2019
10 24, Government of Hong Kong (China) https://www.news.gov.hk/eng/2019/10/20191024/20191024_153438_940.html
Chief
Executive Carrie Lam
I would first like to express my sincere gratitude to
the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (OCMFA) for
co-organising with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government this
meaningful forum in Hong Kong, particularly at a rather difficult time. This
once again manifests the Central Government's recognition of Hong Kong as a
well-established platform to promote the exchange of expert views and cultivate
international collaboration.
As
a co-host of this forum, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to all
political leaders, business elites, distinguished scholars and heads of think
tanks who have come to join this forum and share your valuable insights,
especially those friends who have flown across the globe to Hong Kong to show
their support. My special thanks also goes to Governor Ma and Secretary Leong,
who have respectively led their delegations of Guangdong and Macau to Hong Kong
to participate in this forum.
Last
time when I was here in this same venue, actually with many of the guests in
the audience, also on the topic of the Greater Bay Area, was the promulgation
of the Outline Development Plan in February this year. Since then, we have a
lot of advancement in the
