(Left to right) Ko Pui-shuen, Director of the Federation of Hong Kong Shantou Community Organizations; Zhang Guoyi, Deputy Director General of the Department of Publicity, Cultural and Sports Affairs of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Professor Chan Wai-yee, Pro-Vice-Chancellor / Vice-President (Strategic Developments); Michael Wong Wai-lun, Deputy Financial Secretary; and Wang Xuezhu, Vice-Mayor of Shantou Municipal Government; pose for a photo during the Academic and Policy Forum on Global Chao People and Belt and Road organized by Federation of Hong Kong Shantou Community Organizations and The Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on May 31,2023. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Highlighting the heritage of the Chaoshan people, a forum was held Wednesday at the Chinese University of Hong Kong that delved into their track record of trade booms and potential economic contributions to the Belt and Road Initiative.

The forum, titled “Academic and Policy Forum on Global Chao People and Belt and Road”, was organized by the Federation of Hong Kong Shantou Community Organizations and The Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at CUHK.

China Daily’s Edmond Tang took the photos during the event.