Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao on Thursday (February 9) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Dubai chief Mohammed, the chief of the Emirates and Prime Minister of the UAE.Almaktum meets, hoping to strengthen the connection between Hong Kong and the UAE.

According to the Hong Kong News Agency, Li Jiachao said in the meeting that this was the first time he led a delegation to visit the UAE after taking office. He hoped that this trip would strengthen Hong Kong and the UAE in many ways.He said that the UAE is an important partner of the "Belt and Road" and has developed a number of projects with China. Hong Kong has the supporting facilities for projects and can provide relevant enterprises with financing, architectural design and professional services.

Li Jiachao said that the UAE was the 14th major trading partner in Hong Kong in 2021. The trade volume of the two places increased by 35%from 2020 to about 12.8 billion US dollars (about S $ 16.992 billion).As early as 2020, Hong Kong was already the ninth largest trading partner of the UAE. Bilateral trade between the two places increased by an average of 4.1%year -on -year from 2017 to 2021.As of November 2022, a total of 36 UAE companies have set up offices in Hong Kong, four of which are regional headquarters. It can be seen that the business opportunities between the two places are endless.

Later, Li Jiachao led the Hong Kong delegation to visit the Dubai Future Museum.The museum is established by the Dubai Foundation Foundation, founded by Alemarktum.Li Jiachao said that the Beijing Central Committee clearly supports Hong Kong's construction of an international innovation technology center. Hong Kong has announced the blueprint of Hong Kong's innovative technology development last year to formulate a strategic plan for development paths and systems for the development path of Hong Kong in the next five to 10 years.Innovative cooperation with the Dubai Foundation in innovation and technology.

During the visit, Li Jiachao and the UAE's artificial intelligence, digital economy, and remote work applied to the Minister of State and the Deputy Executive Director of the Dubai Foundation Omar Bin Sultan Al Olama, witnessing the Hong Kong Digital Port and Dubai Future FundIt will sign a memorandum of cooperation to lay the foundation for the scientific and technological cooperation and exchanges between the two parties.

Li Jiachao continued to visit on the last day of the UAE on Friday (February 10, Dubai time).