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HONG KONG, Feb. 9, 2023 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

On Feb. 8, with the theme of "Gathering in Hong Kong for a Better Future",

Nanjing Promotion Conference on High Quality Development & Wider Opening up of

Service Sector (Hong Kong & Macao) was held in Hong Kong. Nanjing highlighted 6

fields of opening up and sought for a higher level of opening-up link with Hong

Kong, including opening more investment channels and relaxing more access

restrictions for Hong Kong enterprises in the area of investment and trade

facilitation, according to the Nanjing Municipal People's Government.

Nanjing Municipal Government and China Merchants Group signed a strategic

cooperation agreement, with several memorandums of cooperation and projects,

which is highly in line with the characteristic and advantageous industries of

Nanjing and Hong Kong, showing the latest achievements of deepening economic

and trade cooperation between the two cities.

Han Liming, Member of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Party

Committee and Secretary of the Nanjing Municipal Party Committee, delivered a

video address, saying that Nanjing has a long and deep relationship with Hong

Kong, and since the reform and opening up, more than 5,720 Hong Kong-funded

projects, $38.8 billion of actual funds received, 33 Hong Kong-listed companies

are all records of Hong Kong's unique and important contributions to Nanjing.

Chen Zhichang, Mayor of Nanjing, introduced Nanjing's high-quality development

investment environment. He said that for a long time, Nanjing and Hong Kong

promote the strengths of each other and work as a bridge of each other, many

Nanjing enterprises choose Hong Kong as the "first stop" to go global, many

Hong Kong enterprises take Nanjing as "bridgehead" of the mainland market, and

the cities have achieved mutual benefit and win-win through in-depth

cooperation.

Patrick Lau, Deputy Executive Director of HKTDC, said that Hong Kong has been

booming in green finance in recent years and believes that more Nanjing

enterprises can be served in this area.

Hong Kong is the first stop of Nanjing's new round of global economic and trade

exchanges in 2023 and the Nanjing delegation will be the first large-scale

mainland economic and trade delegation to Hong Kong after the full resumption

of exchanges between the mainland and Hong Kong.

Source: Nanjing Municipal People's Government

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