Lawmaker and National People's Congress delegate Priscilla Leung on Monday said the central government wants Hong Kong to take advantage of its international position.

Speaking on RTHK's Hong Kong Today programme, Leung said the city had to build on its unique strengths and expand its global role.

"Apart from maintaining our existing niches of system, such as the legal system, the economic and financial system, we have to explore more opportunities in terms of tech and international relations," Leung said.

"This is a unique role of Hong Kong and the message is very clear: we also have to maximise some of the uniqueness in One Country, Two Systems, such as becoming an international trade dispute centre, arbitration centre as well as the only bi-lingual system that practices common law."