State leaders meet CE and Hong Kong delegation in Beijing (with photos/video)

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President Xi Jinping and the Vice Premier of the State Council, Mr Han Zheng, met the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, and the Hong Kong delegation led by her in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening up of the country in Beijing today (November 12).

In the morning, President Xi met Mrs Lam; 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 at the Great Hall of the People and delivered an important address.

In her speech, Mrs Lam expressed her gratitude to President Xi for meeting the delegation and for his concern and support for Hong Kong and the importance he attached to the city. She said that the delegation comprised members of various sectors of the community who had leveraged their own strengths to meet the country's needs during the past 40 years, contributing to the reform and opening up and at the same time bringing benefits to themselves. She said that as the doors of the country's reform and opening up will be opened wider and wider, Hong Kong's role as the gateway and the hub connecting to the world will become even more prominent and the city's advantages under "one country, two systems" will be even more notable. Hong Kong should proactively participate in the country's overall development and seek opportunities for more development and advancement through the Belt and Road Initiative and the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, she said.

Mrs Lam and members of the delegation then attended a lunch hosted by Mr Han. They concluded the visit in the afternoon and returned to Hong Kong.

Ends/Monday, November 12, 2018
Issued at HKT 16:47

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President Xi Jinping met with the delegation led by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening up of the country in Beijing today (November 12). Photo shows President Xi, Mrs Lam and other delegation members at the Great Hall of the People.

President Xi Jinping (right) met with the delegation led by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening up of the country in Beijing today (November 12). Photo shows Mrs Lam (left) speaking at the meeting.

President Xi Jinping (centre) met with the delegation led by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening up of the country in Beijing today (November 12). Photo shows Mrs Lam (second left) speaking at the meeting. Also pictured are the Vice-Premier of the State Council, Mr Han Zheng (second right); the Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, Mr Ding Xuexiang (first right); and the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Mr Chui Sai-on (first left).

The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, meets the media in Beijing this afternoon (November 12) to conclude the visit of the delegation led by her in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening up of the country.

The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam (centre), meets the media in Beijing this afternoon (November 12) to conclude the visit of the delegation led by her in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening up of the country. Also joining are the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan (second right); the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau (first right); the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Patrick Nip (second left); and the Director of the Chief Executive's Office, Mr Chan Kwok-ki (first left).

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