Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, met a delegation of permanent secretaries and heads of departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government in Beijing on Tuesday.
The delegation, led by Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung Ho Poi-yan, was in the capital for a national affairs study program, the HKSAR government said in a press release.
Yeung expressed her gratitude to Xia for his full affirmation of the work of the HKSAR civil servants, as well as his encouragement and expectation for the permanent secretaries and heads of departments.
Terming civil servants as the backbone of the HKSAR government, she said permanent secretaries, as the most senior officers in the civil service, along with heads of departments, play a crucial role in implementing and executing government policies.
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“We are committed, with our utmost efforts and unity, to fulfilling our duties, rendering full support to the chief executive in governance, steadfastly upholding the executive-led system, defending the bottom line of security and development, and delivering tangible benefits for the public, thereby starting a new chapter for the high-quality development of Hong Kong,” she added.
She said that the national 15th Five-Year Plan is the blueprint and action plan for the country's economic and social development over the next five years, supporting the SAR in the consolidation and enhancement of its competitive edge across multiple key areas.
Hong Kong is formulating its first five-year plan at full steam, which will serve as a collective action framework for the city, she added.
“Under the leadership of the chief executive, the civil service, particularly the permanent secretaries, will proactively align their work with the national 15th Five-Year Plan and coordinate development across various sectors, so as to lay a solid foundation for Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability and to full integrate into and serve the overall development of the country.”
Director of the Institute of American Studies, China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations Chen Wenxin gave the participants an analysis of the international landscape and China-US relations at the National Academy of Governance earlier in the day.
The participants were scheduled to study at the National Academy of Governance on Wednesday before departing for a duty visit to Chengdu in the afternoon.
