[Explanation] On September 24, the Beijing Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Hong Kong (Region) Chamber of Commerce in China held a symposium on "China's Economy in the Changing World and Hong Kong's Future" in Beijing, inviting relevant persons in charge and research from the Foreign Investment Department of the Ministry of Commerce Institutional experts analyze the current economic situation and related policies to help Hong Kong companies develop in the Mainland.

　　[Commentary] Liang Zhiren, director of the Beijing Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, said that as a highly open economy, Hong Kong is deeply integrated with the development of the Mainland and the world economy.

The social events in the second half of 2019 and the global epidemic in 2020 have greatly impacted Hong Kong's economy. Everyone hopes that Hong Kong will emerge from the gloom as soon as possible and find new development momentum and opportunities.

　　[Concurrent] Liang Zhiren, Director of the Beijing Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

　　The epidemic will affect individual companies in Hong Kong to resume work and production, and they will encounter certain difficulties or financial challenges. In general, I have listened to the feedback of different companies. After that, they all recovered better.

　　[Commentary] Liang Zhiren stated that the country proposes to "gradually form a new development pattern with domestic and international double cycles as the main body", and at the same time unswervingly continue to reform and opening up, with more open and inclusive policies and investment environment. world.

The Foreign Investment Law that was implemented in early 2020 has provided a solid legal guarantee for the continuous optimization of foreign investment and business environment and a higher level of opening up.

Related policies and laws help Hong Kong companies develop in the Mainland.

　　[Concurrent] Liang Zhiren, Director of the Beijing Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

　　In fact, the foreign investment law provides a legal guarantee for Hong Kong companies. In terms of complaint mechanisms, they are becoming more and more perfect. If they encounter problems that are unfair, there is a channel for complaints.

　　[Explanation] Chen Jiaxian, executive member and secretary-general of the Hong Kong (Region) Chamber of Commerce of China, said in a speech that the country is in the process of expanding the opening up of the service industry and the continuous growth of service trade.

The professional services industry in Hong Kong not only understands the needs of mainland enterprises, but can also provide quality services to provide a more comprehensive contribution to the development of the country.

　　[Concurrent] Chen Jiaxian, Executive Member and Secretary General of the Hong Kong (Region) Chamber of Commerce, China

　　Looking forward to the development of "post-epidemic", digitalization and automation will be further widely used, and artificial intelligence technology will gradually become the mainstream.

Although Hong Kong has many successful experiences in the past, we must continue to use innovative and diversified models to promote international trade and investment cooperation in the new generation.

　　[Explanation] This event was conducted in a combination of online and offline methods. Nearly 200 people including representatives of Hong Kong companies in the Mainland attended the offline event.

　　Reporter Chen Xiaoyuan and Wen Mengxin reporting from Beijing

Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]