SDEV concludes visit to Shanghai (with photos)

     Led by the Secretary for Development, Ms Bernadette Linn, the delegation of the Development Bureau (DEVB) concluded the visit to Shanghai today (December 21).

     In the morning, the delegations of the DEVB and the Legislative Council Panel on Development met with Vice Mayor of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government Mr Zhang Xiaohong, to introduce the objectives of the visit and learn about the latest development of Shanghai. Ms Linn said that frank and fruitful exchanges were conducted with relevant government authorities during the visit, covering areas including development of new districts, renewal of old districts and building of resilient cities. She looked forward to continuous experience sharing between the two places in the future. 

     After that, the delegations visited West Bund International AI Tower, West Bund Media Port and West Bund Financial City to understand the overall planning and development progress of the waterfront area in Xuhui District. The delegations then visited century-old Zhangyuan to learn about the successful cases of revitalisation of heritage buildings through public and private partnership.

     Upon completion of the visit, Ms Linn was invited to attend the signing ceremony of the memorandum of co-operation between the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) and the Shanghai Construction Consultants Association as well as the plaque presentation ceremony for the new liaison office of the HKIS at the Shanghai Xuhui Hong Kong Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre. Ms Linn said the establishment of the Shanghai liaison office is a milestone for professional exchanges between Shanghai and Hong Kong, laying a good foundation for the development of professionalism on surveying between the two places.

     The delegations returned to Hong Kong in the evening after the visit to Shanghai.