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Following President Xi Jinping’s visit to the city to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR, the Chamber and other business organizations teamed up to organize a seminar on 7 July to discuss Xi’s speech and its guidance for the business community. The Chamber’s Deputy Vice Chairman Agnes Chan was one of the speakers at the event.

At the seminar, Dr Tan Tieniu, Deputy Director of the Central Government’s Liaison Office in the HKSAR, gave attendees an in-depth understanding of the Central Government’s requirements and expectations for Hong Kong’s future, with reference to Xi’s speech. He also discussed how the business community in Hong Kong can access the opportunities brought by the nation’s development.

Petrina Tam, Convenor of GBA Working Group represented the Chamber to attend the Hong Kong and Shenzhen Investment Forum - Financial and Professional Services, co-organized by InvestHK, Commerce Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality and the Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone of Shenzhen on 23 June.

The forum gathered government officials, corporates and business community of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, with an aim of identifying business opportunities, promoting dialogue and connectivity between the two leading cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Eric Fok, Chairman of China Committee, represented the Chamber to attend the 1st Anniversary of the Consultative Committee on Guangdong-Hong Kong Co-operation (Guangzhou Nansha) Webinar on 28 April.

Initiated by Leung Chun-ying, the Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the Consultative Committee on Guangdong-Hong Kong Co-operation (Guangzhou Nansha) (CCGHKC) was formed in April last year to foster the cooperation between Hong Kong and Guangdong in Nansha and the GBA. HKGCC is one of the members of the committee.