CE meets Prime Minister of Djibouti (with photo)

     The Chief Executive, Mr John Lee, met with the visiting Prime Minister of Djibouti, Mr Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, at Government House today (August 23) to exchange views on issues of mutual interest. The Under Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Dr Bernard Chan, and the Commissioner for Belt and Road, Mr Nicholas Ho, also attended the meeting.
      
     Mr Lee welcomed the Prime Minister's visit to Hong Kong. Mr Lee said that under the "one country, two systems" principle, Hong Kong has the distinctive advantage of enjoying strong support of the country and being closely connected to the world, and is the only city in the world that enjoys both the China advantage and the global advantage. He also said that Hong Kong, as a major international financial centre and the world's largest offshore Renminbi business hub, is an ideal place for Belt and Road companies and projects to raise funds, and could contribute to the economic development and co-operation of Djibouti and other African countries.
      
     Noting that there is potential to further deepen the economic and trade ties between Hong Kong and Djibouti, Mr Lee said that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government looks forward to strengthening exchanges with the government of Djibouti, with a view to exploring more business opportunities for companies of both places.