Ministry of Commerce: Support Hong Kong in becoming a functional platform for the Belt and Road Initiative.

At the regular press conference of the Ministry of Commerce held this afternoon, the spokesperson stated that the Ministry of Commerce will fully leverage the role of the Mainland and Hong Kong Economic and Trade Cooperation Committee to support Hong Kong in building a platform for the "Belt and Road" initiative. Ministry of Commerce spokesperson, He Yongqian, said: "This year marks the 28th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Over the past 28 years, the Ministry of Commerce and the Hong Kong SAR Government have established and continuously improved cooperation mechanisms in the economic and trade fields, signing arrangements and series of agreements to establish closer economic and trade relations. The mainland has fully liberalized goods trade with Hong Kong, basically liberalized service trade, and carried out rich and pragmatic cooperation in trade and investment facilitation. In addition, we have taken measures with relevant departments to ensure stable supply and quality of fresh agricultural products to Hong Kong, effectively supporting the improvement of people's livelihood in Hong Kong and maintaining social stability. The Ministry of Commerce spokesperson, He Yongqian, said that in the 28 years since Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the practice of "one country, two systems" has been a great success. This year, Hong Kong has once again been rated as the "world's freest economy", its position as an international financial center ranks third in the world, and its international competitiveness continues to rise.