He Lifeng Delivers Video Address at Hong Kong International Financial Leaders Investment Summit

The Hong Kong International Financial Leaders Investment Summit was held in Hong Kong from November 2 to 4, with He Lifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, delivering a video address. He Lifeng said that President Xi Jinping has always been attentive to Hong Kong's development. With firm support from the central government, Hong Kong's momentum of progressing from chaos to order and then to prosperity has continued to consolidate, and new, notable results have been achieved in economic and social development. The national 15th Five-Year Plan makes specific arrangements for supporting Hong Kong in consolidating and enhancing its competitive advantages and better integrating into and serving the overall development of the country. Hong Kong has aligned itself with the national 15th Five-Year Plan and formulated its first five-year plan, which will further build social consensus, stimulate innovation, and strengthen development momentum, helping Hong Kong continuously consolidate its competitive edge. He Lifeng stressed that Hong Kong's development has always moved in step with the motherland, and that the central government is confident and looks forward to the successful implementation of the five-year plan in Hong Kong and greater development, and will continue to provide full support and guarantees for Hong Kong to maintain long-term prosperity and stability. He hoped Hong Kong would fully leverage the advantages of "one country, two systems," build a higher-standard free and open economic environment; further strengthen the foundations for financial development and consolidate and enhance its status as an international financial center; continuously improve the effectiveness of financial support for high-quality economic and social development; and steadily advance the implementation of the five-year plan to better integrate into and serve the overall development of the country. (Xinhua)