According to Bloomberg, citing multiple sources, the Liaison Office sent a letter to all chambers of commerce in Hong Kong, including foreign chambers of commerce, in early June to receive five opinions on how to improve the business environment in Hong Kong.
"Bloomberg" reported that the Liaison Office sought advice from the foreign chambers of commerce in Hong Kong on how to improve the business environment.
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The source pointed out that this meeting is different from the previous communication method. In the past, officials of the Central Office would communicate with the participants through interpreters. In this meeting, the mainland officials mainly listened, and there were staff taking notes.
Some participants pointed out that the 90-minute meeting was conducted in English and was attended by officials from the Economic Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government.
"Bloomberg" quoted the content of the invitation email as saying that the Liaison Office of the People's Republic of China hopes that the participants will make comments on five directions, including how the SAR government can improve the business environment in Hong Kong, and other issues related to operations in the Mainland.
Many chambers of commerce responded, hoping to cancel the epidemic prevention and isolation policy as soon as possible.
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