China News Agency, Beijing, September 4 (Reporter Du Yan) Service trade has become a key area of ​​cooperation between Beijing and Hong Kong.

From the former China (Beijing) International Fair for Trade in Services (hereinafter referred to as the "Beijing Fair") to the current China International Fair for Trade in Services (hereinafter referred to as "the Fair for Trade in Services"), Hong Kong has participated in the exhibition for nine consecutive times, demonstrating Hong Kong's unique advantages , and also build a platform for cooperation and docking between Beijing and Hong Kong, and leverage each other to serve the world.

　　Entering the exhibition hall of the China National Convention Center, "One Belt, One Road", "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Construction", "Asian Fashion Capital", "International Logistics Center"... Under the brilliant lighting effect, these huge fonts Against the background of the transparent back panel, it is particularly eye-catching, attracting the audience to the Hong Kong Pavilion.

Here, an "AR virtual adventure game" allows attendees to gain an intuitive understanding of Hong Kong in the real world from a virtual perspective.

　　From the six Beijing Fairs from 2012 to 2019, to the three service trade fairs since 2020, the leading event in the field of global service trade closely connects China and the world.

　　Over the past ten years, Hong Kong has participated in every grand event. The Hong Kong Pavilion has changed from the design theme of "Spreading Your Wings to the Wind" to the design concept of "Facing the Future", showing Hong Kong's excellence in the fields of finance, professional services, logistics, design, innovation and technology. The services also demonstrate Hong Kong's unique advantages in helping the country to open up to the outside world at a high level and build a new development pattern, including the state's support for Hong Kong to enhance its status as an international financial, shipping, trade center and international aviation hub, build an international innovation and technology center, and an international legal system in the Asia-Pacific region. and Dispute Resolution Service Center, Regional Intellectual Property Trade Center and Development Center for Sino-foreign Cultural and Art Exchange, etc.

　　In this year's Hong Kong Pavilion, in addition to the exhibition, an "AR virtual adventure game" was added, allowing participants to intuitively understand Hong Kong in the real world from a virtual perspective.

　　Both Beijing and Hong Kong are cities dominated by the service economy, and the cooperation between the two places is deepening day by day.

In the past few days, the Hong Kong Pavilion has held a number of seminars under the theme of "Beijing-Hong Kong Cooperation to Serve the World", focusing on topics such as green finance, technology scene cooperation, and enterprise internationalization, and invited guests to share and discuss the cooperation between Beijing and Hong Kong in the field of service trade. effectiveness and development prospects.

　　The financial industry plays an important role in the economic and trade cooperation between Beijing and Hong Kong.

In early July this year, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange announced the establishment of the Hong Kong International Carbon Market Committee.

In this regard, Ni Qing, PwC China ESG Sustainable Development Market Leader, said that Hong Kong will be able to leverage its advantages as an international green financial center, play a pivotal role as a "linker", expand the space for financial cooperation between Beijing and Hong Kong, and help the economy and society. Green and sustainable development.

　　Beijing and Hong Kong cooperate closely to promote the "bringing in" and "going out" of scientific and technological innovation achievements.

Zhang Kai, deputy general manager of Zhongguancun Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, said at the seminar that in December 2021, the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, the Zhongguancun Management Committee and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council jointly launched the "Beijing-Hong Kong Technology Collaborative Innovation Platform". It is to help the transfer and transformation of scientific and technological achievements in the two places and to connect with international resources.

Since its inception, the platform has helped more than ten companies to achieve docking, and promoted joint research and development between Beijing and Hong Kong, resulting in 7 achievements.

In the future, the platform will further promote the cooperation between Beijing and Hong Kong enterprises through multi-dimensional services, so that more scientific and technological achievements can find the market and go to the world.

　　Over the years, Hong Kong professional services have played an important role in helping mainland enterprises to internationalize.

Facing the future, how can Hong Kong further leverage its advantages?

"The most impressive thing about Hong Kong is its talent advantage." According to Hu Yifei, a partner of Deloitte China Financial Consulting, Hong Kong's accounting, taxation and legal talents are an important cornerstone for serving mainland enterprises to "go global".

　　Xiao Yong, an international partner at King & Wood Mallesons, believes that more and more mainland enterprises have embarked on the road of internationalization, which involves many arbitration needs.

In this regard, Hong Kong's status as an international arbitration center has become more and more prominent. "Beijing and Hong Kong have many advantages to complement each other, and I believe that the future of Beijing-Hong Kong cooperation will be stable and long-term."

　　In the past ten years, China has moved from a service power to a service power.

Zhong Yongxi, the general representative of Mainland China of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, said that Hong Kong's service trade is developing towards high-end and high value-added. Bridge, help mainland enterprises to achieve international layout, expand service fields, contribute Hong Kong's strength to the high-quality development of national service trade, and also serve global enterprises to grasp the opportunities of China's development.

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