Xi'an, March 3 (Reporter Zhang Yichen) "Shaanxi is an important node of the 'Belt and Road', Hong Kong has an international vision, we hope that whether it is talent exchanges, or mainland enterprises to develop in Hong Kong, we will share some of the latest policies with you, so as to help you better grasp development opportunities." Li Yunyan, director of the Economic and Trade Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in Chengdu, said on the 21st.
On the same day, the Liaison Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Shaanxi held a business seminar in Xi'an entitled "Helping Enterprises Develop in Shaanxi and Connect with the International", which invited industry experts from internationally renowned accounting firms, law firms and consulting service companies to analyze and answer questions on topics such as the integration and development of culture and tourism empowered by science and technology, the future path of human resource management for Chinese enterprises, and Hong Kong's business advantages and opportunities to help Shaanxi enterprises "go global", aiming to help enterprises understand business opportunities and business policies under the new situation. Further promote exchanges and co-operation between Shaanxi and Hong Kong.
In recent years, Hong Kong has increasingly engaged in economic and cultural exchanges and cooperation with the Mainland, and has accelerated its layout in the western region with its advantages in finance, logistics, infrastructure investment and financing and trade hubs. At the same time, mainland enterprises are also using Hong Kong as a transit to speed up their "going global".
"Hong Kong is optimistic about mainland enterprises in biotechnology, financial technology, manufacturing, agricultural technology, and health industries, and hopes to 'bring in'." Li Yunyan said.
According to statistics, in 2022, 107 new investment projects were established in Shaanxi in Hong Kong, a year-on-year increase of 30.5%, accounting for 34.1% of the new foreign investment projects in the province. Hong Kong is Shaanxi's largest source of outbound investment.
Ren Weixiong, a Hong Kong businessman who founded a fintech company in Xi'an and has been based in Shaanxi for more than a decade, said he hopes to promote the integration of resources between Shaanxi and Hong Kong in areas such as big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
Chang Li, second-level inspector of the Department of Commerce of Shaanxi Province, said that with the in-depth advancement of the "Belt and Road" construction, Shaanxi's advantages in connecting Europe and Asia have been continuously highlighted, and he hopes to use this lecture to jointly promote pragmatic cooperation between Shaanxi and Hong Kong at a higher level and wider field and achieve win-win development. (End)