​Financial Secretary Paul Chan today officiated at a spring reception hosted by Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), where he told representatives of Mainland enterprises that the Government will take a multipronged approach to welcome more Mainland enterprises to Hong Kong.

Addressing the spring reception, Mr Chan pointed out that this year marks the beginning of the country's 15th Five-Year Plan, and the next five years will be a crucial period for the country's development. Under the “one country, two systems” framework, Hong Kong possesses unique institutional strengths and it is essential for Hong Kong to leverage these strengths to accelerate its integration into the national development strategy.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government looks forward to continuing to work closely with Mainland enterprises to promote Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability, and to contribute to the nation’s development, he added.

Mr Chan also said the Hong Kong SAR Government will take a multipronged approach to welcome more Mainland enterprises to Hong Kong, enabling them to fully utilise the city's one-stop financial support and international advantages to strengthen their own development.

Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong SAR Zhang Yong, and Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Algernon Yau joined Mr Chan to officiate at the reception.     

Before the reception, InvestHK held the GoGlobal Forum to explore development opportunities and discuss how enterprises can leverage Hong Kong as their home port to realise international expansion plans.

Mr Yau told the forum that he looks forward to seeing more Mainland enterprises expanding globally via Hong Kong, working hand in hand to achieve mutual benefits and write a new chapter for Mainland enterprises going global.

The Commerce & Economic Development Bureau established the Task Force on Supporting Mainland Enterprises in Going Global last October, integrating Hong Kong's overseas offices, including those under InvestHK, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council as well as Hong Kong offices on the Mainland, to set up a one-stop platform.

The task force also brings together Hong Kong's professional services ecosystem to provide one-stop support to Mainland enterprises expanding overseas via the city. It will continue to organise various activities to promote Hong Kong's unique advantages as a platform for Mainland enterprises to go global.

Co-organised with the Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association, today’s reception and forum drew a total of nearly 800 representatives from Mainland enterprises.