China News Service, Zhoushan, February 3rd (Reporter Lin Bo) "The mainland is developing very fast, beyond imagination. I hope to step on the 'accelerator' of development with my hometown." Recently, during the two sessions of Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, the Zhoushan Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference Member, Vice President of the Hong Kong Zhoushan Association, and Deputy General Manager of Huafu Petroleum Co., Ltd. Lao Kane said in an interview that Hong Kong and Zhoushan are both port cities and have natural trade advantages. She hopes to lead more Hong Kong young people to go Enter this "garden on the sea" and look for development opportunities.

A view of Zhoushan Island. Photo by Lin Bo

　　Cain Lau grew up in Hong Kong, and her grandfather was a native of Dinghai, Zhoushan. Influenced by her grandfather, she has a special emotional resonance with Zhoushan.

　　"I first came to Zhoushan ten years ago. At that time, the oil and gas industry had not yet formed a large scale and various places were under construction." In addition to the oil and gas industry, Lao Cain, who came to the "City of Thousand Islands" for the first time, was impressed by Zhoushan's beautiful scenery and delicious food. Made a deep impression.

　　"There are a lot of seafood delicacies in Zhoushan, most of which are not available in Hong Kong," said Lao Cain. "I also like Mount Putuo very much."

　　After that, Lao Cain would come to Zhoushan whenever he had time to taste the delicious food and experience the development of his hometown.

　　From a frontier island to an open highland, from a single industry to a diversified development, from a small coastal town to a garden city, in the past few years, Lao Cain has marveled at the speed of development of her hometown, which also made her full of confidence in the development of the mainland.

　　She took herself as an example. As a practitioner in the oil industry, she has witnessed the "butterfly changes" of Zhoushan's oil and gas industry.

A view of Zhoushan’s green petrochemical base. Photo courtesy of Zhoushan Management Committee of Zhejiang Pilot Free Trade Zone

　　Especially since the China (Zhejiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially established in Zhoushan on April 1, 2017, Zhoushan has embarked on a differentiated and characteristic reform and exploration path focusing on the construction of the entire oil and gas industry chain, achieving a transformation from "no Produce a drop of oil" to initially form a "trillion-level oil and gas industry pattern".

　　Now, looking through the "latest" work report of the Zhoushan Municipal Government, Law Kane found that Zhoushan's development speed has been beyond her imagination - the full-year oil and gas throughput in 2023 will be 157 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 18.4%; new oil and gas storage capacity 1.604 million cubic meters, with a cumulative storage capacity of 38.676 million cubic meters; the bonded bunker bunkering volume exceeded 7 million tons, making it the fourth largest bunkering port in the world...

　　As the vice president of the Hong Kong Zhoushan Association, in addition to the oil and gas industry, she also noticed that the two places have broad prospects for cooperation in education, tourism and other aspects, and actively promoted exchanges between the two places.

　　Looking back on 2023, the Hong Kong Zhoushan Association, one of the organizers of the event, hosted the "Welcome the Asian Games Together and Hand in Hand to the Future" Hong Kong and Macao youth trip to Zhejiang - the "Archivals New District" Zhoushan trip, "International Contracts" of the "Foreign-Related Rule of Law Series" A series of activities such as "Law" special lectures have established a diverse communication platform.

"Welcome to the Asian Games Together and Head to the Future Together" Hong Kong and Macao Youth Tour to Zhejiang - "Archival New District" Zhoushan Tour. Photo courtesy Xu Minghua

　　According to the relevant person in charge of the United Front Work Department of the Zhoushan Municipal Party Committee, in recent years, the two places have increasingly cooperated in the fields of ports, shipping, energy, finance, education and other fields, and the concentric circles have become larger and larger. Zhoushan has also led delegations to Hong Kong many times to carry out liaison and friendship and economic and trade exchange activities, held the Zhoushan Islands New Area Investment Promotion Conference and the Hong Kong Zhoushan Fishermen Painting Exhibition, visited the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and other units, comprehensively promoted Zhoushan, carried out investment promotion work, and deepened cooperation and exchanges between the two places.

　　"When we come to Zhoushan this time, we are mainly here to learn. Only by learning more about Zhoushan's development can we better build a bridge for mutual cooperation and achieve win-win cooperation for both parties," said Law Kane.

　　The reporter learned that this was Lao Kane’s last “business trip” before the Spring Festival. After that, she will return to Hong Kong to start the "Spring Festival holiday mode." (over)