CE Promotes HK In France

Chief Executive Carrie Lam continued her European visit in Paris yesterday by attending seminars and visiting organisations including the Sorbonne University to promote Hong Kong and explore collaboration with France.

She toured the Rodin Museum which receives 700,000 visitors annually.

Mrs Lam said with the completion of facilities such as those in the West Kowloon Cultural District, there will be more art exhibition space in Hong Kong and she looks forward to collaborating with the museum.

She then attended a joint promotion seminar on the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area.

Delivering a keynote speech, Mrs Lam said Hong Kong has a very strong capacity for research and development with four universities in the city ranked within the world's top 100.

She encouraged French businesses to take advantage of the unique business opportunities arising from the bay area.

Mrs Lam also visited the National Assembly and attended a lunch hosted by its France-China Friendship Group President Buon Huong Tan.

She invited the group to visit Hong Kong in the near future to learn about the city's development.

Mrs Lam later spoke at a Belt & Road Initiative forum.

In her speech, Mrs Lam said she looks forward to co-operating with French enterprises to explore business opportunities from Belt & Road projects.

"For Hong Kong, the Belt & Road Initiative promises a wide-ranging window of opportunities. Hong Kong is destined to play an important role in this initiative.

"Hong Kong looks forward to co-operating with French financial institutions to bridge any funding gaps in your Belt & Road projects."

She then visited Sorbonne University and met its President Prof Jean Chambaz.

Mrs Lam said she looks forward to having Prof Chambaz in Hong Kong to explore collaboration in innovation and technology with the Hong Kong Special Administration Government and the city's universities.

She later met members of the Hong Kong community in France and told them she hopes they continue to play an important role in France and support Hong Kong's development.