FS concludes visit to United States (with photos/video)

     The Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, concluded the final day of his visit to San Francisco, the United States, on May 30 (California time). He will return to Hong Kong.

     Mr Chan visited two technology companies in Silicon Valley in the morning.

     The two companies are engaged in research and development (R&D), as well as plastic materials recycling for reuse, respectively. For the latter, Mr Chan was briefed by the founders and management on their patented technologies, and toured their R&D facilities. Mr Chan introduced to them Hong Kong's policies in promoting innovation and technology, and measures to attract enterprises and talent. He also encouraged them to set up R&D and production bases in Hong Kong, and use Hong Kong as a platform to explore Mainland China and Asian markets.

     In the evening, Mr Chan attended a reception hosted by the California-China Climate Institute, and exchanged views with Mainland and international guests who participated in the Bay to Bay Dialogue between the California Bay Area and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the US-China High-Level Event on Subnational Climate Action.

     Concluding his visit, Mr Chan will depart for Hong Kong on May 31 (California time) in the early morning and arrive in Hong Kong tomorrow morning (June 1, Hong Kong time).