(25th Anniversary of the Return of Hong Kong) 25 Years after the Return
China News Agency, Hong Kong, June 20th: 25 years since the return of China, the central government has benefited Hong Kong and supported Hong Kong to create prosperity
China News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoxi
As a special gift for the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the Hong Kong Palace Museum is about to open to the public, displaying more than 900 precious cultural relics from the Palace Museum in Beijing.
Looking back on the past 25 years, whether it is in terms of finance, economy and trade, or people's livelihood, science and education, and anti-epidemic, the central government has spared no effort to support Hong Kong and support Hong Kong.
In 1997, in order to support Hong Kong's response to the Asian financial crisis, the central government announced that it would do whatever it takes to maintain the prosperity and stability of the Hong Kong SAR, firmly support the Hong Kong SAR government in maintaining the linked exchange rate system, and insist that the renminbi will not depreciate.
In addition, the central government also promotes offshore RMB business in Hong Kong, encourages mainland enterprises to list and raise funds in Hong Kong, and establishes an interconnection mechanism for stock market transactions.
Over the past 25 years, Hong Kong's status as an international financial center has been increasingly consolidated, and the financial market has developed by leaps and bounds. During this period, the total bank deposits have increased by more than 4 times, and the total market value of the stock market has increased by more than 10 times.
In the "Belt and Road" initiative, Hong Kong is regarded as an important node, playing the role of a "super-connector", a "participant" of the domestic cycle and a "facilitator" of the international cycle.
In the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong is an important city, pushing the regional development to a new level, and the Greater Bay Area has injected new momentum into the development of Hong Kong.
Li Jiachao, the chief executive-designate of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said in an interview with the media recently that Hong Kong itself has developed well. Coupled with the space of other cities in the Greater Bay Area, the overall carrying capacity has increased. Hong Kong's development in innovation and technology fields has also It is expected to achieve a "strong alliance" with Shenzhen and other countries.
He is full of hope and confidence in Hong Kong's development, and believes that Hong Kong still has advantages in finance, rule of law, talent and internationalization.
Over the past 25 years, the central government has always been concerned about Hong Kong's economy and people's livelihood.
In 2003, when Hong Kong was hit by the SARS epidemic, the central government extended a helping hand in a timely manner and provided a large number of medicines and equipment free of charge; the mainland and Hong Kong subsequently signed the "Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement" (CEPA) to promote the two sides. Trade and investment facilitation; the policy of "individual travel" for mainland residents to Hong Kong was also implemented in the same year.
In the past two years, the central government has once again lent a helping hand, not only providing support in terms of medical and livelihood resources, but also sending mainland experts and medical staff to Hong Kong to assist in all aspects of Hong Kong's efforts to stabilize and control the epidemic.
In terms of infrastructure, the completion of the Hong Kong-Macao-Zhuhai Bridge, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-speed Railway, and the Shenzhen Bay Highway Bridge have further promoted the connection between Hong Kong and the Mainland; Pigs, vegetables and other food, the water, electricity and gas that Hong Kong citizens need in their daily lives are also inseparable from the continuous support of the mainland.
Innovation, technology and culture and arts are the highlights of the central government's support for Hong Kong's development in recent years.
The National 14th Five-Year Plan supports Hong Kong in building an international innovation and technology center and developing a center for cultural and artistic exchanges between China and foreign countries.
Hong Kong scientists are more involved in the construction of national space projects. The Hong Kong Palace Museum will be opened to the public in July 2022. Hong Kong has become the second largest art market in the world.
"It's so hot, 'queuing' for a whole morning before you can successfully enter the official website to grab tickets." Tickets for the Hong Kong Palace Museum went on sale online a few days ago, and Hong Kong citizen Ms. Lin is also actively "grabbing tickets" online, hoping to go to the watch as soon as possible. exhibition.
Like many Hong Kong people, Ms. Lin is very much looking forward to the opening of the Hong Kong Palace Museum, and she is well aware that all this is inseparable from the central government's long-term full support for Hong Kong.
In an interview with reporters recently, Fan Xu Laitai, the first chairman of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said that in the future, Hong Kong can better serve the country and at the same time benefit from the country's development.
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