[Promoting new quality productivity]Leaders from government, industry, academia and research discuss to help Hong Kong develop high-quality development Leung Chun-ying: The development of the mainland needs Hong Kong, and the development of Hong Kong needs the mainland even more – Focus News – Hong Kong people talk about the place

In order to cooperate with the country’s efforts to promote the “new quality productivity” strategy, the Chinese Manufacturers’ Association of Hong Kong (hereinafter referred to as the Manufacturers’ Association) today (24th) held a summit forum on “new quality productivity and Hong Kong’s high-quality development”. Leung Chun-ying, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and National Yao Jun, deputy director of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, served as the keynote speaker, analyzing the important role of “new productivity” in Hong Kong’s economic development, and how Hong Kong can leverage its unique advantages according to local conditions, stimulate its own new growth momentum, and contribute to the country required. More than 200 local and mainland officials, entrepreneurs, scholars and business leaders, including Yin Zonghua, deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government, and Zhang Manli, deputy director of the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau, attended the event to support the event.

Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Leung Chun-ying shared Hong Kong’s role and opportunities in the country’s development of new productive forces. He said: “The purpose of developing new productive forces is to achieve high-quality development, create high output and value in the production field, and sell products in the market field. To achieve high prices and large sales, we must ensure the last mile of high-quality production and give full play to Hong Kong’s unique functions.”

Leung Chun-ying used wine as an analogy, saying that China’s wine industry is booming this year. The grapes grown and the wine made are very good and cost-effective. There is room for price increases and the potential for price increases on products. In other words, good things are not sold at good prices. . In this regard, Hong Kong has unique advantages and can play a unique role in helping high-quality goods from the mainland sell at good prices and reach a larger market.

Liang Zhenying said: “Hong Kong’s trade is not self-produced and sold, but trade services that facilitate third-party transactions. The contribution of Hong Kong’s trade to GDP is second only to the financial industry and four times that of the tourism industry. Made in China Manufacturing), plus Sold by Hong Kong (for sale in Hong Kong), can form new productive forces. The development of the mainland needs Hong Kong, and the development of Hong Kong needs the mainland.” He continued that if we achieve the goal of high-quality development, we can achieve the goal of the country. Among the “four new hopes” proposed by President Xi Jinping for Hong Kong and Macao on November 12, 2018, at least two of them are to be more proactive in helping the country open up nationwide and to be more proactive in integrating into the overall development of the country.

Yao Jun, deputy director of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, participated in the online format and gave a speech with the theme of focusing on new productivity and promoting new industrialization. He introduced the great historical significance of new productivity and its impact on promoting “new type of industrialization”. “industrialization” role.

In his welcome speech, Dr. Lu Jinrong, President of the Manufacturers’ Association, said that the development of new productivity is an all-round and in-depth value-added reform that will help Hong Kong, especially the industrial sector, win dominance in future development and international competition. He said: “In addition to cultivating and strengthening emerging industries and laying out the development of future industries, Hong Kong must also step up the use of new technologies and digitalization to promote the upgrading of traditional industries, and move forward at full speed on the road of intelligence, greenness and high-end, thereby strengthening the real economy. The foundation of.

He continued, “If Hong Kong wants to accelerate the formation of new productive forces, it requires deep integration of the innovation chain and the industrial chain, so that innovation can be more powerful and industrial upgrading can be supported.” He hopes that various fields and sectors can break the traditional model and break through the constraints. This allows Hong Kong to give full play to “one country, two systems” and its advantages in basic scientific research, industry and producer services, promote Hong Kong’s orderly iterative update, and make greater contributions to the country’s high-quality development.

Lu Jinrong and Chairman of the Vocational Training Council Dai Zetang later signed the “Memorandum of Cooperation on Strengthening the Training and Introduction of New Productivity Talents” in the presence of Yin Zonghua, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and Chen Yongqi, Eternal Honorary President of the Manufacturers’ Association, Shi Ronghuai, Dr. Wu Hongbin and Dr. Shi Lide. The two parties stated that they will establish a strategic partnership to train applied talents who are familiar with the development trends of digitalization and intelligence. They will also attract and retain talents at home and abroad through the “Vocational College Graduates Residence Scheme”; complete the full day of the Vocational Training Council Non-local students studying higher diploma courses can apply to stay in Hong Kong for one year through this program to look for jobs related to their courses. Cultivate a large number of innovative and technical talents needed to develop new productive forces and promote high-quality development.

During the panel discussion, Professor Xiao Geng, Director of the Policy and Practice Institute of the Institute of Advanced Finance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) and Chairman of the Hong Kong Society of International Finance, said that institutional innovation should be used to improve Hong Kong’s productivity and increase RMB-related businesses. Hong Kong is the bridgehead for the country to develop new productive forces. It must combine the advantages of its own institutional ecological environment with the production advantages of the Greater Bay Area to lead global high-quality development.

Dr. Ge Ming, Industrial Commissioner (Innovation and Technology) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, said that new productivity is not a separate concept, but a strategy for high-quality development. It is not limited to specific fields and has a relatively large scope of common use. Hong Kong stands at the forefront of the country’s development of new technologies. To be at the forefront of quality productivity, we need to take science and technology as the core and innovation as the key to promote the development of new industrialization and form new momentum. In this process, universities that cultivate technical talents, companies that can transform results, a good technological innovation environment and Advanced financial services require four elements.

Chen Zuhang, chairman of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, who is also a member of the Legislative Council, said that after the reform and opening up, Hong Kong brought funds, technology, and customers to the mainland for production. After continuous evolution, these products made in China have changed from the original rough to more and more sophisticated. Complex, as it used to be called “copycat mobile phones”, with the country’s technological development and manufacturing improvements, high-quality products are now being produced. Hong Kong can play a role in helping mainland products improve their branding, quality and cost-effectiveness. In addition to supplying the domestic market, it can also help mainland products export to the international market. Hong Kong brands can also go overseas with Chinese brands to open up a larger market.

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