China News Service, Wuhan, December 1 (Reporter Liang Ting) The Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam concluded a four-day visit to Hubei on December 1.
During this trip, Hubei and Hong Kong established a cooperation conference mechanism between Hubei and Hong Kong, and reached consensus on 13 key cooperation areas including finance, technological innovation, and youth development.
The cooperation between Hubei and Hong Kong has a long history.
Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, Hong Kong has become an important window and channel for Hubei to understand the world and enter the world.
During his stay in Hubei, Lin Zhengyue'e and his entourage visited hospitals, high-tech enterprises, historical museums, universities, etc., and also outlined the focus and new opportunities for future cooperation between Hubei and Hong Kong.
Carrie Lam said that the high-level meeting brought about all-round cooperation.
From November 28 to December 1, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam led a delegation of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to visit Wuhan City, Hubei Province.
On November 29, Carrie Lam visited Wuhan Yaxin General Hospital and communicated with anti-epidemic medical staff.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Chang
Wuhan is the central city with the largest concentration of Hong Kong businessmen and Hong Kong people.
Hong Kong is Hubei's largest source of foreign capital and an important trading partner.
From January to September this year, the total value of imports and exports of goods between Hubei and Hong Kong was US$4.13 billion, a year-on-year increase of 49.4%; the number of Hong Kong investment projects (enterprises) in Hubei was 138, a year-on-year increase of 102.94%.
In addition to traditional real estate and commercial service industries, there are also large direct investments in advanced manufacturing industries such as smart cars, biomedicine, and computer peripherals.
At Wuhan Yaxin General Hospital, Carrie Lam visited the COVID-19 vaccination center and the spare negative pressure ward for COVID-19 patients, and communicated with the front-line anti-epidemic medical staff.
Carrie Lam said that looking forward to the future, especially in the post-epidemic era, she is optimistic about the cooperation between Hubei and Hong Kong in the field of life and health.
She said that the national "14th Five-Year Plan" outlines the goal of life and health and other cutting-edge fields, which is one of Hong Kong’s scientific research strengths. It is hoped that biomedical companies, universities and scientific research institutions in Hubei and Hong Kong will seize development opportunities and focus on new drug research and development. , Strengthen cooperation in the transformation of achievements.
In recent years, Hubei and Hong Kong have carried out a series of cooperation in the field of youth.
At present, there are about 600 Hong Kong students studying for degrees in Hubei. 27 Hubei primary and secondary schools have formed sister schools with Hong Kong primary and secondary schools.
On November 29, Carrie Lam visited the Artificial Intelligence Technology Park in Wuhan Economic Development Zone to experience driverless cars.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Chang
Carrie Lam said that after the establishment of the high-level cooperation mechanism, the space for cooperation between Hubei and Hong Kong youths has expanded.
From scientific research institutions, to technological innovation, and to entrepreneurship and employment, Hong Kong and Hubei have ample space for youth exchanges.
Among them, Hubei's rich historical and cultural resources will play an important role in youth exchanges between the two places.
Carrie Lam said that many of the well-known stories of the Three Kingdoms took place in the land of Jingchu and are deeply loved by Hong Kong people.
At the same time, Hubei has an irreplaceable position in the history of modern Chinese revolution. Its rich historical and cultural resources can enable Hong Kong youth to learn from the past and learn the present, strengthen their sense of belonging to the nation and their centripetal force towards the motherland.
It is hoped that more cultural, artistic and non-governmental exchange activities will be held to promote the harmony between the people of Hubei and Hong Kong and the harmonious integration of the society.
"Technological innovation" was also frequently mentioned in this trip to Hubei.
At Wuhan University, Carrie Lam encouraged young students to create the future in a keynote speech.
She said that Wuhan has rich resources for university students. Hong Kong needs to develop technological innovations and special talents are needed. The two places can cooperate in higher education institutions. Looking to the future, Hong Kong will not be satisfied with the financial business center, and will actively develop technological innovation, culture and art, etc. For new industries, it is hoped that young people from the two places will carry out in-depth exchanges and cooperation in scientific and technological innovation, culture and sports.
According to the consensus reached between Hubei and Hong Kong this time, Hubei will build a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship for Hubei and Hong Kong youths, link up entrepreneurship subsidies, project funds, and talent policies, and provide "one-stop" landing services for young people in Hubei and Hong Kong.
At the same time, combining the advantages of Hubei and Hong Kong's disciplines and key industries, encourage the complementary advantages of the two places, and promote the industrialization and commercialization of related achievements through the docking of scientific and technological achievements.
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