Ho Lifeng delivered a video speech at the Hong Kong International Financial Leaders Investment Summit

Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, November 4th: The Hong Kong International Financial Leaders Investment Summit was held in Hong Kong from the 2nd to the 4th. He Lifeng, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, delivered a video speech.

Ho Lifeng pointed out that President Xi Jinping has always been concerned about the development of Hong Kong. With the firm support of the central government, Hong Kong's recovery from governance and revitalization has continued to consolidate, and its economic and social development has achieved new and remarkable results. The country’s “15th Five-Year Plan” has made specific arrangements to support Hong Kong in consolidating and enhancing its competitive advantages and better integrating into and serving the overall development of the country. Hong Kong has formulated its first five-year plan in line with the country's "15th Five-Year Plan", which will surely further build social consensus, stimulate innovation vitality, enhance development momentum, and promote Hong Kong to continuously consolidate its competitive advantages.

Ho Lifeng emphasized that Hong Kong's development has always resonated with the motherland. The central government is full of confidence and expectations for Hong Kong to implement the five-year plan and achieve greater development. It will, as always, provide full support and guarantee for Hong Kong to maintain long-term prosperity and stability. It is hoped that Hong Kong will give full play to the advantages of "one country, two systems" to create a higher-level free and open economic environment; further build on its financial development foundation and consolidate and enhance its status as an international financial center; continue to improve the efficiency of financial support and promote high-quality economic and social development; solidly advance the implementation of the five-year plan to better integrate into and serve the overall development of the country.

He Lifeng pointed out that no matter how the international situation changes, peace, development, cooperation and win-win are always unshakable historical trends. China will unswervingly expand high-level opening up to the outside world and hopes that all parties will share new opportunities for Chinese-style modernization and work together to make greater efforts for world economic prosperity and stability.