According to reports, Hong Kong is a "gateway" connecting the mainland and international markets, playing a crucial role in global trade. Investors from countries like the United States, Canada, and Germany express confidence in Hong Kong's increasingly stable business environment, hoping to leverage it to access major cities in mainland China for mutual benefits.
Aloyd. Brown, Director of the US-China International Chamber of Commerce, said that social stability is essential to the business environment, mainly reflected in the safety of capital flows, smooth project promotion, adequate workforce ratio, etc. "There will be more opportunities for in-depth cooperation and development with HK society in the future. The great prosperity of HK's economy can spread to the US," he said.
Zhuang Yongbian, Permanent Honorary President of the Chamber of Chinese Herbal Medicine of Canada, expressed his wish that Hong Kong remains stable in the long run. He also believes that HK will be better at enacting the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.
Zhuang said that he has maintained good contact with HK over the past three decades in Canada, "prosperous HK has generated very good economic benefits, so a good business environment is very important to us." He looks forward to maintaining close contact with HK businessmen to strive for more business opportunities.
Liu Dishi, a member of a Canadian fisheries council, said the recent enactment of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance has given people more confidence in Hong Kong's business environment. In her mind, HK has always been a modern and prosperous international city.
Jiao Junji, President of a Canada-Qingdao trade association, said that with the gradual stabilization of HK, especially with the enactment of the HK National Security Law and the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, "the stability and unchanged system of HK's future will be ensured and our confidence will be increased."
Cao Junhong, Executive President of a Europe-China economic cultural exchanges association, said she thinks HK has become very stable now since the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance has become effective and that "a lot of our partners want to set up their companies in HK".
Cao said the association will continue to be a bridge to promote economic and trade cooperation between Germany, mainland China, and Hong Kong and to create a better business environment for overseas Chinese and compatriots.
Hong Kong and Hungary have always maintained close bilateral trade relations. HK is an ideal gateway for Hungarian enterprises to enter the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area market and participate in the Belt and Road Initiative.
Ernő Pető, President of the Hungarian-Chinese Chamber of Economy, said that the Chamber and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) have cooperated pleasantly over the past decade. In turn, they have established contacts with enterprises on mainland China.
A Romanian business leader said he felt more confident cooperating with Hong Kong after the city's legislation on safeguarding national security.
Dan Popescu, vice chairman of the Romonia-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said a stable business environment is very important.
China-Malaysia's economic and trade exchanges. Dato' Cheang Siew Giap, President of the Malaysia-China Longyan Trade Association, said that at the beginning, Malaysian businesspeople went to HK for trade since it was rather difficult for them to do it directly with customers in the Chinese mainland.
Speaking of trade with HK, Cheang emphasized that HK has a stable society and stable environment, which is very important to have a peaceful situation where businessmen can do business without worries.
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