Hong Kong – SED to visit Shenzhen and Guangzhou

SED to visit Shenzhen and Guangzhou

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     The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, will depart on Monday (August 28) for Shenzhen and Guangzhou to attend the “Mainland study tour of the senior secondary subject of Citizenship and Social Development (CS) thanksgiving session and launch ceremony of the new school year”, jointly organised by the Department of Education of Guangdong Province and the Education Bureau. The Permanent Secretary for Education, Ms Michelle Li, will join the event.
 
     During the visit, Dr Choi will tour an enterprise that is a receiving unit for participants of CS study tours and the Guangzhou University City to learn about its planning, operation and management.
 
     Dr Choi will return to Hong Kong on Tuesday afternoon (August 29). During her absence, the Under Secretary for Education, Mr Sze Chun-fai, will be the Acting Secretary for Education.

Hong Kong – DSJ to visit Guangzhou and Shenzhen

DSJ to visit Guangzhou and Shenzhen

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     The Deputy Secretary for Justice, Mr Cheung Kwok-kwan, will visit Guangzhou and Shenzhen tomorrow (April 19) to further implement and take forward the work of the working group for Guangdong-Hong Kong co-operation on legal and dispute resolution services and the working group on Hong Kong-Shenzhen legal co-operation. This is his first visit to the Mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) since taking office.

     Mr Cheung will call on the Department of Justice of Guangdong Province, the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government, and the Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone of Shenzhen Municipality. While in Shenzhen, he will also renew with the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government the Co-operative Arrangement on Legal Matters between the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government and the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.

     Mr Cheung will return to Hong Kong in the evening on the same day.

Hong Kong – SCST to visit Shenzhen

SCST to visit Shenzhen

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     The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Kevin Yeung, will depart for Shenzhen tomorrow (April 18). He will call on the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government as well as the Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Culture, Sports, Tourism, Radio and Television, and visit local arts facilities.
      
     Mr Yeung will return to Hong Kong on the same day.

Shenzhen Global Investment Promotion Conference 2021 held December 15

Shenzhen this week hosted the 2021 Shenzhen Global Investment Promotion Conference, to attract and focus greater international investment. The Conference highlighted the development directions of Shenzhen’s strategic emerging industries and those of the future as well as key industries and projects in each district, while gathering global investors and quality resources to further develop Shenzhen as a premier choice for global investment.
2021 Shenzhen Global Investment Promotion Conference was hosted by the Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government and jointly organized by the Commerce Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality, Information Office of Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government, and Foreign Affairs Office of Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government. Themed “New Era, New Journey — Invest in Shenzhen, Build a Winning Future”, the Conference was held on December 15 at Wuzhou Guest House, Shenzhen, showcasing to global investors the economic vitality, innovative impetus, city charm and investment potential.

Representatives from the VP level and above from Fortune Global 500 and China’s Top 500 corporations, large SOEs, leading private enterprises, listed companies, and unicorn companies were invited to participate at the Conference. Invitations also went to those in charge of international organizations such as foreign embassies and consulates in China, major business associations and others, all companies and institutions having actively signed up for the Conference. Due to the cross-border travel limits, some senior executives of multinational enterprises, international institutions and representatives of major cities extended video-linked congratulations to Shenzhen and the Conference.

The Conference was organized in the format of a “1+12+N” series of events. In other words, it consisted of 1 main event, 12 district-level investment promotion conferences, and N overseas parallel sessions and industrial investment promotion activities, forming a complete series of investment promotion campaigns. In addition to the main session in Shenzhen, 12 overseas parallel sessions were staged in 12 cities across five continents, including Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and Sao Paulo in the Americas, London, Paris, and Brussels in Europe, Hong Kong and Tokyo in Asia, Sydney and Brisbane in Oceania, as well as Johannesburg, South Africa, promoting the city brand “Invest in Shenzhen, Build a Winning Future” to all parts of the world.

This was the third time that Shenzhen has hosted the Global Investment Promotion Conference since 2019. At the Conference, the International Headquarters Enterprise, Investment Advisor of Shenzhen, and Outstanding Registered Enterprise were awarded, and shared in the “Shenzhen Moments” of investment promotion. A number of major projects were also signed, demonstrating the attractiveness and innovation of Shenzhen as well as the confidence of investors from around the globe in the future development of Shenzhen and its districts.

Hong Kong – CE to visit Guangzhou and Shenzhen

CE to visit Guangzhou and Shenzhen

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     The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, will depart for Guangzhou via Shenzhen tomorrow (October 13). She will visit Guangzhou and Shenzhen the following day.

     Mrs Lam will attend the opening ceremony of the 130th China Import and Export Fair and the Pearl River International Trade Forum on October 14. The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan; the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau; the Director of the Chief Executive’s Office, Mr Chan Kwok-ki; and the Commissioner for the Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Mr Tommy Yuen, will join the visit.

     Mrs Lam will depart for Shenzhen in the afternoon on the same day to meet with the leaders of the city. Mr Yau, Mr Chan Kwok-ki and Mr Yuen, as well as the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing; the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Frank Chan Fan; the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Mr Alfred Sit; and the Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, will join the visit programme in Shenzhen.

     Mrs Lam will return to Hong Kong in the evening on October 14. During her absence, the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr John Lee, will be the Acting Chief Executive.