Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive John Lee announced on the 16th, when meeting the media before attending the Executive Council meeting, that he will lead a delegation to visit Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam in late this month, together with senior business representatives from Hong Kong's industrial and commercial, financial, transport, logistics, legal, and creative industries sectors, to promote Hong Kong and explore business opportunities.

Lee said this is his third outbound visit to ASEAN countries during his term. In July last year, he visited Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia in ASEAN, showcasing Hong Kong's advantages, introducing Hong Kong's contribution to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and seeking ASEAN countries' support for Hong Kong's accession to RCEP. During that time, he reached a total of 33 memoranda of understanding and agreements with local parties, with outcomes including successfully bringing local companies to list in Hong Kong and Hong Kong companies participating in local infrastructure research and providing professional services.

Lee said that during this visit he will introduce Hong Kong's ** development, especially Hong Kong's advantages and the opportunities, economic and trade ties, and broad business prospects it brings to ASEAN, to the political and business sectors of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, and will continue to seek their support for Hong Kong's accession to RCEP, promote regional economic development, give play to Hong Kong's role as a "super connector" and "super value-adder," deepen collaboration with countries jointly building the Belt and Road, and boost Hong Kong's development.