Hong Kong urged to take key role in China's Greater Bay Area initiative
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Vice Premier Han Zheng met the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor in Beijing on Tuesday.

Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, heard Lam's views on the master plan for developing the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor in Beijing, capital of China, June 26, 2018. /Xinhua Photo

Han said Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao should draw on each other's strengths, seek win-win cooperation and common development in developing the greater bay area. The outcomes should be shared by the vast majority of people in the region.

Han said he hoped that Hong Kong can seize the historic opportunity and leverage its strength in finance, shipping, trade, and other professional services sectors to take part in the endeavor.

Lam said she believed that the Greater Bay Area would bring Hong Kong new development opportunities. The people of Hong Kong hold high hopes for it, she said.