Dialogue Chen Maobo: Integrating the overall situation of the national development is the future of Hong Kong

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On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the return of the motherland in Hong Kong, Shenzhen Satellite TV launched a series of programs "Celebration Return to Create the Future", dialogue with well -known people from all walks of life in Hong Kong, and imagine the new future of Hong Kong.

Today's dialogue guest is Chen Maobo, director of the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. On the 19th of this month, the State Council appointed the sixth government official of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Chen Maobo, the director of the Financial Secretary, will continue to stay. On the eve of the appointment of the State Council, Chen Maobo was interviewed by a reporter at the headquarters of the SAR Government. In contact with Chen Maobo at close range, his first impression was confident and open. As soon as he entered the interview room, he took the initiative to say hello to all the most popular "elbows" and all reporters.

As a former accountant, Chen Maobo often hangs on his mouth: "Numbers can explain everything."

Chen Maobo was very rigorous in an interview. In each of his answers, almost all data and cases were used to explain. At the same time, he also used objective figures to refute some of the remarks and misunderstandings of Hong Kong's economic development. Various data show that the development of Hong Kong's economy still shows a positive trend. Hong Kong is also as vigorous as the past, vibrant and attractive.

Looking forward to the future, Chen Maobo believes that Hong Kong must be developed well and must be integrated into the overall national development situation. Scientific and technological innovation will be the key to the diversification of Hong Kong's economy, and the northern metropolitan area is the top priority of Hong Kong's future development.

Construction of the International Innovation Science and Technology Center actively integrates into the overall national development situation

On June 19, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, according to the nomination of Li Jiachao, the sixth Chief Executive of the Sixth Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the State Council appointed the main official of the 6th government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, of which the Financial Secretary will continue Essence Chen Maobo thanked the central government for trust on the same day and said that he was deeply responsible and looked forward to his work in the next five years.

In the interview, Chen Maobo told reporters that the 25th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong, and the history of Hong Kong has also begun to enter a new stage. This is an important starting point for the new journey of "Governance and Xing", which makes people look forward to. He said that Hong Kong should be more interested. Although the external changes have brought some difficulties and challenges to Hong Kong, with the solid support of the country, Hong Kong has sufficient confidence and is not afraid of difficulties. As long as Hong Kong seizes the opportunities brought by the development of the country, it will definitely develop more "beautiful".

Chen Maobo said that under the "one country, two systems" system arrangements, Hong Kong has attracted funds and talents around the world in terms of regulatory systems and international Unicom, and serves the need for the countries of Hong Kong. At the same time, in the past 25 years, Hong Kong has also benefited from the development of the Mainland economy for more than 40 years and the huge opportunities in the Mainland market. Chen Maobo believes that in the future, Hong Kong to achieve high -quality sustainable development must integrate into the overall national development situation and make good use of the country's policy support to Hong Kong.

Chen Maobo pointed out that Hong Kong's economic development will be more diversified in the future, and scientific and technological innovation has been paying special attention to in recent years because it is not only an industry, but also affects the upgrading and transformation of other industries. In March last year, the "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan" planned by the state brought eight aspects of development opportunities to Hong Kong, including both the promotion and construction of four "traditional centers" and the development of four "emerging centers". It clearly mentioned "supporting Hong Kong Construction International Innovation Science and Technology Center".

Hong Kong Science Park Information Map Source: Xinhua News Agency

In the face of these new opportunities, Chen Maobo said that the development of the International Innovation Technology Center is a new engine to promote the sustainable development of Hong Kong, and at the same time created more high -quality employment opportunities for young people. "Hong Kong's per capita GDP is now 49,000 US dollars, which has developed to a relatively high level, but the industrial structure is relatively single; and in terms of overall development, the financial industry accounts for 23%of our GDP, but it only creates more than 70,000 employment. There are problems with unbalanced development. "Chen Maobo said.

