The two-day 27th Beijing-Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Symposium concluded in the Chinese capital on Saturday.
The annual symposium saw the signing of 40 project contracts with a combined value of more than 60 billion yuan (about 8.5 billion U.S. dollars), covering 12 key fields such as sci-tech services, finance, biotechnology, smart manufacturing, culture and tourism.
During this year's symposium, an "Invest in Hong Kong"-themed promotion event was held for the first time, with keynote speeches and highlighted programs focusing on Hong Kong's unique advantages, business environment, and measures to facilitate cooperation between enterprises of the Chinese capital and the global financial hub.
As of July, Beijing had had 14,186 Hong Kong-invested companies, which altogether accounted for 65.7 percent of inbound investment in the capital city. Meanwhile, Beijing's foreign direct investment in Hong Kong amounted to 54.58 billion U.S. dollars, or 50 percent of its total outbound direct investment.
Symposium on deepening Beijing-Hong Kong economic cooperation concludes
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed cultivating more loyal, upright, responsible and high-caliber officials for Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in an instruction upon the 70th anniversary of a training program for ethnic officials in Xinjiang under the Party School of the CPC Central Committee.
Xi pointed out that the training program has played an important role in strengthening the ranks of officials, boosting economic and social development, promoting social stability and long-term security in Xinjiang over the past 70 years.
Emphasizing the need to fully and faithfully implement the Party's policy for the governance of Xinjiang, Xi urged efforts to foster a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation throughout the process of the training program.
It is important to strengthen research on the basic theories and key issues of ethnic affairs and improve the quality and effectiveness of the training program, Xi said.
Xi's instruction was read out by Chen Xi, president of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee and National Academy of Governance, at a symposium held on Saturday in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the training program.
Xi stresses cultivating more high-caliber officials for Xinjiang
Xi stresses cultivating more high-caliber officials for Xinjiang
