Chief Executive John Lee Ka-Chiu delivers opening remarks to inaugurate the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG/ CHINA DAILY) HONG KONG - Government officials and business representatives from various countries gathered on Wednesday for the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong.
At this year's summit themed “Building a Connected, Innovative and Green Belt and Road”, they exchanged insights into promoting business collaboration among countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, as well as multilateral cooperation and concrete business opportunities.
Running from Wednesday to Thursday, the business event features various business plenaries, policy dialogues, deal-making sessions and more.
Edmond Tang of China Daily took the photos.
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-Chiu delivers opening remarks to inaugurate the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG/ CHINA DAILY) Li Yongjie, Deputy China International Trade Representative of China's Ministry of Commerce, delivers a special address during the opening ceremony of the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY) Gou Ping, vice-chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, delivers a special address during the opening ceremony of the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY) Xiao Weiming, deputy secretary-general of the National Development and Reform Commission, delivers a special address during the opening ceremony of the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY) H.E. Nguyen Hoa Binh, Vietnam's permanent deputy prime minister, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG/ CHINA DAILY) Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu (center) witnesses the exchange of the memorandum of understanding between Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Woo Ying-ming (right) and a representative from the Anti-Corruption Commission of the Republic of Maldives, during the opening ceremony of the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY) Dilma Rousseff, president of the New Development Bank, delivers a keynote speech during the keynote luncheon at the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY) Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po delivers welcome remarks during the keynote luncheon at the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY) Chen Liang, chairman of the board of directors and chairman of the management committee of China International Capital Corporation Limited, delivers opening remarks during the keynote luncheon at the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY) (From left) Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah. Cambodia's Secretary of State of Ministry of Commerce Lim Lork Piseth, Indonesia's Deputy Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment in Infrastructure and Transportation Rachmat Kaimuddin. and Kazakhstan's Vice-Minister of National Economy Arman Kassenov, participate in the "Policy Dialogue: Multilateral Cooperation for an Interconnected World" during the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY) (From left) Cambodia's Secretary of State of Ministry of Commerce Lim Lork Piseth, Indonesia's Deputy Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment in Infrastructure and Transportation Rachmat Kaimuddin. and Kazakhstan's Vice-Minister of National Economy Arman Kassenov, participate in the "Policy Dialogue: Multilateral Cooperation for an Interconnected World" during the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY) (From left) Chairman of Welab Bank Ceajer Chan Ka-keung; chairman of Power Construction Corporation of China Ding Yanzhang; Chief Executive Officer of Lee Kee Group Clara Chan; Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Value Partners Group Dato’ Seri Cheah Cheng Hye; and Chief Executive Officer of Sintesa Group and Chairwoman of Indonesian Employer's Association Shinta Widjaja Kamdani. attend the business plenary "Capturing Belt and Road Business Opportunities" during the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY) (From left) Chairman of Welab Bank Ceajer Chan Ka-keung; chairman of Power Construction Corporation of China Ding Yanzhang; Chief Executive Officer of Lee Kee Group Clara Chan; Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Value Partners Group Dato’ Seri Cheah Cheng Hye; and Chief Executive Officer of Sintesa Group and Chairwoman of Indonesian Employer's Association Shinta Widjaja Kamdani. attend the business plenary "Capturing Belt and Road Business Opportunities" during the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY) A booth of China Daily is seen at the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY) China Daily reporter Thor Wu Menglei (left) interviews a visitor during the ninth Belt and Road Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)