28th November 2017, The 21st BeiJing Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. This Cooperation Symposium surrounded the topic “orienting city position strategy goes hand in hand with Hong Kong’s Development”, science and technology as the driving force, further open up the service sector, improve the business environment, involved innovative technology, culture innovation, construction of city subsidiary-centres, “one belt one road” and other special events.
Sponsors from Beijing:
Beijing Municipal Commission of Commerce, Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform, Beijing Municipal Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau, Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development, Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Financial Work.
Sponsors from Hong Kong:
Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Federation of Hong Kong Industries, The Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association, The Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong, The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong China Chamber of Commerce, The Hong Kong Chinese Importers’& Exporters’ Association.
Cosponsors:
Beijing Holding Limited, Beijing Enterprises Holdings Limited, Administrative Committee of Zhongguancun Science Park
Beijing Economic-Technological development Area Administrative Committee.
The secretary of Beijing Municipal Committee, Acting Mayor Chen Jining, Deputy Major Chen Hong , Hong Kong Territory’s Chief Executive Lin Zhen Yue e, SAR Government Financial Secretary Chen Mao bo, president of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Luo Kang rui, Liaison Office Deputy director Chou Hong fu, Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Repulic of China in The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Yang Yi rui and other leaders in politics and business, CPCCC members, the Chairman of Citychamp Hon Kwok Lung and other senior management members appeared at the opening ceremony.
President Xi has stated during the 19th National Congress, supporting Hong Kong to merge in national development, with priority given to Guang Dong, Hong Kong and Macao, must advance the collaboration between mainland China and Hong Kong. As the capital city, Beijing is the All-China political center, culture center, international exchange center and technology innovation center.
Hong Kong’s total investment in Beijing ranked top grade from all the other investor countries in Beijing, till September, the total amount accounts for 80% of the total foreign-funded investments in Beijing, approximately 59 billion USD. Hong Kong is also the top investment idea for Beijing, the total investment amount exceeded 26 billion USD, account as over 44% of the total foreign investment.
This is the 21st symposium, which is demonstrated the depth and width of the economic and trade cooperation between Hong Kong and Beijing. Beijing is developing the subcenter of the capital, and supporting Zhong Guancun’s scientific and technological innovation orderly in order, these major developments are the great investment opportunities for the collaboration between Hong Kong and Beijing.
