Deepening Shandong-Hong Kong Ties, Sharing Shandong’s Opportunities

Seminar on Developing Shandong's Ten Pillar Industries with International Capital Held in Hong Kong

Leung Chun-ying attended, and Liu Jiayi gave keynote speech

36 key contract projects signed with a total investment of USD 31.25 billion

On the morning of December 5, 2018, Seminar on Developing Shandong's Ten Pillar Industries with International Capital was held in Hong Kong during the Shandong Week Event 2018. More than 600 attendants from social communities of Shandong and Hong Kong gathered on the beautiful bank of Hong Kong to deepen the ties between Shandong and Hong Kong, share Shandong's opportunities, and open a new chapter of Shandong-Hong Kong cooperation. During the seminar, 36 key contract projects to be launched within one year were signed, with a total investment of USD 31.25 billion.

Leung Chun-ying, vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, attended the seminar. Liu Jiayi, Secretary of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee, delivered a keynote speech. Vincent Lo, chairman of Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and Matthew Cheung, Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, addressed the seminar.  

In his speech, Liu Jiayi said that Hong Kong has a special status and unique advantages, and plays an irreplaceable role in the process of national reform and opening up in the new era. The Shandong delegation's visit to Hong Kong is a solid action to further implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions and deepen the exchanges and cooperation between Shandong and Hong Kong. Hong Kong and Shandong are brothers that share the same roots. Blood is thicker than water, and great things can be accomplished if we work together. In our long-term cooperation and development, we have written a brilliant chapter of cooperation and win-win results.

Liu Jiayi said that Shandong is a fertile land full of gratitude, a platform daring to innovate, and a place teeming with hope and vitality. In accordance with General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on Shandong's work, we are striving to be in the forefront of creating a new phase for building a modern, strong province in all aspects in the new era. We will further deepen cooperation in economy and trade, science and technology, finance, culture and tourism and other fields, enhance talent and youth exchanges, improve cooperation mechanisms, achieve complementary advantages, and further upgrade the cooperation between Shandong and Hong Kong to a new level. We sincerely welcome Hong Kong friends from all walks of life to Shandong for sightseeing, investment and business. Let's keep up with the firm pace of reform and opening up and continue to bring the cooperation between Shandong and Hong Kong to a new height in the new era.

In their speeches, Vincent Lo and Matthew Cheung said that the Shandong Week Event in Hong Kong had been successfully held for nine years and played an important role in promoting the economy and trade development of Shandong and Hong Kong. Shandong has a large economy and a strong industrial foundation, which is highly complementary to Hong Kong's economy. Shandong is promoting the transition from old to new development growth drivers and speeding up the development of its ten pillars industries, which is consistent with the general direction of Hong Kong's development. There is ample room for cooperation between Shandong and Hong Kong. It is hoped that the exchanges and cooperation between Shandong and Hong Kong will be more intense to promote the evolution from “Made in Shandong” to “Created in Shandong”, speed up transformation and upgrading, utilize complementary advantages for mutual benefit and win-win, and bring the cooperation between Shandong and Hong Kong to a higher level.

At the seminar, representative of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission introduced the new measures, policies and opportunities in  Shandong to develop its ten pillar industries and advantageous modern industrial clusters.

Also presented at the seminar were Wang Qingxian and Ren Airong, leaders of Shandong Province, as well as representatives from relevant departments of Shandong Province and various municipalities, representatives of Shandong’s state-owned enterprises, key private enterprises and gazelle companies, and representatives from Hong Kong’s relevant enterprises, chambers of commerce, banks, investment banks, insurance companies and funds.