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Hong Kong Chief Executive conducts 2nd meeting with Council of Advisers on Innovation and Strategic Development

Hong Kong Chief Executive conducts 2nd meeting with Council of Advisers on Innovation and Strategic Development

On 5 June, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong held the second
meeting
with the Chief Executive's Council of Advisers on Innovation and Strategic
Development.

The meeting aimed to deliberate on how Hong Kong could
enhance collaboration with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),
pursuant to the signing of a Free Trade Agreement and a related Investment
Agreement in November last year, which are expected to come into force in
January 2019.  

"Southeast Asia plays an important role in the Belt and
Road Initiative. At present, ASEAN is Hong Kong's second largest trading
partner in merchandise trade and the third largest in services trade. It is
important for Hong Kong to capitalise on the existing relationship with ASEAN
and take another step forward. Hong Kong will open a new Economic and Trade
Office in Bangkok, the third one in ASEAN after Singapore and Jakarta,” said Chief
Executive Mrs Carrie Lam

According to the press release, members of the Council of
Advisers were of the view that new opportunities for collaboration could be
found in each of the five areas of connectivity under the Belt and Road
Initiative, namely: (1) policy co-ordination, (2) facilities connectivity, (3) unimpeded
trade, (4) financial integration and (5) people-to-people bond.  

The advisors also reviewed the existing trade relationship between Hong Kong
and the ASEAN countries and were briefed on Hong Kong's edges in various
sectors. In particular, they focused on the investment opportunities
arising from the huge infrastructure needs in the ASEAN countries and discussed
the strategies to fully leverage Hong Kong's unique advantages under "One
Country, Two Systems" to participate in these projects. 

With the high level of professional expertise in Hong Kong
and its position as international financial, transportation and trade centres,
members agreed that Hong Kong may act as a platform for ASEAN companies accessing
the Mainland market and a valuable partner for Mainland companies "going
global".  

At the meeting, members of the Council also provided
constructive advice to the Government on the strategies to deepen Hong Kong’s
relations with the ASEAN countries. They also urged the Government to
enhance its efforts in assisting the private sector to tap into the vast ASEAN
market.     

As reported
earlier
, the Council conducted its first meeting in late March this
year.

The Council is a high-level body to advise the Chief
Executive on Hong Kong's future development and strategies for driving innovation.
It gives advice on the city’s strategic positioning in the global and regional
contexts and directions of economic development with an aim of enhancing Hong
Kong's competitiveness and growth potential.

It also provides guidance on evidence-based research
and studies on related issues with a view to enhancing policy formulation to
meet changing development needs and advises on stakeholder engagement and
public participation in the policy formulation and consensus building process.

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