John Lee meets Shenzhen party chief Jin Lei
Hkgov · 1 SOURCESabout 4 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu met Secretary of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee Jin Lei at Government House on September 10 to discuss deeper Hong Kong-Shenzhen co-operation and to witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding and several agreements between the two cities. Lee said Hong Kong and Shenzhen have long maintained close links in economic, trade and people-to-people exchanges, and have set up various task forces under their co-operation mechanism to strengthen work in key areas. He said the newly signed agreements span finance, innovation and technology, and support services for enterprises going global, with the aim of advancing broader, deeper and higher-level collaboration. Lee also linked the co-operation agenda to Greater Bay Area development and to China’s hosting of APEC in 2026, when Shenzhen will hold the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting and Hong Kong will host the APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting
Key Points
- Lee met Jin Lei at Government House on September 10 to exchange views on deepening co-operation between Hong Kong and Shenzhen
- The two sides signed an MoU and several agreements covering finance, innovation and technology, and services supporting enterprises expanding overseas
- Lee said Hong Kong and Shenzhen already maintain close ties in economic, trade and people-to-people exchanges under an established co-operation mechanism
- He said multiple task forces have been created under that mechanism to keep enhancing collaboration across different key policy areas
- Lee said Hong Kong would leverage its international financial centre role and its “super connector” and “super value-adder” functions, including through a task force helping Mainland firms go global
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong, the agreements point to more structured cross-border co-operation with Shenzhen in sectors where the city says it has comparative strengths, especially finance and international business services. The meeting also ties Hong Kong’s role more closely to Greater Bay Area integration and to the 2026 APEC agenda, where the city is expected to help deepen international exchanges and co-operation