On July 30, Ministry of Commerce spokesman Ho Yadong explained at a regular press conference that in the 29 years since Hong Kong returned to the motherland, economic and trade exchanges between the mainland and Hong Kong have continued to deepen and improve. Hong Kong has always been an important trading partner of the mainland. While integrating and serving the country's overall development situation, it has achieved its own high-quality development. Over the past 29 years, the Mainland and Hong Kong have continued to raise the level of openness of the “Arrangement for Establishing Closer Economic and Trade Partnerships” through the Economic and Trade Cooperation Committee mechanism. The Mainland has fully liberalized trade in goods, basically liberalized trade in services, and has carried out rich and practical cooperation in trade and investment facilitation. At the same time, the Ministry of Commerce is actively promoting the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in the commercial field, strongly supporting Hong Kong's participation in the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” and overseas integrated service systems, ensuring the safe and stable supply of agricultural and sideline products supplied to Hong Kong, and strongly promoting and safeguarding Hong Kong's economic and social development. This year marks the beginning of the “15th Five-Year Plan”. The Ministry of Commerce will work with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to jointly promote a new round of CEPA upgrades, further deepen economic and trade exchanges and cooperation between the two places, help Hong Kong consolidate and enhance its status as an international financial, shipping and trade center, and maintain and promote Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability.

On July 30, Ministry of Commerce spokesman Ho Yadong explained at a regular press conference that in the 29 years since Hong Kong's return to the motherland, economic and trade exchanges between the mainland and Hong Kong have continued to deepen and improve. Hong Kong has always been an important trading partner of the mainland. While integrating and serving the country's overall development situation, it has achieved its own high-quality development. Over the past 29 years, the Mainland and Hong Kong have continued to raise the level of openness of the “Arrangement for Establishing Closer Economic and Trade Partnerships” through the Economic and Trade Cooperation Committee mechanism. The Mainland has fully liberalized trade in goods, basically liberalized trade in services, and has carried out rich and practical cooperation in trade and investment facilitation. At the same time, the Ministry of Commerce is actively promoting the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in the commercial field, strongly supporting Hong Kong's participation in the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” and overseas integrated service systems, ensuring the safe and stable supply of agricultural and sideline products supplied to Hong Kong, and strongly promoting and safeguarding Hong Kong's economic and social development. This year marks the beginning of the “15th Five-Year Plan”. The Ministry of Commerce will work with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to jointly promote a new round of CEPA upgrades, further deepen economic and trade exchanges and cooperation between the two places, help Hong Kong consolidate and enhance its status as an international financial, shipping and trade center, and maintain and promote Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability.