Hong Kong, mainland China megacity Chongqing agree on closer cooperation in 11 areas including technology, finance and arts
- Chief Executive John Lee reaches consensus with Chongqing party secretary Yuan Jiajun on second day of his visit to megacity
- Both sides agree to pursue deeper cooperation to serve country’s development
Hong Kong and the megacity of Chongqing in mainland China’s southwest will pursue closer collaboration in 11 areas covering economics, finance, technology, arts and travel under a new cooperation conference.
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu reached a consensus with Chongqing party secretary Yuan Jiajun on the second day of his visit to the megacity, when the two leaders held the first meeting of the conference on Thursday.
Both sides agreed to pursue deeper cooperation to serve the country’s development.
In his address to the Hong Kong-Chongqing Cooperation Conference, Lee said the relationship between the two cities had always been very close. Hong Kong had been an important platform for Chongqing enterprises to “go out” and get listed, he noted.
“Under the overall blueprint of the country, both Chongqing and Hong Kong play important and unique roles,” Lee said.
“Strengthening cooperation will definitely achieve complementarity and mutual benefits, and it also marks Hong Kong’s better integration into the overall development of the country.”
Under the latest framework, both sides will pursue closer ties in 11 areas, covering trade, finance, innovation and technology, logistics, tourism, education, talent exchange, youth development, legal service, Chinese medicine development, and help for Hong Kong residents in Chongqing.
