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In the past few days, I attended the Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Luxembourg. The theme of this year’s meeting covers “Cooperation and Connectivity”, “Digital Infrastructure Developments” and “Corporate Strategy of AIIB”. One of my reflections on the two-day meeting and bilateral discussions in Luxembourg is that Hong Kong’s commitment in developing infrastructure financing, green finance and financial technology (Fintech) in the past few years is on the right track. This allows us to meet the demand of the international market, while benefitting the development of Hong Kong’s economy at the same time.
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In the past two years, the team of Government principal officials has strengthened efforts to understand the needs and characteristics of individual districts directly through visits. I completed my tour to the 18 districts last month, in which I visited District Councils (DC), schools, welfare agencies, business operators and exchanged views with DC members, citizens, young people, elderly and volunteers, etc. These visits allowed me to understand people’s views and expectation towards the community as well as the development of Hong Kong. I thanked for their suggestions and questions and the opportunities for me to explain the considerations and practical difficulties in policy formulation. Although not all questions can be solved immediately, through exchanges and mutual understanding, we can recognize the sincerity and good intention from each other.
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