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HK well-placed to build on strengths

In face of the severe international environment, Hong Kong should capitalize on its advantages under the 鈥渙ne country, two systems鈥 to contribute to the 鈥渄ual circulation鈥 development pattern of the country, Matthew Cheung, Chief Secretary for Administration of China鈥檚 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said yesterday.

Facing the challenges ahead and the changes in the global economic structure, Hong Kong will continue to play its unique role under the 鈥渙ne country, two systems鈥 and leverage on its own advantages so as to continue contributing to the country鈥檚 economic development, Cheung said.

Hong Kong will strengthen its role as an international finance, trade and commerce center to support the country鈥檚 international economic cycle, while on the other hand, it needs to speed up integration with the mainland and actively participate in the domestic economic cycle based on the platform of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, the chief secretary said in his blog.

Hong Kong has an open and convenient business environment and quality professional services, and can combine these advantages with those of the other cities in the Greater Bay Area to advance the area鈥檚 development, Cheung said.

Hong Kong can also make use of its advantages in technological research and development to help the Greater Bay Area emerge as an international innovation center.

The HKSAR government supports Hong Kong universities in establishing multilateral and cross-disciplinary partnerships with mainland cities in the Bay Area to promote high-level academic research activities, he said. Paul Chan, the Financial Secretary of the HKSAR government, said in his blog yesterday that the huge market of the mainland provides enormous opportunities for the economic recovery and development of Hong Kong. Hong Kong and other cities in the Bay Area should focus on the correct path to promote the vigorous and all-round development of the area, Chan said.

Although the international climate is changing continuously, the country鈥檚 adherence to reform and opening up has been very stable.


 

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