China Committee
Chamber Deputy Chairman Agnes Chan joined Sima Hong, Vice Mayor of Beijing, and delegates at a welcome luncheon on 28 November, organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.
Chamber Chairman Betty Yuen attended the opening ceremony of the 26th Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium on 29 November, of which HKGCC was a co-organizer. Around 40 Chamber members joined the opening ceremony and other sessions at the conference.
Zhang Kai, Deputy General Manager, Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Zhongguancun, called on the Chamber on 28 November. The delegation was received by Wendy Lo, Assistant Director of China Affairs & Projects. The two sides discussed the direction of future cooperation.
Tan Wei, Deputy Director, Department of Commerce, Yunnan Province, led a delegation to the Chamber on 7 December, where they were received by Felix Lee, Vice Chairman of the China Committee. Wu Zhifeng, Deputy Director of Kunming Economic and Technological Development Zone and Pilot Free Trade Zone (Kunming Area), shared the development updates and core advantages of the zone. Wu explained that Yunnan is currently the only open-feature park in China to offer free trade, economic development, comprehensive bonding, cross-border cooperation and port functions, and is backed by China’s huge domestic market as well as the Southeast Asian market.
Chamber Deputy Chairman Agnes Chan attended the opening ceremony of the GBA Innovation Development Summit & OCTF 2023 (Hong Kong) Intelligent Technology Exhibition and the 12th Roundtable on International People-to-People Exchanges: New Opportunities for Innovative and High-Quality Development of Industries in the Greater Bay Area on 8 December.
The theme of the exhibition was “Unite Innovation, Forge the Future,” with the aim to promote innovative cooperation and development of intelligent technology in the GBA.
The 23rd Joint Meeting on Upgrading and Transformation of Hong Kong Enterprises in Dongguan was held on 13 December with the aim to deepen cooperation between Dongguan and Hong Kong, as well as promote domestic and international trade for Hong Kong firms. General Committee member Emil Yu represented the Chamber at the meeting, where he shared his views on development in Dongguan. The annual event serves as an exchange platform for Hong Kong businesses and Dongguan Government. The 2023 Dongguan-Hong Kong Science and Technology Manufacturing Cooperation Seminar was held the same day.
Zhang Ge, Deputy Director, Economic Development Bureau of Hengqin, shared about the latest developments in the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin as well as opportunities for Hong Kong businesses at the China Committee meeting on 13 December.