China News Agency, Beijing, March 4th (Reporter Wang Jiexian) Leung Chun-ying, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said in Beijing on the 4th that it is necessary to work hard to deepen the understanding of the development of the Mainland and the functional positioning of Hong Kong in the Mainland. .

　　"Hong Kong's positioning as an international financial center is not only conducive to promoting mainland companies to list in Hong Kong, Hong Kong as an international shipping center is not just a port." Leung Chun-ying said that Hong Kong and the mainland need to grasp the specific connotations and find opportunities for cooperation.

　　Since the beginning of this year, Leung Chun-ying has made in-depth investigations in many inland provinces such as Hainan and Heilongjiang.

Talking about the performance of duties in the past five years, he said that during the investigation, he focused on strengthening the communication between Hong Kong and mainland provinces and municipalities.

　　Taking Beijing-Hong Kong cooperation as an example, Leung Chun-ying said that Zhongguancun in Beijing has strong technological innovation capabilities, and Hong Kong is an intellectual property trading center. Intellectual property registration transactions and property rights protection can be the new direction of cooperation between the two parties.

Talking about Hong Kong’s contribution to the development of the mainland, he gave an example that Ningxia is rich in wine, and Hong Kong is a major wine trade center in the world. Hong Kong can help promote Ningxia’s wine and promote Ningxia’s wine to go abroad.

　　Leung Chun-ying said that in the past few years, under the promotion of the SAR government, Hong Kong’s scientific and technological innovation has made significant progress. The next step should be to carry out more overseas exchanges and learn about cooperation opportunities with the mainland in overseas innovation fields; , making good use of the location advantages of the Hetao area, it is recommended to focus on an industry on this 0.87 square kilometer land, to give full play to the strengths of Hong Kong and serve the needs of the country.

　　In addition to promoting cooperation between Hong Kong and the mainland, Leung Chun-ying told reporters that Hong Kong also has advantages in promoting cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.

　　He said that the "Belt and Road" initiative puts forward the concept of people-to-people bonds, which is one of the foundations of exchanges in the current international environment.

Hong Kong is a highly internationalized, highly open city with extensive international connections. It can do a lot in people-to-people and cultural exchanges.

　　For example, Leung Chun-ying pointed out that the non-governmental international medical assistance organization "Sharing Foundation" established in Hong Kong has carried out comprehensive elimination of cataract blindness in two Asian countries and one African country, promoting people-to-people bonds between Chinese and local people.

Hong Kong's non-governmental public welfare has a history of more than 100 years, which effectively complements government services. The work of the "Sharing Foundation" in developing countries along the "Belt and Road" is a good example.

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