STORY: Hong Kong perfectly positioned to play pivotal role in BRI: John Lee
SHOOTING TIME: Sept. 11, 2024
DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:04
LOCATION: HONG KONG, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

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1. various of the Ninth Belt and Road Summit held in Hong Kong
               
STORYLINE:

Hong Kong has many strengths to leverage under the cooperation framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and has an important role to play in promoting sustainability, said John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

Lee said this while addressing the opening ceremony of the Ninth Belt and Road Summit held in Hong Kong, co-organized by the HKSAR government and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), on Wednesday.
   
The HKSAR, as China's most open international city, is "perfectly positioned to play a pivotal role" in the initiative, he said.
   
"Investors around the world, and that includes over 2,700 family offices here, can take full advantage of Hong Kong, and its broad range of professional services, from financial and legal services, to architectural, engineering, logistics and more, for their Belt and Road projects," Lee said.
   
Hong Kong can go on to leverage its technological innovation capabilities to nurture new quality productivity driven by green technology and green finance, he suggested.
   
This year marks the summit's ninth consecutive edition in Hong Kong. Themed "Building a Connected, Innovative and Green Belt and Road," the two-day summit gathered nearly 6,000 participants from more than 70 countries and regions, including over 80 policymakers and business leaders. It will continue to hold investment project promotion sessions and feature a special exhibition area.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hong Kong, China.
(XHTV)