Chief Executive CY Leung met Russian Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matvienko at Government House today.
Mr Leung said that Hong Kong and Russia enjoyed strong bilateral ties and that the Government was committed to strengthening co-operation with Russia in areas such as financial services, trade, tourism, culture and youth exchange.
Mr Leung also encouraged more Russian enterprises to do business and invest in the city, leveraging Hong Kong's strengths as an international financial centre and unique role as a super-connector between mainland China and other parts of the world. He said he hoped the two places would continue to strengthen exchanges and co-operation on all fronts.