The Belt and Road Office of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (CEDB) and the Commercial Office of the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government (LOCPG) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) jointly held two webinars on 15 June 2021 and 22 June 2021 to enhance Hong Kong enterprises' understanding of the overseas Economic and Trade Co-operation Zones. The Commissioner for Belt and Road from the CEDB, Dr Denis Yip (right), and the Deputy Director-General of the Economic Affairs Department and Head of the Commercial Office of the LOCPG in the HKSAR, Mr Liu Yajun (left), attended the event.

15-06-2021 and 22-06-2021

The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (CEDB), together with the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, launched the Mainland Enterprises Partnership Exchange and Interface Programme on 14 May 2021. The first sharing session under the Programme was organised in collaboration with the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association (HKCEA). Photo shows the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau (fifth left); the Vice Chairman and President of the HKCEA, Mr Zhang Xialing (sixth left); the Commissioner for Belt and Road from the CEDB, Dr Denis Yip (first right), and other participating guests at the sharing session.

14-05-2021

The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau, delivered remarks on 8 January 2021 at a high-level roundtable on "Fostering Hong Kong as Belt and Road Functional Platform together with State-owned Enterprises". The roundtable was jointly organised by the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

08-01-2021

The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority jointly organised a high-level roundtable on "Fostering Hong Kong as Belt and Road Functional Platform together with State-owned Enterprises" in an online format on 8 January 2021. Photo shows the Commissioner for Belt and Road, Mr Denis Yip (first left), moderating a discussion session at the roundtable joined by (from second left) the Chairman of the Financial Services Development Council, Mr Laurence Li; the Immediate Past President of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Mr Johnson Kong; and the Chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, Mr Willy Lin.

08-01-2021

The fifth Belt and Road Summit opened on 30 November 2020. The President of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr Joko Widodo, delivered a keynote speech at the opening session.

30-11-2020

The fifth Belt and Road Summit opened on 30 November 2020. The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau (left), chaired the policy dialogue session titled "Creating a Healthy, Sustainable and Inclusive Future", joined by the Vice Minister of Trade of Indonesia, Dr Jerry Sambuaga (upper row, left); the Undersecretary of the Industry Development and Trade Policy Group of the Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines, Dr Ceferino S Rodolfo (upper row, right); the Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh and the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Private Partnership Authority of Bangladesh, Ms Sultana Afroz (bottom row, left); and the Assistant Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy of Thailand, Dr Sompop Pattanariyankool (bottom row, right).

30-11-2020