(Voice of the Two Sessions) Interview with Liu Jianghua: "Connecting" the world and "gathering" talents Hong Kong must actively integrate into the overall development of the country

　　China News Agency, Hong Kong, February 16th: Interview with Liu Jianghua: "Connecting" the world and "gathering" talents Hong Kong must actively integrate into the overall development of the country

　　China News Agency reporter Liu Dawei

　　"Hong Kong is located in the transportation center of Asia, and its geographical location is superior. What is needed now is to work hard on 'gathering'. Not only should it gather talents and momentum from all walks of life, the SAR government and the people, but also the development of Hong Kong and the country, and actively integrate into the country. The overall situation of development.” Liu Jianghua, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Hong Kong, said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency on the eve of the two sessions of the National People’s Congress in 2023.

　　Liu Jianghua has been engaged in public administration in Hong Kong for nearly 40 years. He has successively served as a member of the Hong Kong SAR District Council, a member of the Hong Kong SAR Legislative Council, the Deputy Secretary of the SAR Government's Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau, and the SAR Government's Home Affairs Bureau. He is familiar with Hong Kong's social changes .

For the first time this year as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to participate in the National People's Political Consultative Conference and participate in the discussion of state affairs at the national level, Liu Jianghua bluntly said that "the opportunity is rare."

　　"Hong Kong is in a new era of integration into the overall development of the country. I think it is meaningful to put my own opinions and work into consideration at the level of national development at this time." In the past few days, Liu Jianghua has consulted with many members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Hong Kong to improve His first proposal.

　　Liu Jianghua revealed that his proposal mainly revolves around the positioning of Hong Kong's "eight centers" proposed in the national "14th Five-Year Plan", and thinks about how Hong Kong can achieve further development in fields such as innovation and technology, finance, and culture.

　　In the "14th Five-Year Plan", Hong Kong was established as a development center in eight key fields. In addition to traditional fields such as finance and shipping, it also proposed to develop into an aviation hub, innovative technology, intellectual property trade, and cultural and artistic exchanges between China and foreign countries. Four Emerging Centers.

　　In Liu Jianghua's view, members of the Hong Kong CPPCC National Committee understand not only Hong Kong's development, but also the country's major policies, so they can put forward proposals that connect the national development strategy with Hong Kong's development, and find the direction of Hong Kong's development.

　　As far as Hong Kong is concerned, Liu Jianghua analyzed that Hong Kong is located in the transportation center of the Asian region, leading in all directions and having convenient transportation, which is a major "selling point" of Hong Kong when promoting it to the outside world.

In addition, economic freedom and urban security are also important advantages of Hong Kong.

To tell the story of Hong Kong well and give full play to Hong Kong's strengths, it is necessary to introduce these "selling points".

　　"In addition to introducing Hong Kong's advantages, to achieve better development in Hong Kong, it is ultimately necessary to gather talents and kinetic energy." Liu Jianghua said that after the new SAR government took office, it paid attention to solving the "chronic problems" of Hong Kong's people's livelihood, and proposed a series of attracting talents. move.

As the former director of the Home Affairs Bureau of the SAR government, he spoke highly of the work of the SAR government in solving people's livelihood issues and youth development issues.

　　He said that people's livelihood is currently the main axis of Hong Kong's social development, which requires the cooperation of all walks of life.

The SAR government has responded positively to citizens' demands in terms of transportation, housing, and social welfare.

The relevant process of solving the problem requires mutual understanding and assistance to jointly build a better future for Hong Kong.

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