Mega project can attract state-owned firms, Lee says

Chief Executive John Lee has told mainland officials that he’s confident more state-owned enterprises will tap into opportunities in the Northern Metropolis. Lee, who's in Beijing to attend the opening of this year's National People's Congress on Thursday, met Zhang Yuzhuo, chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. The CE thanked Zhang for the commission's support for the mega infrastructure project. Lee expressed confidence that more state-owned enterprises would tap into opportunities in the Northern Metropolis, making good use of Hong Kong's role under the "One Country, Two Systems" principle in connecting with both the mainland and the world and leveraging Hong Kong as a springboard to explore overseas markets. The chief executive also met with the head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, Song Zhiyong, and said the SAR government will "proactively" align with the 15th Five-Year Plan to seize new opportunities. Lee added his administration will continue to reinforce Hong Kong's top global ranking in cargo throughput and its advantages as a transit hub in the Greater Bay Area, and accelerate the expansion of the SAR's aviation network. Edited by Edmond Fong