China News Agency, Beijing, December 24th. Title: Interview with Zheng Weiyuan, the new director of the Hong Kong Office in Beijing: Hong Kong should have closer ties with the Mainland

　　China News Agency reporter Zhang Xiaoxi

　　"This year marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, and it can be said that it has been a quarter of a century. Our ties with the mainland in various fields should be better and closer." Zheng Weiyuan, director of the Office (Hong Kong Office in Beijing), said this in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency in Beijing recently.

　　Zheng Weiyuan previously served as the "Belt and Road" Commissioner of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, and also served in various policy bureaus and departments. He participated in economic and trade, development, security, education and other work, and has rich expatriate experience.

When he came to work in Beijing for the first time, he described his mood as "very excited" and full of expectations for the next work and life.

　　"The first time I came to Beijing was in 1986. I was still in college and traveled to Beijing with many classmates." Zheng Weiyuan recalled that at that time, he took a train from Hong Kong to Guangzhou, and then took a hard seat train for more than 30 hours from Guangzhou to Beijing. In Beijing, although the process was hard, as a young man, I enjoyed the journey very much, and I was deeply impressed by the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and other attractions.

　　At that time, the reform and opening up in the Mainland had been less than 10 years old. Zheng Weiyuan's visit to the Mainland made him plant a seed in his heart—hope that the country will become more and more prosperous and prosperous.

　　During his more than 30 years of public service career, Zheng Weiyuan has accumulated a lot of experience in policy formulation, especially in economics and trade.

After serving as the "Belt and Road" commissioner, he has become more aware of the importance of Hong Kong to the country, and hopes that through Hong Kong's status as an international financial center and trade center, the mainland can be better connected with the international community.

　　Zheng Weiyuan also has plans and prospects for the future work of the Hong Kong Office in Beijing.

The most important thing is to make Hong Kong more closely connected with mainland provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, promote cooperation between Hong Kong and various regions in financial and professional services, and strive to achieve complementary advantages and "win-win".

　　"After the epidemic eases, I will travel to more places, and I hope to discuss some more practical cooperation directions with various places, because I very much believe that our country is so big, and every place has some areas that are doing better." He said For example, Beijing has done a good job in the digital economy, while Hong Kong has advantages in finance and other fields. There is a lot of room for cooperation between the two places, which can achieve "win-win" development.

　　He also said that in terms of investment promotion, the Hong Kong Office in Beijing will hold more activities in the future, hoping that through the platform of Hong Kong, it can better realize "bringing in" and "going out", and also provide more opportunities for enterprises and talents in the mainland. There are many cooperation and development opportunities.

　　Zheng Weiyuan also mentioned that how to tell the story of Hong Kong well is also the focus of the work of the Hong Kong Office in Beijing in the future.

After experiencing the "amendment turmoil" in 2019, some mainland people had a negative perception of Hong Kong, and in the next few years, the epidemic occurred again, and the normal personnel exchanges between Hong Kong and the mainland were affected. It is necessary to show more real Hong Kong to the mainland people. Condition.

　　"In the future, we can do a lot of work in this regard. In addition to exhibitions and activities, we can also shoot some short films to show the real Hong Kong to mainland compatriots. We have this responsibility." He said.

　　In addition to the above aspects, Zheng Weiyuan said that the Hong Kong Office in Beijing will continue to provide services and assistance to Hong Kong people in the Mainland, so that they can work and live better in the Mainland.

　　As far as he is concerned, he still has a longing for the country to become more and more prosperous, and he also hopes that all cities will develop well.

"Like I am in Beijing now, I feel that many aspects are much more advanced, some are more advanced than Hong Kong, such as digital payment, etc. I am very happy to see these."

　　Zheng Weiyuan also said that he often read martial arts novels when he was a child, and he was very yearning for ethnic areas. He hoped to have the opportunity to visit the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

"I believe there is a lot of room for future development and cooperation." (End)