Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive Li Jiachao said on the 26th that the central government is full of confidence in Hong Kong’s bright future. Hong Kong will continue to uphold its status as an international city and seize its unique advantages of "backing on the motherland and connecting the world" under "one country, two systems", he said.

He added that the research team attaches great importance to Hong Kong's status as a global city and listens to the opinions of local and foreign chambers of commerce.