A top Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs met a group of business leaders and visited Ocean Park and Lamma Island on day three of his inspection trip to the SAR.

Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, met with representatives of the commercial and financial sectors at the Central Government Offices on Friday morning.

Those present included chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Jonathan Choi, president of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association Wingco Lo, Hong Kong Gold Exchange chairman Haywood Cheung, Henderson Land co-chairman Peter Lee, Wharf Holdings chairman Stephen Ng and executive director of New World Development Sonia Cheng.

Zhou Ji, director of the central government's liaison office, deputy directors Yin Zonghua and Qi Bin, along with Chief Executive John Lee and Financial Secretary Paul Chan attended the meeting.

Xia on Friday also learned about Hong Kong's major tourism development projects.

He paid an afternoon visit to Ocean Park, home to giant pandas gifted by the central government and the first locally-bred cubs.

Xia was accompanied by the liaison office director and the chief executive.

The senior Beijing official then took a boat trip to Lamma Island to learn about the development plan of the former quarry site there, and was briefed on major tourism development projects.

On Thursday, Xia met with a group of political leaders and local university chiefs, and on Saturday he will attend a forum on national security.
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Last updated: 2025-06-20 HKT 23:01