhuhai.
 
　　Mr Lee welcomed Mr Chen and his delegation on their visit to Hong Kong. Mr Lee said that since the commissioning of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), Zhuhai has become the only Mainland city connected by land to both Hong Kong and Macao. The successive implementation of the Northbound Travel for Hong Kong Vehicles and Southbound Travel for Guangdong Vehicles schemes has deepened the two-way flow of people between Guangdong and Hong Kong, further facilitating the flow of people and goods within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). As a core city of the GBA, Hong Kong will continue to work closely with Zhuhai to further harness the opportunities presented by the HZMB to develop Hong Kong and Zhuhai into one of the GBA's main gateways for the import and export of goods, promoting high-quality development in the GBA.
 
　　Mr Lee said that Hong Kong International Airport and Zhuhai Airport have been closely co-operating with remarkable results. Through enhancing the "Fly-Via-Zhuhai-Hong Kong" direct passenger service and jointly developing the international air-cargo business, the two places have further enhanced the competitiveness of both airports and reinforced their combined advantages to bring about the synergy effect of "one plus one is greater than two". This serves as a testament to the complementarity and mutual benefits achieved between Hong Kong and Zhuhai. Hong Kong will continue to leverage its dual advantage of having national and global opportunities, and further strengthen collaboration between the two airports, jointly contributing to the development of a world-class airport cluster in the GBA.
 
　　Mr Lee said that Hong Kong and Zhuhai are linked by geographical ties and share the same roots, with frequent exchanges in areas such as trade, investment, transport and aviation. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will proactively align with the National 15th Five-Year Plan to better integrate into and serve the country's overall development and fulfil the role of "bringing in and going global". He encouraged Zhuhai enterprises to make good use of Hong Kong as a springboard to explore overseas markets, pursue development together, and jointly seize the opportunities arising from national development.

Ends/Friday, February 27, 2026
Issued at HKT 17:00

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