Chief Executive CY Leung met with British political leaders yesterday, on the first day of his United Kingdom visit.
Mr Leung witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on health co-operation between Hong Kong and the UK by Secretary for Food & Health Dr Ko Wing-man and British Public Health Under Secretary Jane Ellison.
The accord boosts co-operation and exchanges in healthcare policy and protection.
The Chief Executive said Hong Kong-UK ties scale new heights under the agreement and that he looks forward to even closer co-operation.
Mr Leung then held talks with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and noted that Hong Kong-UK relations have been flourishing, adding that he looked forward to more British businesses exploring the Mainland and Asia markets through Hong Kong.
He then headed to the UK Parliament for a meeting with All-Party Parliamentary China Group members to update them on Hong Kong's latest developments.
Mr Leung highlighted that the "one country, two systems" principle, "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy under the Basic law have been successfully implemented since Hong Kong's return to the Mainland.
