Hong Kong's economic and trade exchanges with the Central Asian region have been growing rapidly in recent years, with the total merchandise trade in 2025 rising by 27 per cent compared with 2020. In June, the Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, will lead a delegation to visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to further promote economic and trade development.

     News.gov.hk interviewed the Commissioner for Belt and Road, Mr Nicholas Ho, who shared insights on the economic and trade situation, as well as development opportunities, between Hong Kong and Central Asian countries. He also spoke about the new prospects to be brought by the Chief Executive's upcoming visits to the two countries.

     The story is available at www.news.gov.hk/eng/feature from today (May 31) in text and video format.

Ends/Sunday, May 31, 2026
Issued at HKT 10:00

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