Carrie Lam inks deal setting out Hong Kong’s role in Beijing’s global development plan
Agreement will help city utilise its ‘unique edge’, boost competitiveness and explore ‘new room for developments’
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor took the city’s involvement in Beijing’s “Belt and Road Initiative” to a new level on Thursday, signing an agreement with the mainland that set out the city’s role and strengths within China’s global trade strategy.
The agreement will also help Hong Kong better utilise its “unique edge” and boost its competitiveness, while allowing the city to “explore new room for developments”, according to a statement issued by the National Development and Reform Commission following the signing ceremony.
The visit comes at a time when Lam’s public approval rating has dropped to 55.7 points out of 100, the lowest since she became the city’s leader in July, according to the University of Hong Kong’s public opinion programme.