What’s Trending: But at the same time, it also requires Hong Kong to continue to step up efforts to open up space for international activities.At such a critical point in time, Xi spoke highly of the HKSAR under Lee, which actually shows that the central government has consistently attached importance to the significant status and positive role of Hong Kong, and has unswervingly supported the region, and has always been a strong backing for Hong Kong’s development, Fan said.Further integration expectedLee’s itinerary, which runs from December 11 to 14, also includes meetings with members of various central government ministries, Hong Kong-based media said.Before Lee’s briefing to President Xi, Lee met with Beijing-based business people from Hong Kong as well as representatives from top universities in China’s capital, calling for better interaction and integration between the mainland and Hong Kong.During a lunch meeting on Thursday with 15 Hong Kong business representatives in Beijing, Lee praised the Hong Kong business community’s efforts to promote the complementarity and mutual benefit of resources between Beijing and Hong Kong, and expected further strengthening of cooperation and exchanges, according to Lee’s Facebook post.Lee also encouraged young Hong Kong people in Beijing to embrace the unlimited opportunities for personal growth and asked Hong Kong business communities to help more Beijing companies list in Hong Kong and invest overseas using Hong Kong as a stepping stone, according to South China Morning Post.After the lunch meeting, the chief executive held discussions with leaders from top-tier universities including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University, Beijing Normal University, Beihang University and Beijing Institute of Technology.In a Facebook post after the meeting, Lee expressed gratitude for the institutions’ continued support for Hong Kong, and hoped to foster cooperation between mainland and Hong Kong universities.
Summary President Xi Jinping meets with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee,…