Xia inspected varied main I&T initiatives, together with the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone and the Hong Kong Microelectronics Research and Development Institute.
During a tour of the Hong Kong Park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone, Xia acquired briefings on the park’s building progress, trade promotion and cross-border circulation of I&T components.
He additionally visited a number of enterprises already based mostly within the park.
The senior Beijing official was accompanied by Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong, who instructed reporters afterwards that Xia’s go to demonstrated the central authorities’s excessive regard for the town’s I&T growth.
“Director Xia fully affirmed the SAR government’s efforts to push forward the construction of the Hong Kong Park and the other two projects (Hong Kong Microelectronics Research and Development Institute and Sandy Ridge Data Facility Cluster) at full speed, and to achieve initial results within a short period,” Sun stated.
“Director Xia’s inspection today has given us a strong boost. It made us deeply understand that we must align with the nation’s development strategies.”
Meanwhile, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan stated she briefed Xia on the transport and logistics community of the Northern Metropolis, emphasising that the district is the engine of Hong Kong’s future financial growth.
Writing on her social media web page, Chan expressed gratitude for Xia’s steerage, saying it enabled her crew to achieve a radical understanding of tips on how to align with nationwide growth methods and collectively create a planning blueprint for Hong Kong’s future.
Chan added that the longer term Hung Shui Kiu station will function a strategic hub the place three railway strains converge, totally integrating the financial and dwelling spheres of Hong Kong and Shenzhen. She additionally spoke about Hong Kong’s one centesimal MTR station, Kwu Tung station, starting service subsequent 12 months.
The transport chief additionally briefed Xia on measures to increase the yacht economic system and expressed gratitude for the central authorities’s assist.
Edited by Edmond Fong