China Committee
Zhang Binhui, Vice Mayor of Tongzhou District People’s Government of Nantong, led a delegation to the Chamber on 27 March, where they were received by Petrina Tam, GBA Working Group Convenor. Zhang shared the latest news on Nantong’s investment environment and development. The two sides also shared ideas on fostering further cooperation.
Wang Shiguo, Vice Mayor of Jiangbei District People’s Government of Chongqing, visited the Chamber on 28 March, where he was received by Emil Yu, General Committee member. They exchanged views on strengthening cooperation.
Yao Ren, Deputy Secretary-general of the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government, visited the Chamber on 29 March, where he was received by Agnes Chan, Chamber Deputy Chairman. The two parties agreed that Hong Kong and Shenzhen, as dynamic and innovative cities, could join hands and work to seize opportunities in the GBA.
Edmond Yue, General Committee Member, was one of the officiating guests at the Gansu-Hong Kong Investment Cooperation Promotion Conference on 29 March.
In his speech, John Lee, Chief Executive of the HKSAR, said that Gansu was gradually becoming a gateway between China and the world under the Belt and Road initiative, with a broad spectrum of opportunities for industrial cooperation between two places.
Chamber CEO George Leung was among the officiating guests at the Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme Kick-off Ceremony and Briefing Session organized by the Labour Department on 30 March. Chris Sun Yuk-han, Secretary for Labour delivered a speech at the ceremony.
Edmond Yue, General Committee Member, represented the Chamber at the Taicang Suzhou Investment Seminar on 3 April.
Chamber LegCo Representative Jeffery Lam and General Committee member Edmond Yue attended an exchange session hosted by Tan Tieniu, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Party Secretary of Nanjing University, on 12 April.
Members attended the 2023 Chengdu-Hong Kong Investment Cooperation Promotion Conference, which was co-hosted by the Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Economic and Information Technology and Chengdu New Economic Development Commission, and Chengdu Investment Promotion Bureau, on 12 April.
The theme of the conference was “Sharing New Opportunities for the Development of Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle and Jointly Planning for the New Future of Chengdu-Hong Kong Industrial Cooperation.”
Lu Jiwei, Deputy Director, Department of Commerce, Jilin Province, led a delegation to the Chamber on 13 April. The team was welcomed by China Committee Vice Chairman Edmond Yew and members. Lu said that Hong Kong was the largest source of foreign investment in Jilin, with 28 Hong Kong enterprises having invested in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province, near the border with North Korea and Russia. Both parties exchanged views on various aspects such as financial services, healthcare, integrated catering and tourism.
Edmond Yew, Vice Chairman of the China Committee, attended the Kunming-Hong Kong Investment Cooperation Promotion Conference organized by the Kunming Municipal People’s Government, on 14 April.
Chamber Vice Chairman Douglas Woo attended a breakfast meeting hosted by Fang Wei, Vice Governor of the People’s Government of Jiangsu Province, to discuss economic and trade cooperation between Jiangsu and Hong Kong on 14 April.
Edmond Yew, Vice Chairman of the China Committee, attended the opening ceremony of the 133rd China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou. On 15 April, the Chamber joined the Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao Collaboration Centre set up by the Guangzhou Federation of Industry and Commerce, and counts among the centre’s first batch of 20 members.
Xia Baolong, Vice Chairman of the 13th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Director of the State Council’s Hong Kong & Macao Affairs Office, met Chamber representatives at a seminar on 17 April. Chamber Deputy Chairman Agnes Chan was also invited to the seminar.
Edmond Yew, China Committee Vice Chairman, attended the Xuhui Shanghai Investment Forum organized by the People’s Government of the Xuhui District of Shanghai Municipality on 21 April and signed an MOU to deepen cooperation.
GBA Working Group
GBA Working Group Convenor Petrina Tam hosted a press conference on the MWYO Greater Bay Area Youth Employment Scheme Impact Study Phase 3 Report on 14 April. Phase 4 of the study kicked off in April 2023, about three months after the conclusion of the pilot scheme, to help evaluate the scheme’s effectiveness in employees’ career development.