John Lee departs for visits to Beijing and Shanghai

The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, John Lee, will travel to Beijing and Shanghai tomorrow to attend the 29th Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium and the 9th China International Import Expo. John Lee said that Hong Kong will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with the mainland. By participating in and supporting the Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium and the CIIE, Hong Kong will promote its unique advantages of connecting China and the world under "one country, two systems," actively play the role of "super connector" and "super value-adder," further consolidate Hong Kong's position as a two-way platform for mainland enterprises to "go global" and foreign enterprises to "enter the mainland market," and jointly explore more new opportunities. During his visit to Beijing, John Lee will meet with Beijing municipal officials and attend and deliver remarks at the opening ceremony of the Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium on November 4. This year's theme is "Sailing on the 15th Five-Year Plan, Beijing and Hong Kong Building a Shared Future," which aims to promote deeper practical cooperation between the two places, enhance complementarity of advantages, and jointly seize new opportunities under the national 15th Five-Year Plan. John Lee will travel to Shanghai the same day. During his visit to Shanghai, John Lee will attend the opening ceremony of the 9th CIIE and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum on November 5, visit the Hong Kong exhibition area and Hong Kong enterprise booths, and deliver remarks at the Hong Kong sub-forum of the Hongqiao International Economic Forum. He will also meet with Shanghai municipal officials to deepen Shanghai-Hong Kong cooperation. John Lee will return to Hong Kong on November 6. During his absence, the Chief Secretary for Administration, Chan Kwok-ki, will act as Chief Executive.