The Civil Service College today held a talk in the series on the country's foreign affairs, jointly with the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Themed “Development of China - United States Relations”, the talk was delivered by Deputy Director General of the Department of North American & Oceanian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tang Zhiwen.

Addressing the talk, Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung said that Hong Kong has the distinctive advantages of enjoying the nation's strong support and being closely connected to the world, along with a multicultural and international background. In the National 15th Five-Year Plan, Hong Kong can play a bridging role by promoting economic and cultural exchanges between the country and the rest of the world, thereby opening up new development opportunities.

Mrs Yeung noted that Hong Kong SAR civil servants should take a more active role by developing a deep understanding of national strategies, accurately grasping changes in the international landscape, and fully leveraging their professional expertise and communication capabilities to contribute to fostering rational dialogue and pragmatic co-operation between China and the US.

About 170 senior officials and civil servants in the directorate and senior ranks attended the talk at the Central Government Offices today.