"Strategies and Opportunities under the Belt and Road Initiative - Leveraging Hong Kong's Advantages" Seminar (Beijing)

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) held a seminar entitled "Strategies and Opportunities under the Belt and Road Initiative - Leveraging Hong Kong's Advantages", Meeting the Country's Needs in conjunction with the Belt and Road General Chamber of Commerce on 3 February 2018 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The full-day seminar was attended by around 120 representatives from the business and professional services sectors in Hong Kong, and more than 380 chief executives and members of senior management from over 170 state-owned enterprises (SoEs). It enabled both sides to establish direct contact and facilitated the forging of strategic partnerships in taking forward Belt and Road-related work. There were also in-depth discussions on how to capitalise on the distinct advantages of Hong Kong's business and professional services sectors so as to jointly promote the Initiative.

1. Keynote Speeches for Opening Ceremony

• Mr Zhang Dejiang, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, delivered keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the seminar（Chinese only）
• The Chief Executive Mrs Carrie Lam delivered keynote speech for the seminar (Chinese only)

2. Opening Remarks for Thematic Sessions

• Mr Xiao Yaqing, the Chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) delivered opening remarks for the thematic discussion sessions of the seminar (Chinese only)

3. First Thematic Session – Riding on Hong Kong's capital market when taking forward the Belt and Road developments

• Speech of Mr Jin Liqun (President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) (Chinese only)
• Speech of Mr Chow Chung-kong (Chairman of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited) (Chinese only)
• Speech of Mr Fan Yifei (Deputy Governor of the People's Bank of China) (Chinese only)
• Speech of Mr Chen Siqing (Chairman of Bank of China) (Chinese only)
• Press release on Mr Norman Chan’s (Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority) participation at the seminar
• Speech of Mr Chen Xiaozhou (President of China Cinda Asset Management Co Ltd) (Chinese only)

4. Second Thematic Session – Complementary co-operation with Hong Kong's professional services

• Speech of Mr Zhu Min (Head of the National Institute of Financial Research of Tsinghua University) (Chinese only)
• Speech of Mr Liu Qitao (Chairman of China Communications Construction Company Ltd) (Chinese only)
• Speech of Mr Marvin Chen (President of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects) (Chinese only)
• Speech of Mr Raymund Chao (Chairman for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Asia Pacific and Greater China) (Chinese only)

5. Luncheon

• Mr Chen Yuan, the Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, delivered keynote speech at the luncheon of the seminar (Chinese only)

6. Third Thematic Session – The integration of creative and information technology industries with pillar industries under the Belt and Road Initiative

• Speech of Mr Wan Min (Chairman of China Travel Service [Holdings] Hong Kong Limited) (Chinese only)
• Speech of Mr Thomas So (President of the Law Society of Hong Kong) (Chinese only)
• Speech of Ms Winnie Tam (Former Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association) (Chinese only)

7. Closing Remarks for Seminar

• The Chief Executive Mrs Carrie Lam delivered closing remarks for the seminar (Chinese only)

8. Other Information

• Seminar Programme (Chinese only)
• Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Delegation (Chinese only)
• List of State-owned and Mainland Enterprises and Organisations that enrolled and participated in the Seminar (Chinese only)
• Mainland Contact Information Brochure (Chinese only)