"Guangxi has the geographical advantage of being close to the ASEAN market, and lower manpower and land costs are suitable for Hong Kong people to invest and start businesses here." Pan Jiarong, Chairman of the Hong Kong (Region) Chamber of Commerce in China, visited Liuzhou City, Guangxi for investment promotion on the evening of March 25 Said at the exchange meeting.
On the same day, Pan Jiarong led more than 20 entrepreneur representatives from the Hong Kong (region) Chamber of Commerce in China to visit Liuzhou, Guilin and other places in Guangxi for investigation and investment.
Guangxi and Hong Kong drink the same river of water. The two places are geographically close, have similar languages, are familiar with each other, and blend in customs. They have deep friendship and extensive cooperation foundation.
Wu Jiajun, director of the Liaison Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in Guangxi, believes that the combination of Hong Kong’s capital, technology, talent, market, and management advantages with Guangxi’s advantages in location, resources, ecology, and environment, can be used in a wider area, deeper and higher standards. Develop close cooperation in Shanghai and jointly develop international markets such as ASEAN.
Pan Jiarong, who is engaged in international trade, expressed that he hopes to take advantage of Guangxi's geographical advantages to radiate the ASEAN market and integrate into the development opportunities of the "Belt and Road". During this inspection, he hopes to reach further cooperation with Guangxi on cross-border e-commerce.
In recent years, Guangxi has been committed to promoting practical cooperation in various fields between Guangxi and Hong Kong, and has led many exchanges and cooperation between Guangxi and Hong Kong. The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region held Hong Kong and Macao "sharing the opportunities of the Guangxi Free Trade Zone to jointly build a new land-sea channel in the west" talks and the Guangxi-Hong Kong cooperation and exchange symposium to bridge the gap between the two parties.
Song Haijun, deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, introduced that in 2020, Guangxi will overcome the adverse effects of the new crown epidemic and drastically promote the "Gulf enterprises entering Guangxi", attracting a large number of Hong Kong enterprises to invest in Guangxi. Hong Kong has established new Hong Kong-funded enterprises in Guangxi throughout the year. A year-on-year increase of 36.81%, and the contracted Hong Kong capital amounted to US$8.98 billion, a year-on-year increase of 41.8%.
It is reported that by the end of 2020, Hong Kong has invested and established a total of 7,270 enterprises in Guangxi, accounting for 59.43% of foreign investment projects in Guangxi. Hong Kong plays a pivotal role in Guangxi’s opening up and cooperation.
(Source: China News Network)
