Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Algernon Yau today visited a large-scale Hong Kong enterprise in Dongguan and met the city's deputy mayor.

Mr Yau began a two-day visit to Guangdong yesterday, and travelled to Dongguan from Guangzhou earlier today.

On arriving in Dongguan, he toured the premises of a Hong Kong firm specialising in handbags and leather goods to learn about its operations, and about new developments in e-commerce on the Mainland.

He was also shown around the firm’s e-commerce live streaming centre, the largest of its kind in Dongguan, and briefed on the use of live streaming in e-commerce marketing. 

Stressing the enormous potential of e-commerce in promoting trade, Mr Yau said Hong Kong enterprises can learn from their Mainland counterparts to gain a foothold in the Mainland e-commerce market and grasp the unlimited opportunities it presents.

Mr Yau held a lunch meeting with Deputy Mayor of the Dongguan Municipal People’s Government Liu Guangbin, who spoke to him about the city's latest trade and economic developments, before concluding his visit.

He will return to Hong Kong this evening.