Chief Executive John Lee today continued a trip to Fujian by visiting Wuyi University and a cultural tourism site, and meeting various leaders in Nanping City.
In the morning, in Nanping City, he met Vice Governor of Fujian Province Zhao Zenglian, and CPC Nanping Municipal Committee Secretary Yuan Chaohong, to exchange views on issues of mutual concern.
Mr Lee then visited Wuyi University in Wuyishan, where he met interns and Hong Kong students participating in the “Youth Internship Programme at Wuyishan on Biodiversity Conservation”, to learn about their experiences on the programme.
Wuyi University adopts a regional industry-oriented approach in providing courses focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. The internship programme is a youth co-operation project arising from the Third Plenary Session of the Hong Kong/Fujian Co-operation Conference in 2018. So far, 48 Hong Kong youngsters have benefited.
Mr Lee said that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has always attached great importance to youth development. He called on young people to take up more internships on the Mainland, and to serve as pillars of talent contributing to the country’s high-quality development.
In the afternoon, the Chief Executive visited a museum to learn about Wuyi rock tea, its history and heritage, and the part it plays in Wuyi’s cultural tourism.
He remarked that Hong Kong is advancing the integrated development of culture and tourism and that he looked forward to Hong Kong and Fujian deepening co-operation in this area.
In the evening, at an event in Fuzhou organised by the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce, Fujian, Mr Lee met Fujian-based Hong Kong business representatives.
He remarked that Fujian is a core area of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road under the Belt & Road Initiative, while Hong Kong serves as a functional platform for the Belt & Road, adding that there is vast scope for co-operation between the two places.
He called on Hong Kong entrepreneurs to continue building bridges between the two places and jointly contribute to the country’s high-level opening up.
