Chief Executive John Lee today met Secretary of the CPC Jiangmen Municipal Committee Chen Anming to discuss deepening Hong Kong’s co-operation with Jiangmen and promoting high-quality development in the Greater Bay Area (GBA).

Welcoming Mr Chen and his delegation, Mr Lee said there is vast potential for collaboration between the two places.

He commented that Jiangmen is a hub and gateway city in the western part of the GBA, and is experiencing rapid development in advanced manufacturing.

Mr Lee outlined that Hong Kong – as an international city that enjoys unique advantages under the “one country, two systems” arrangement – will continue to act as a super connector and a super value-adder, and will leverage its highly internationalised and market-oriented business environment in order to collaborate with Mainland enterprises and inject new impetus into the GBA’s development.

He expressed confidence that Hong Kong and Jiangmen can complement each other’s strengths through enhanced co-operation in areas such as green industries, scientific research and elderly care services.

Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang and Secretary for Environment & Ecology Tse Chin-wan also attended the meeting.