Chief Executive John Lee said on Friday that he is looking forward to telling the "good and real stories" about Hong Kong to heavyweights from around the world at a major forum in Beijing next week.

He will lead a 70-member delegation, including top officials and high-profile institutional and business leaders, to the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

The two-day event – from October 17 to 18 – marks the tenth anniversary of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative.

"Hong Kong is immensely honoured to be invited to address various sessions of the forum, signifying our most prominent participation yet in this high-powered event," Lee told a forum in Hong Kong.

"I look forward to telling the business and political heavyweights from all over the world the good and real stories of Hong Kong, especially our vital role in the Belt and Road, in helping to build a global community with a rewarding and shared future for us all."

Speaking at the same event, Liu Guangyuan, deputy director of the liaison office, said Hong Kong's legal sector should continue to strengthen its role as an international dispute resolution centre and provide high-quality legal services to countries along the Belt and Road.

Liu also said the SAR should leverage its advantages as an international legal hub to foster better understanding and facilitate people-to-people exchanges in the region.