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Chairman's Message
Chairman's Message - Strengthening CGCC’s Role to Keep up with the Times in a New Era

Dr Jonathan CHOI Koon-shum (Chairman of the 53rd terms of office) November 2022

 

The new board will give its all to lead CGCC members and the business sector to learn from and realize the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the CPC and President Xi’s important speech, and capitalize on the opportunities presented by ‛One Country, Two Systems’. We will strive to give full play to the functions of CGCC, and commit ourselves further to promoting the development of both the Chamber and Hong Kong’s economy.

 

With the staunch support of our members, I am honored to be elected as CGCC Chairman once again. Working closely with the new board of committee, I will make my best endeavor to help our members capture opportunities from our country’s development in the new era. As Hong Kong further integrates into the country’s development and deepens connections with the rest of the world, we will ensure that CGCC will be able to play its role as networker to the fullest, and explore new room for diverse development.

 

Strengthening Hong Kong’s “super connector” role

The 20th CPC National Congress kicked off a new journey of Chinese-style modernization, and provided a clear direction for Hong Kong’s development in the new stage of advancing to prosperity. During our country’s accelerated construction of the “dual circulation” development paradigm, which drives high-quality economic development and industrial upgrading in domestic circulation through innovation, and pursues high-standard opening up to advance international circulation, Hong Kong is poised to become a key node in promoting “dual circulation”.

 

The new term board will focus on consolidating the bridging role of CGCC, tapping further into the immense business opportunities brought by the in-depth development of various economic regions, including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area, the Yangtze Delta, the Jing-Jin-Ji region, and even the Hainan Free Trade Port. In addition, we will promote the flow of factors of production, alignment of systems and standards, mutual recognition of qualifications, and innovative cooperation with Mainland industries, to allow the Hong Kong business sector to better play the roles of connector, investor and operator.

 

Leveraging the Chamber’s international network, we will help members explore business opportunities in the ASEAN markets, the RCEP, and the “Belt and Road” Initiative, reinforce the efforts to “going-out and bringing-in”, and provide greater momentum for the Hong Kong business sector to participate in international markets.

 

Supporting the government’s policy implementation

In his first Policy Address announced after he assumed office, the Chief Executive has proposed a series of concrete policies and measures to facilitate Hong Kong’s further integration into the country’s development and deepen international connection, which provide efficient, systematic support for the enhancement of Hong Kong’s economic and talent development in a comprehensive manner.

 

CGCC will give its full support to the pragmatic implementation of policies and measures that are favorable to business and social developments. To contribute to the strengthening of Hong Kong’s overall competitiveness, CGCC will be monitoring the changes in the trade and business environment, maintaining close communication with the business sector and related entities, and offering our views on industrial and commercial developments to the HKSAR government and related Mainland and foreign authorities.

 

Promoting creative development of the young generation

CGCC has always attached great importance to nurturing the young generation. Looking ahead, we will organize various youth training and exchange programs, and subsidize creative and innovative projects by young people, so as to incubate young professional talent for the business sector, while widening the horizons, inspiring innovative thinking, and fostering a sense of social responsibility in the younger generation.

 

Furthermore, we will step up our efforts to instill positive values and attitude in local young people, and strengthen their national awareness and understanding of our country’s development. To this end, we aim to expand the scale of the “Young Astronaut Training Camp”, and roll out a greater variety of internship and exchange programs in the Mainland, with a view to nurturing a new generation of Hong Kong youths equipped with a sense of national identity, an affection for Hong Kong, an international perspective, and innovative thinking.

 

To conclude, the new board will give its all to lead CGCC members and the business sector to learn from and realize the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the CPC and President Xi’s important speech, and capitalize on the opportunities presented by “One Country, Two Systems”. We will strive to give full play to the functions of CGCC, and commit ourselves further to promoting the development of both the Chamber and Hong Kong’s economy.