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Boao Forum for Asia|Staying in Hong Kong to fight the epidemic Carrie Lam: To increase competitiveness, we must tell the "Hong Kong story"

2022-04-21T07:50:29.217Z


The 2022 annual meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia opened today (21st). Chief Executive Carrie Lam said in an article that she felt a little regretful that she was absent from the annual meeting this year because she stayed in Hong Kong to deal with the first phase of relaxing social distancing measures. she called hong kong


The 2022 annual meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia opened today (21st). Chief Executive Carrie Lam said in an article that she felt a little regretful that she was absent from the annual meeting this year because she stayed in Hong Kong to deal with the first phase of relaxing social distancing measures.

She said that in order to consolidate and enhance its international status and competitiveness, Hong Kong must continue to tell the "Hong Kong story" on important international and regional stages, and it must continue to play an important role as a bridge connecting domestic and overseas under "One Country, Two Systems".


President Xi Jinping delivered a video speech at the Boao Forum for Asia.

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The Boao Forum for Asia has been held in Boao, Hainan since 2001. This year, with the theme of "Pandemic and the World: Promoting Global Development and Building a Common Future", President Xi Jinping used the format of last year to deliver a keynote speech through video.

Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor pointed out that she participated as the chief executive for the first time in 2018, and the annual meeting was suspended in 2020 due to the epidemic. Although Hong Kong faced various challenges, she tried to attend the annual meeting in 2019 and 2021.

This year's forum is held in person again after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, and it is also held in May for the first time. She expects that the annual meeting will attract widespread attention and coverage, but due to the imminent change of government, she will no longer lead a delegation to participate.

Leung Chun-ying delivered a video speech in the evening

Leung Chun-ying, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former chief executive, will make a video speech at the "Global Free Trade Port Development Sub-forum" tonight. He pointed out that the opening-up policy of Hainan's free trade port will bring tremendous development to many industries and professions in Hong Kong. Opportunity, the Hainan Free Trade Port is an important aspect of Hong Kong's post-pandemic reconstruction.

He also said that most of Hong Kong's major economic and trade partners abroad have lifted the quarantine policy. "We are still sitting in Hong Kong, what are we waiting for?"

This year's Boao Forum for Asia has over 1,000 political, business, academia and media representatives from 42 countries and regions participating online or in person to exchange views on issues such as epidemic prevention, green recovery and sustainable development.

Boao Forum for Asia|Xi Jinping: China’s confidence and will in reform and opening up will not shake the Boao Forum for Asia|Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the annual meeting by video on April 21. Carrie Lam will be absent from the Boao Forum for Asia and will stay in Hong Kong to fight the epidemic He Yicheng will attend

Source: hk1

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