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CE attends seminar on 40th anniversary of participation of Hong Kong and Macao in country's reform and opening up in Beijing (with photos/videos)
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     The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (November 11) led a Hong Kong delegation to attend a seminar in Beijing on the 40th anniversary of the participation of Hong Kong and Macao in the country's reform and opening up and addressed the seminar.

     In the Morning, Mrs Lam, together with the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan; the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau; the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip; the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Chan Kwok-ki and other members of the delegation attended the seminar on the 40th anniversary of Hong Kong and Macao's participation in the reform and opening up of the country at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. The seminar, co-organised by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, reviewed the history of Hong Kong and Macao's participation in the reform and opening up of the country, and looked ahead to the key development aspects of the country's further reform and opening up as well as the role of Hong Kong and Macao in the overall development of the country.

     Addressing the seminar, Mrs Lam said that Hong Kong has leveraged its strengths to meet the country's needs during the 40 years of the reform and opening up of the country. She said that while Hong Kong helped the country with capital, talent, management expertise and international marketing network at the beginning of the opening up and served as a platform to provide services for Mainland enterprises to go global in the later period, the city whose role had been evolving along the way became an international centre of finance, trade, maritime and professional services. She pointed out that with the further reform and opening up of the country, Hong Kong has equipped itself in a few aspects to integrate into the overall development of the nation, including maintaining the city's advantage of "One Country, Two Systems"; consolidating and enhancing the traditional industries that enjoy advantages, especially the financial services industry; forging ahead innovation and technology; seizing the opportunities brought about by the Belt and Road Initiative and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area; and giving full play to Hong Kong's status as the freest economy in the world to contribute to the country's promotion of free trade and investment.

     Mrs Lam and members of the delegation then attended a lunch hosted by the NDRC and visited the Palace Museum afterwards. They were introduced by the Director of the Palace Museum, Dr Shan Jixiang, the latest development of the Palace Museum and the work of its Hospital for Conservation. Members of the delegation were pleased to know that the precious collection of watches of the Palace Museum will be the theme of a large-scale exhibition to be staged by the Palace Museum in Hong Kong this year.

     Mrs Lam and members of the delegation will continue their visit to Beijing tomorrow (November 12).
 
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The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (November 11), leading a delegation to Beijing in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the country's reform and opening up, attended the seminar on the participation of Hong Kong and Macao in the reform and opening up of the country in the past 40 years co-organised by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Photo shows Mrs Lam (right) giving opening remarks at the seminar. Also pictured is the Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, Mr He Lifeng.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (November 11), leading a delegation to Beijing in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the country's reform and opening up, attended the seminar on the participation of Hong Kong and Macao in the reform and opening up of the country in the past 40 years co-organised by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO) of the State Council at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Photo shows Mrs Lam (centre); the Chairman of the NDRC, Mr He Lifeng (second left); the Director of the HKMAO, Mr Zhang Xiaoming (second right); the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Wang Zhimin (first right); and the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Mr Chui Sai-on (first left) at the seminar.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (November 11), leading a delegation to Beijing in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the country's reform and opening up, attended the seminar on the participation of Hong Kong and Macao in the reform and opening up of the country in the past 40 years co-organised by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Photo shows Mrs Lam (third right); the Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, Mr He Lifeng (centre); the Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Zhang Xiaoming (second right); the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Wang Zhimin (first right); the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Mr Chui Sai-on (third left); the Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission, Mr Ning Jizhe (second left); and the Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region, Mr Zhang Rongshun (first left), at the seminar.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (November 11), leading a delegation to Beijing in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the country's reform and opening up, visited the Palace Museum. Photo shows Mrs Lam (front row, centre); the Director of the Palace Museum, Dr Shan Jixiang (front row, fourth right); the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Wang Zhimin (front row, fourth left); and other delegation members at the Tower of the Gate of Divine Prowess.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (November 11), leading a delegation to Beijing in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the country's reform and opening up, visited the Palace Museum. Photo shows Mrs Lam (centre) chatting with the staff of the Hospital for Conservation. Looking on is the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Wang Zhimin (first left).
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (November 11), leading a delegation to Beijing in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the country's reform and opening up, visited the Palace Museum. Photo shows Mrs Lam (second left) and other delegation members receiving a briefing by the Director of the Palace Museum, Dr Shan Jixiang (first left), on the work of the Hospital for Conservation.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (November 11), leading a delegation to Beijing in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the country's reform and opening up, visited the Palace Museum. Photo shows Mrs Lam (second left) and other delegation members receiving a briefing on cultural relics conservation by a staff of the Hospital for Conservation.
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (November 11), leading a delegation to Beijing in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the country's reform and opening up, visited the Palace Museum. Photo shows the Director of the Palace Museum, Dr Shan Jixiang (first left), introducing the cultural relics of the Furniture Gallery to Mrs Lam (first right).
The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, today (November 11), leading a delegation to Beijing in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the country's reform and opening up, visited the Palace Museum. Photo shows Mrs Lam; the Director of the Palace Museum, Dr Shan Jixiang; the Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Zhang Xiaoming; the Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Wang Zhimin; the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Mr Chui Sai-on; and other delegation members in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

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