Qiu Yinghua, director of the Hong Kong Business and Economic Development Bureau, called on Asia to support Hong Kong to support Hong Kong as soon as possible to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) as soon as possible.
According to the online media "Hong Kong 01" report, Qiu Yinghua co -hosted the Sixth Hong Kong One ASEAN (Singapore -named Asian) Economic and Trade Minister Conference on Saturday and the Minister of Commerce of Cambodia to discuss the Hong Kong and Asian Sideline Free Trade Agreement and Investment Agreement.Implementation related matters.
Qiu Yinghua strives to support Hong Kong as soon as possible to join RCEP as soon as possible at the meeting, and introduce Deputy Secretary -General of Asia to the preparation of Hong Kong to fight for RCEP.He pointed out that the member states have welcomed Hong Kong's request and welcomed Hong Kong to be ready to launch substantial discussions with the member states.
Qiu Yinghua said that the bilateral trade between the member states of Hong Kong and the Asians continued to record a strong growth. The goods trade in the first half of this year increased by 12.1 percentage points year -on -year, reaching 84 billion US dollars (about 118.1 billion yuan, about 118.1 billion yuanTo.He pointed out that Asia is the second largest cargo trading partner and the third largest service trading partner in Hong Kong. It is expected that the two parties will establish a closer partnership and strengthen contact in regional cooperation.
Qiu Yinghua Sunday (September 18) will attend the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Phnom Penh and visit the local Hong Kong enterprises. After the end of the day, he will return to Hong Kong.
