Financial Secretary John Tsang visited Foshan today to learn about its latest developments and met with the city's senior officials.
Mr Tsang attended a meeting with representatives of Hong Kong banks in Guangdong on the challenges and opportunities of setting up cross-location sub-branches.
That was followed by a meeting and lunch with CPC Foshan Municipal Committee Secretary Liu Yuelun to foster closer ties between the two governments.
Mr Tsang also toured two robot system companies to learn about Foshan's innovation and technology development.