Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao will lead the delegation to visit Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia on Sunday (July 23) to strengthen the cooperation between Hong Kong and the three countries in economic and trade and investment.Some analysts believe that the Hong Kong Government's application for joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) last year has not yet made progress.Li Jiachao's visit to some of the members of the Asian'an this time believes that it can accelerate the addition of the agreement.
The itinerary announced by the Hong Kong Government on Thursday (July 20) shows that Li Jiachao will visit Singapore from July 23 to 25, and transfer to Jakarta, Indonesia from July 25th.Kuala Lumpur returned to Hong Kong on the afternoon of July 29.
During the visit, Li Jiachao will meet with the local political and business leaders to introduce Hong Kong's unique advantages of Hong Kong under the "one country, two systems" under the "one country, two systems" to rely on the unique advantages of mainland China and the Unicom world, and encourage Asia to expand its business in Hong Kong, and make good use of Hong Kong's professional services and financing.Platform, open up the market for the Guangdong -Hong Kong -Macao Greater Bay Area.Li Jiachao will also inspect local enterprises and large infrastructure projects, and explore the space for cooperation between Hong Kong and the Asianan countries in commerce and infrastructure.
The members of the delegation led by Li Jiachao include Huang Weilun, deputy director of the Financial Department of the Hong Kong Government, four directors, and about 30 high -level representatives from different sectors such as industry and commerce, financial services, transportation, logistics and e -commerce, innovation technology, etc.Essence
Li Jiachao said that Hong Kong and Asians have always been frequent. Asia Dan'an is the second largest trading partner in Hong Kong and the fifth largest economy in the world. It has strong economic growth momentum and unlimited development potential.This is the second time he has visited the Asianan country since he took office, showing that Hong Kong has attached great importance to the development potential of the Asian market.
After taking office in July last year, Li Jiachao led a delegation to visit Thailand in November and attended the Asia -Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting.
A total of HK $ 1.3 trillion (S $ 220.1 billion) in Yajian and Hong Kong, which is equivalent to 13.7%of Hong Kong's global commodity trade volume. Hong Kong is also an important re -exported Hong Kong for the trade trade between Asia and Mainland China.
RCEP initiated by the 10 countries of Yajia'an, in June of this year, comprehensively took effect on 15 signed countries.The Hong Kong government applied for RCEP last year, but has not yet made new progress.
Li Xiuheng, President of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Chamber of Commerce, wrote in Hong Kong media on Wednesday (July 19) that RCEP's current 15 member states are Hong Kong's major economic and trade partners. In 2021To 70 %.Hong Kong has not joined RCEP, and the competitiveness of goods trade is damaged.At present, the global leader of Kwai Tsing Kwai Tsing Rabel Wharf has fallen worldwide to ninth.
Li Xiuheng pointed out that some of the members of the Lijiaye Trading Corps visited some Asian security members, and it is expected to accelerate the process of joining the RCEP in Hong Kong.If it can be officially added this year, it will help Hong Kong to further integrate into the regional industrial chain, especially because it is the first time that it is included in the same free trade agreement with Japan and South Korea, it will be obvious in trade between Hong Kong and Japan and South KoreaPromoting effectiveness.
Chen Weiqiang, a lecturer of Hong Kong University of Technology Hong Kong Specialty College, also believed that Li Jiachao's visit would help Hong Kong to join RCEP.Although Japan, one of RCEP member states, has recently had a tense relationship with Hong Kong on discharge of Fukushima nuclear sewage issues, but he believes that Japan will not oppose Hong Kong's joining on the grounds of this.
But Chen Weiqiang said that another purpose of Li Jiachao's visit to the Asianan country is to hope to help mainland China to develop more markets.In recent years, China and European and American countries have been decoupled to find new markets, including the Middle East and Southeast Asia.China Investment. "
