China News Service, Hong Kong, April 14th. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Qiu Tenghua spoke at a special meeting of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council of the Special Administrative Region on the 14th, saying that the epidemic situation in Hong Kong has improved compared with the previous two quarters, and the global response to the epidemic is better. All places are around Hong Kong, including the Mainland and ASEAN. He is confident that he can grasp the opportunities that exist in these areas after preparing for the post-epidemic epidemic.
Yau Tenghua spoke at the meeting on industrial and commercial and tourism policies and answered questions from Members.
He said that the country has made leading progress in dealing with the epidemic, and the opportunities provided by the country's double cycle are the most development opportunities that Hong Kong can grasp in the next 12 months.
The national "14th Five-Year Plan" major policies, the "One Belt One Road" or the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area provide Hong Kong with good opportunities. These will all become the general direction of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government in formulating economic development policies.
In terms of outward expansion, Qiu Tenghua said that the SAR government has started discussions with ASEAN, countries and related countries on the formal signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP). If it can be implemented, it will further cooperate with the “Belt and Road” policy.
Qiu Tenghua also mentioned that supporting small and medium enterprises is still the top priority of future work. In the future, when applying for funding from the Finance Committee, he will focus on helping small and medium enterprises.
Faced with the progress made by members of the tourism industry regarding the reopening of local tours and the "tourism bubble", Yau Tenghua said that if travel agency staff members are vaccinated and undergo testing arrangements, and cooperate with the use of "Travel with peace of mind", local tours can be opened as soon as possible.
In terms of outbound travel, Qiu Tenghua said that the SAR government is discussing the conditions for reopening the "tourism bubble" basically every day with the relevant authorities in Singapore. Because it is not hoped that the reopening will be repeated, he recommends that travellers complete vaccination first to reduce infections. risk.
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