[Concurrent] Guo Weixun, Director of the Economic and Trade Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in Wuhan
We hope that through the high-level cooperation between Hubei and Hong Kong, we can bring more development opportunities to young friends, and hope that they can make good use of it, whether it is the national "14th Five-Year Plan", the future development of Hong Kong, and the cooperation between Hubei and Hong Kong. New opportunities can bring them opportunities for better development.
[Explanation] Guo Weixun, director of the Economic and Trade Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in Wuhan, said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency recently that central cities, including Wuhan, are in a period of superposition of development opportunities and a critical period of transformation and upgrading. Pay attention to and understand the central region. Young people in Hong Kong have great potential.
[Explanation] Wuhan is a central city where Hong Kong businessmen and Hong Kong people are relatively concentrated. There are more than 7,900 Hong Kong-funded enterprises in Hubei.
In 2014, the Hong Kong SAR government set up an economic and trade office in Wuhan, which is responsible for the exchanges and cooperation between the five central provinces in Hong Kong.
In October 2020, during the critical period of economic recovery after the epidemic in Wuhan, Kwok Weixun served as the director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Wuhan.
[Concurrent] Guo Weixun, Director of the Economic and Trade Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in Wuhan
The first impression that Wuhan gave me is that both the provincial and municipal governments and the people of Wuhan are very hardworking, optimistic and diligent. They all hope to recover some of the losses during the epidemic. I think their Efforts are not in vain, and then in 2021, it will increase by 12.2%. At that time, I saw this Wuhan is very energetic.
[Explanation] In November 2021, the Hubei Provincial People's Government and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government established the "Hubei-Hong Kong Cooperation Conference" mechanism in Wuhan, which is also the first high-level government cooperation mechanism established between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the central mainland provinces.
Among them, youth development has become a key part of the cooperation between Hubei and Hong Kong.
[Concurrent] Guo Weixun, Director of the Economic and Trade Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in Wuhan
In the Hubei-Hong Kong cooperation (meeting) mechanism, we have a total of 13 fields and 52 projects, 5 of which are related to youth development. The most important thing is that we support young friends from Hong Kong to start businesses and find jobs in Hubei.
[Commentary] Guo Weixun said that the purpose of building various platforms is to support Hong Kong students to understand the economic development of the mainland and absorb their work experience in the mainland. Wuhan's technological innovation capabilities, market vitality and openness are excellent for Hong Kong youth to integrate into mainland innovation and entrepreneurship. choose.
[Concurrent] Guo Weixun, Director of the Economic and Trade Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in Wuhan
As far as we know, there are about 1,400 undergraduates in Hong Kong in the 5 provinces in Central China, and about half of them are in Wuhan, so Wuhan has always been a popular place for Hong Kong students.
[Explanation] In his spare time, Guo Weixun often goes for a walk on the Hankou River Beach.
The river beach under the flashing neon is somewhat similar to Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.
In Guo Weixun's eyes, the connection between Wuhan and Hong Kong goes far beyond that.
He believes that the national "14th Five-Year Plan" clarifies that the new positioning of Hong Kong's "eight centers" coincides with Wuhan's goal of building "five centers", which provides more exploration for the cooperation and youth exchanges between Hubei and Hong Kong. space.
[Concurrent] Guo Weixun, Director of the Economic and Trade Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in Wuhan
The Hong Kong SAR government has always attached great importance to the development of Hong Kong youth, especially in the past few years. We hope that young friends in Hong Kong can better integrate into the overall development of the country, and hope that they can understand our country better. In the 14th Five-Year Plan, under the new international situation, how can young Hong Kong friends make more contributions to the country?
Reporter Zou Hao reports from Wuhan, Hubei
Responsible editor: [He Sanli]