CE meets Minister of Ecology and Environment (with photo)
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Mr Lee welcomed Mr Huang and his delegation to Hong Kong to officiate at the Belt and Road Green Innovation Conference 2026. He thanked the country for its support for Hong Kong as a platform for international exchanges, and for choosing Hong Kong as the venue for the Conference, which is being held outside the Mainland for the first time. Under the "one country, two systems" principle, Hong Kong enjoys the unique advantage of connecting the Mainland and the world, and plays the roles of "super connector" and "super value-adder", proactively building itself into an international green co-operation hub. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government will, through the Belt and Road (B&R) Green Development Co-operation Platform established with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and the B&R sustainable green development training centre established by the Environmental Protection Department, build a pool of talent in international environmental protection and facilitate technology exchanges and co-operation along the B&R to promote the green and high-quality development of the B&R Initiative.
Mr Lee said that the HKSAR Government attaches great importance to green and sustainable development, and four binding indicators are set out in Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan relating to environmental protection. Through developing zero-carbon energy and hydrogen energy, and enhancing waste reduction and recycling, Hong Kong is building itself into a green and liveable city and moving towards carbon neutrality. Hong Kong will continue to promote green transformation and green innovation, leverage its status as a centre for green and sustainable finance, and actively explore cross-boundary carbon trading, to support the country in building a carbon market of greater international influence.
Mr Lee said that the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) is a key engine for the high-quality development of the country. Hong Kong is actively enhancing its role in the GBA's green value chain to promote green development in the GBA. Hong Kong has successfully facilitated the establishment of a world-leading sustainable aviation fuel production base in Dongguan, and will further strengthen collaboration in resources circulation to jointly build a Zero Waste Bay Area, achieving complementary advantages for mutual benefits and win-win results between Hong Kong and the Mainland. He thanked the Ministry of Ecology and Environment for its continued support for Hong Kong's environmental protection work, and expressed the hope that both sides will continue to work together to strengthen collaboration, better integrate into and serve the overall national development, and make greater contributions to the country's ecological civilisation.
Ends/Monday, October 26, 2026
Issued at HKT 15:00
Issued at HKT 15:00
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