Harbin hello: Chief Executive Donald Tsang is greeted by Heilongjiang Vice Governor Sun Yao at Harbin Taiping International Airport.

Chief Executive Donald Tsang says the objective of his visit to northeast provinces is to enhance Hong Kong's competitiveness and create more business opportunities for the city.

Leading a 100-strong delegation of Hong Kong business leaders, Mr Tsang started an eight-day visit to Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning today.

Speaking to reporters before leaving Hong Kong, Mr Tsang said he hopes more Mainland enterprises will set up offices in Hong Kong and make the best use of the city as the springboard to entering the global market.

During the visit the delegation will explore business opportunities between Hong Kong and the three northeast provinces.