He emphasized that in order to solve this problem, Hong Kong must cooperate with the neighboring brother cities represented by Shenzhen and work together. For example, Chen Maobo said that Hong Kong has a good foundation in scientific research. Especially in Hong Kong universities, the research on life health and artificial intelligence is in a leading position in the world. At the same time, there are vast market opportunities in the Mainland. In the north of Hong Kong, there are excellent conditions in the city of Shenzhen, Dongguan, and Huizhou. If Hong Kong wants to transform these scientific research results into commercial products and quantitative production and push it to the market, it must cooperate with mainland cities to complement each other and mutually beneficial development.

Hong Kong's economy has achieved great development under "one country, two systems"

Chen Maobo performed very rigorously when he was interviewed. In each of his answers, he almost used data and cases to explain. As a former accountant, a word he often hangs on his mouth is: "Numbers can explain everything."

Chen Maobo listed a series of detailed economic data to show that in the 25 years since the return of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, it has benefited from the "one country, two systems" system advantages, and the financial industry and even the overall economy in Hong Kong have made great progress. He pointed out that in 1997, the financial industry contributed less than 11%to the GDP of Hong Kong, and now it is more than 23%. Over the past 25 years, Hong Kong stocks have expanded significantly, and the market value has increased significantly from more than 30 trillion Hong Kong dollars to more than 40 trillion Hong Kong dollars, an increase of nearly 12 times; The daily turnover increased by nearly 10 times to HK $ 160 billion.

Chen Maobo takes Hong Kong's international ranking as an example, indicating that the Hong Kong economy has made great progress. "Recently, the Global Financial Index ranked Hong Kong as the third place in the International Financial Center. It only lags behind New York and London, and we are the first in Asia; the United Nations has a report on foreign direct investment. The United States and the Mainland. "He emphasized that in recent years, Hong Kong has been improved in asset management, long -term insurance penetration rates and bond markets, and in Asia and even the world's premier. Even due to the impact of the epidemic and global situation, Hong Kong faces multiple challenges and difficulties, but Chen Maobo believes that under the institutional arrangement of the "one country, two systems", Hong Kong has unique advantages. control. He emphasized that since the 25 years of returning, although Hong Kong has experienced different storms and economic ups and downs, people are still confident in Hong Kong's international financial center.

Chen Maobo also used objective figures to refute the outside world's unreal reporting and biased criticism from the outside world, and strived to prove Hong Kong's institutional advantages and competitiveness. "We experienced the 'Black Storm' in 2019. At that time, some people said that the funds had flowed out of Hong Kong?" Chen Maobo said that as of the end of 2019, the total amount of deposits in Hong Kong was nearly HK $ 13 trillion, and the number increased at the end of 2021 to 150,000. HK $ 100 million; as of the end of 2020, the assets managed by Hong Kong Fund were 34 trillion Hong Kong dollars, an increase of 21%over 2019, and more than two -thirds were overseas funds; companies headquarters in Hong Kong and mainland companies in 2021 It was 9049, a record high; at the same time, there were more than 3,700 startups in Hong Kong in the same year, which was also a record high. He emphasized that various data show that the development of Hong Kong's economy is still positive, and he is very optimistic about it.

Hong Kong Exchange Picture Source: Hong Kong Media

Chen Maobo also pointed out that after the Hong Kong National Security Law was officially implemented and improved the election system, the practice of "one country, two systems" returned to the right track, and the SAR government would better concentrate on the economy, development, and improve people's livelihood. He quoted data that after the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the total amount of funds raised by the number of companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange exceeded 500 billion Hong Kong dollars, which was very considerable, indicating that the Hong Kong National Security Law was effective. "Although the financial industry in Hong Kong has been in chaos in 2019 and has experienced the epidemic year, it has made great progress in the past two and a half years." Chen Maobo said.

Chen Maobo said that after the epidemic, he should tell the story of Hong Kong in the international community and even tell the Chinese story. He mentioned that the Hong Kong will host a financial summit forum in November. At that time, senior management of the world's largest financial institutions will have the opportunity to visit Hong Kong in person and take a look at it with your own eyes. They will understand that Hong Kong is still as vigorous as the past, vibrant and attractive.

Author 丨 Qiu Qianyi Zhang Sinan Yang Zhenhua Qiu Suijia

Editor 丨 Li Wensi, editor -in -chief of Shenzhen Satellite TV Direct News

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