Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said the prospects for cooperation between the special administrative region and Vanuatu are broad and promising, highlighting that bilateral trade between the two places is continuing to grow.
The CE said this on Tuesday when he met Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in the city to exchange views on issues of mutual interest. Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun also attended the meeting, according to a government notification.
Pointing out that Hong Kong enjoys both national and global opportunities under the “one country, two systems” principle, Lee said the SAR functions as a “super connector and super value-adder” in the pursuit of new growth opportunities in partnership with countries such as Vanuatu, a Belt and Road member state in the Global South.
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Hong Kong will leverage its advantages – including its being connected to both the Chinese mainland and the world – and its role as a functional platform for the Belt and Road Initiative, to strengthen economic and trade collaboration, and green cooperation, with Belt and Road economies, said the Hong Kong leader.
Highlighting that Hong Kong is the world's freest economy, he said the SAR and Vanuatu will together seize the opportunities presented by the Belt and Road Initiative.
He welcomed enterprises from Vanuatu to leverage Hong Kong’s highly internationalized business environment and its pool of professional services talent, explore overseas and mainland markets, further strengthen cooperation and exchanges across different areas between the two places, and jointly explore more opportunities.
